Liberal Arts
As the home to over 6,300 undergraduate students at Purdue University, the College of Liberal Arts has over 50 different majors and numerous minors. We are one of the larger colleges or schools at Purdue—in fact, nearly twenty percent of all Purdue undergraduate students are pursuing a liberal arts degree!
The mission of our college is to educate students to live more knowledgeably, responsibly, and humanely, fostering the development of analytical minds and the practice of continual learning.
We encourage you to search our web site to learn more about our strong academic programs and our nationally recognized faculty and research. Purdue also has over 750 student organizations that can help you discover life as a Boilermaker.
Come visit us in West Lafayette, Indiana! Tour our facilities, mingle with current students, meet with academic professionals, explore our campus, and find out for yourself why U.S News & World Report ranks Purdue a top public university in the United States.
Our Students
Our students have diverse backgrounds, hometowns, interests, and goals. But they share a common commitment to creativity, continual learning, satisfying work, and building an interesting career and life.
Within this blog current Liberal Arts students will share with you their Purdue experience. One of the best ways to find out if Purdue and the College of Liberal Arts is the right fit for you is to hear from and talk with current students. Please respond to their blogs with any questions or comments.
Contact Us
To contact us or to set up a campus visit, call (765)494-6291 or email newstudent@purdue.edu. Find out more information about Liberal Arts by visiting www.cla.purdue.edu.
Chat With Us!
Join current Liberal Arts students in our chat room to answer any questions you may have about the college, campus life, study abroad, internships, or anything else you’d like to know. Visit us at www.purdue.edu/chat.
