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A land-grant university (also called land-grant college or land-grant institution) is an institution of higher education in the United States designated by a state to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890.

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.

West Lafayette is a city in Wabash Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, about northwest of the state capital of Indianapolis and southeast of Chicago.

West Lafayette is directly across the Wabash River from its sister city, Lafayette.

As of the 2010 census, its population was 29,796.

It is the most densely populated city in Indiana and is home to Purdue University.

The Indiana Hoosiers are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of Indiana University Bloomington, named after the colloquial term for people from the state of Indiana.

The Hoosiers participate in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 22 sports and became a member of the Big Ten Conference on December 1, 1899.

The school's official colors are crimson and cream.

Adult education is a practice in which adults engage in systematic and sustained self–educating activities in order to gain new forms of knowledge, skills, attitudes, or values.

It can mean any form of learning adults engage in beyond traditional schooling, encompassing basic literacy to personal fulfillment as a lifelong learner.