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Since 1874, Purdue Engineering has had a reputation as a prominent program that provides students, faculty and staff with the resources needed to engineer solutions to the grand challenges of the day. Purdue is the Cradle of Astronauts and alma mater to more than 100,000 Engineering alumni worldwide; it ranks 6 for graduate education/research. By 2025, Purdue will be the top producer of engineers in the country. The college exemplifies excellence at scale.

The world is experiencing difficult times, which has made us reflect on how fundamental engineering is to the future of peace, prosperity, health, joy of living and the planet. The College of Engineering is committed to leveraging its strengths, joining with engineers around the world to address the grand challenges of this century head-on. “It’s a once-in-a-generation opportunity. Our people, the time, this location, the support of our administration — this is the time to maximize our impact.” –Arvind Raman, John A. Edwardson Dean, College of Engineering

As Purdue Engineering celebrates 150 years, Arvind Raman, the John A. Edwardson Dean, aims for the college to be the most consequential engineering college in the country by 2030. To be the most consequential means to have the highest impact on society. We achieve this by being a world-class university ranked among the country’s elite institutions, while remaining accessible to hardworking students from all backgrounds thanks to 13 years of frozen tuition. We will continue and extend this impact by:

• Scaling an incubator for the largest, best-prepared and most diverse engineering talent pool in the nation
• Generating the largest research impact of any public engineering college
• Powering economic development in the state and nation

As a result, Boilermakers will bring the best interdisciplinary thinking, experiences, and creativity to bear for complex problems, raising the bar for humanity.

While the competition for top talent is at a fever pitch and the costs for new high-impact programs present challenges, Purdue Engineering is committed to small steps that will herald our giant leap to become the nation’s most consequential engineering college by 2030. The college will partner with individuals and corporations to secure $720 million over the next six years to realize the following:

Incubator for the largest, best prepared and most diverse engineering talent pool in the nation

• Broaden access to Purdue Engineering through endowed scholarships in West Lafayette and Indianapolis
• Consistently create and reimagine cutting-edge majors, minors and certificates that anticipate and direct industry trends, such as semiconductors, space engineering, industrial sustainability and artificial intelligence
• Grow availability and quality of experiential learning and internships through enhanced facilities and programming endowments

Largest research impact of any public engineering college

• PhDs and post-docs highly sought after at top universities and corporations through endowed fellowships and professorships
• Generate moon shot ideas through national research centers that engage faculty as researchers in industry-leading problem- solving through research and innovation endowments
• Grow research expenditures, citations, licensed patents, and prestigious honors awarded to faculty to match or exceed peers through professorships and research endowments

Power economic development in the state and nation

• Prominent and comprehensive industry partnerships thanks to high-quality research and large and well-prepared talent pipelines
• Advance Indiana through workforce and industry partnerships by attracting top talent to Purdue and retaining them to work in Indiana after graduation
• Help make Indiana the start-up heartland of America by nurturing a high number of student entrepreneurs who create companies that solve problems