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Local University Earns High Marks

(Westville & Hammond, IN) - Purdue University Northwest has received recognition by U.S News & World Report as one of the nation’s best regional campuses. 

 

Their engineering program was ranked 60th best in the nation for schools offering bachelors’ and masters’ degrees in the course of study.  Purdue University Northwest also ranked high in areas like social mobility among regional campuses and students receiving federal Pell Grants.

 

“Purdue Northwest is committed to helping our students with the greatest financial need achieve their academic goals. Many of our students are the first in their families to attend college, and they choose PNW for the range of resources and faculty support they find here,” PNW Chancellor Thomas L. Keon said.

 

Purdue University Northwest has campuses near Westville and in Hammond. 

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