Why go to graduate school in Indiana?!

There are many reasons why you may want to consider Purdue when thinking about which graduate schools to apply.

(1) Purdue is a research intensive University with plenty of very talented Faculty.

(2) Faculty at the Department of Biological Sciences specializes in various disciplines (from structural biology to ecology) and encourages multi-disciplinary approaches to answer questions. Multi-disciplinary projects are an important trend in biology nowadays.

(3) Many Faculty in our Department are highly renowned nationally and internationally (including a member of the US National Academy of Sciences, many fellows of academic societies, etc.).

(4) Our Department has a good reputation for offering a collegial but scientifically rigorous atmosphere for grad school.

(5) Our Department has some TA's and RA's available to support graduate students.

(6) The costs of living in the Lafayette/West Lafayette area are comparatively low for a big school like Purdue compared to other similar campuses.

(7) Living in Lafayette/West Lafayette Indiana is not boring. On the contrary, this town has plenty of festivals, attractions, and beautiful areas for hiking throughout the year.

(8) If you want big-city entertainment, Indianapolis is about an hour and Chicago two hours away from Lafayette/West Lafayette.

(9) If you want to be surrounded by smart people, consider that West Lafayette was ranked last year as the 6th most educated small town in the US.