Foundation Relations
About Purdue University Calumet
Whether you are seeking institutional partners to accomplish your foundation goals or those of your current partner organizations, Purdue University Calumet has the resources, facilities, and personnel to assist you. We can help you succeed in your mission.
Purdue University is a 501c(3) and is Indiana’s land-grant university, founded in 1879.
Purdue University Calumet is an accredited and comprehensive regional university within the internationally respected Purdue University system. For over 65 years, Purdue University Calumet has been successfully meeting the educational needs of Northwest Indiana and Northeast Illinois, having awarded over 35,000 degrees to a diverse and growing pool of students. Indeed, Purdue University Calumet accommodates the largest number of students of any of Purdue’s regional campuses and offers over 100 fields of study via its schools of:
- Engineering, Mathematics, and Science
- Technology
- Nursing
- Education
- Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
- Management
Total annual enrollment is nearly 10,000 students.
Over 75% of graduates remain within a 50-mile radius of campus, making Purdue University Calumet the leading provider of highly educated and skilled graduates to organizations in the area. Purdue University Calumet has the most diverse student population of any campus in the Purdue system.

