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Purdue University is a public research university located in West Lafayette, Indiana and is the main campus of the Purdue University system.

The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money to establish a college of science, technology, and agriculture in his name.

The first classes were held on September 16, 1874, with six instructors and 39 students.

A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities.

Whether a national university is considered public varies from one country (or region) to another, largely depending on the specific education landscape.

Indiana is a U.S. state located in the midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America.

Indiana is the 38th largest by area and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States.

Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis.

Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11, 1816.

Fort Wayne is a city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Allen County.

Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border.

With an estimated population of 260,326 in 2015, Fort Wayne is the 77th most populous city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana, after Indianapolis.

It is the principal city of the Fort Wayne metropolitan area, consisting of Allen, Wells, and Whitley counties, a combined population of 419,453 as of 2011.

In addition to the three core counties, the combined statistical area (CSA) includes Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, and Steuben counties, with an estimated population of 615,077.

An academic degree is a qualification awarded on successful completion of a course of study in higher education, normally at a college or university.

These institutions commonly offer degrees at various levels, typically including bachelor's, master’s and doctorates, often alongside other academic certificates, and professional degrees.

The most common undergraduate degree is the bachelor's degree, although in some countries lower qualifications are titled degrees (e.g. associate degrees in the US or foundation degrees in the UK) while in others a higher-level first degree is more usual.