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What is Purdue? 🚂⬆️ #PurdueUniversity has now frozen tuition through the 2024-25 academic year, marking 12 straight years tuition has remained unchanged.

Momentum is building as Purdue’s new Academic Success Building starts to change the skyline in downtown Indianapolis. The building will be a hub for classrooms, labs, dining, housing and community connection in the heart of the Circle City.

Eric Page didn’t set out to create the perfect decoration for a #Purdue-themed #Christmas tree. But after much tinkering, he came up with something special. Actually, make that “Xtra Special.” Check out the Purdue Mechanical Engineering student’s unique, 3D-printed creations. ⬇️

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A joint expedition to Nikumaroro Island determined that the underwater anomaly known as the Taraia Object is not conclusive evidence of Amelia Earhart’s aircraft. Get the latest update. 👇

Fieldwork is underway on Nikumaroro! The Taraia Object expedition team is putting a long-standing Amelia Earhart hypothesis to the test while gathering new environmental data about the remote South Pacific island. Read the latest update. ⬇️

Conventional wisdom said it couldn’t be done. The SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster Landing Team proved otherwise, transforming spaceflight with their reusable rocket system. 🚀 Congratulations to the inaugural Neil Armstrong Space Prize winners. Learn more. ⬇️

All episodes of the #ThisIsPurdue Amelia Earhart miniseries “Finding Amelia” are out now! We’re uncovering everything you need to know about Amelia and the attempt to identify her missing plane. 🔎 Listen to all four parts today:

Hear from Mitch Daniels: "While the sudden need for an interim president came as a surprise to us all, the friendly encouragement I've received from across the Purdue community convinces me we can move through this interval without any loss of momentum."

It’s about the name on your chest. It’s ours. It’s yours. It’s Purdue. 🏀 So close to seeing Purdue Men's Basketball in the NCAA Final Four. We’re ready — and we cannot wait to cheer with you.

We are the innovators. 🧪 The Boilermakers. 🚂 The round-the-world record breakers. 🌎 Always building, instigating, persistently pursuing. We’re ever grateful and ever true. That’s why we sing out, “All hail Purdue!” 💛🖤

This is a story you helped write, and the road starts here. 🏀 Get excited for the big dance. @boilerball is back in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament! We’re here together. We cheer together. We bleed old gold and black — together. #BoilerUp #MarchMadness Purdue Sports

Whose state? Our state. Thirty-six thousand square miles of #Boilermaker country. Home of Purdue Men's Basketball. Home of the Old Gold and Black. 👀 Watch this video and make some noise for #Purdue — Indiana’s highest-ranked, most innovative, best value school. 🚂🆙

Boilermakers: Thank you for being with us for every step of this historic Purdue Men's Basketball season. You stand by one another. You show your pride. You put respect and resilience into everything you do, and it’s always appreciated. Ever grateful. Ever true. 🚂

“Purdue’s frozen tuition, along with its prestige, made my decision to come here a no-brainer.” 🧠 Thirteen years of frozen tuition have helped Boilermaker students like Emilio Rios-Rojas plan for their future. Read more. 👇

Happy Purdue Men's Basketball season for those who celebrate. 🏀 Boiler Nation, it’s go time. 👊 Alumni, students, staff, fans, zach — we all say, “Boiler Up!”

We love the days we’ve spent with you, #Boilermakers. 💛🖤 Wishing the #Purdue community a warm and happy holiday season. ❄️ Boiler up!

"We are America's team this weekend." 🏀 Hear what Purdue President Mung Chiang, President Emeritus Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. and @GovHolcomb have to say about Purdue Men's Basketball's powerful advance to the NCAA national championship!

As a land-grant university, our mission has always been to serve all. 🇺🇸 This year, we come together to celebrate America’s 250th birthday — and our own legacy of persistently pursuing the next giant leap. ⬇️

“Boiler Up!” belongs to all in pursuit of #TheNextGiantLeap. Leaving nothing untried, nothing untested and nothing undone.

In our house, you feel our roar. But it’s the quiet moments that tell our story of impact best. Meet three real Boilermakers who feel the impact of Purdue research every day. Together, we take the next giant leap in research. Learn more &amp; get free merch:

Getting your bag at the Indianapolis International Airport (IND) ... and a prize pack for making the most of your time in Indianapolis! 🛫 See how we welcomed NCAA Men's Final Four fans to the host city of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Final Four and our urban home. 🏀

"Picking the harder way is not just about working harder. It’s a reflection of deeper thinking about principles, priorities and trade-offs. Choices are made at every juncture in life. Perhaps choose the harder way - the Boilermaker way." - Purdue President

In our house, you feel our roar. But it’s the quiet moments that tell our story of impact best. Meet three real Boilermakers who feel the impact of Purdue research every day. Together, we take the next giant leap in research. Learn more & get free merch: