Purdue University is located in West lafayette, Indiana, USA. Founded in 1869, the college was donated by John F. Polder and allocated land by Indiana. Now it has 6 campuses. Purdue University is a world-famous comprehensive university, which ranks among the best in various evaluations, especially in science and engineering and agriculture. In 2006, American News and World Report ranked the engineering school of Purdue University from the second place to the sixth place. In recent years, the MBA of business school has advanced to the position of 2 1 on USnews. Purdue University has six campuses, namely West lafayette Main School, gleim Campus, fort wayne Campus, Indianapolis Campus, North China Campus and German Graduate School of International Management in Hanover, Germany. West lafayette main school is located in the southwest of Chicago and is good at engineering and agriculture. It has 12 colleges and more than 400 laboratories, of which engineering and liberal arts are the largest, offering more than 200 degree-granting majors and nearly 6 100 courses. There are 38,208 students from 50 states in the United States and 129 countries around the world, including 1622 graduate students. The graduate school is responsible for postgraduate courses and scientific research. The American Northern College Center Association authorizes schools to award doctorates.