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Holiday Inn Select Lafayette
Returning the tradition and elegance to downtown Lafayette, Indiana, the Holiday Inn Select Hotel City Center offers 142 hotel rooms and 7,500 square feet of meeting space. A grand hotel built to reflect the quality and craftsmanship of a bygone era...more

Holiday Inn Express Lafayette
The Holiday Inn Express in Lafayette, IN is dedicated to making your stay as comfortable and efficient as possible. We are located off of I-65 at State Road 26 (Exit 172) right in the heart of it all and convenient to local restaurants, shopping, entertainment and Purdue University…more

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About Purdue University

Purdue is a public, doctoral-granting research university, and Indiana's land-, sea-, and space-grant university. The University is one of the nation's leading research institutions with a reputation for excellent and affordable education. Building upon historical strengths in engineering and agriculture, the West Lafayette campus currently offers 7,400 courses in more than 500 undergraduate majors and specializations in the schools/colleges of Agriculture, Consumer and Family Sciences, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Liberal Arts, Management, Nursing, Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences, Science, Technology, and Veterinary Medicine. Programs of graduate study and research leading to advanced degrees fall under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School.

History
Founded in 1869 and named after benefactor John Purdue, Purdue University began its journey with six instructors, 39 students and a mission to provide agriculture and mechanic arts education.

Student Body
System-wide enrollment of 69,098 students; West Lafayette enrollment of 38,712 students (fall 2005); students from 50 states and 130 countries.

Location
Main campus in West Lafayette, Indiana (126 miles southeast of Chicago, 65 miles north of Indianapolis). Statewide university system includes five campuses and numerous teaching and research sites.

Estimated Annual Undergraduate Expenses
$17,056 resident; $31,326 nonresident (2006-07). Includes fees, books and supplies, room/board, tuition for nonresidents, and miscellaneous costs.

Athletics
Member of Big Ten Conference
nine men's, nine women's Division I NCAA teams

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