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Living in Lafayette-West Lafayette

The home of Purdue University is Indiana's Lafayette-West Lafayette area. Conveniently located one hour northwest of Indianapolis and two hours southeast of Chicago, Lafayette-West Lafayette offers a small town atmosphere with convenient and easy access to major metropolitan cities.



Purdue University

Purdue University was founded in 1869 as a land grant institution. Today, Purdue University is one of the 25 largest universities in the nation and includes four campuses across the State of Indiana.

On the West Lafayette campus, the University offers over 70 graduate programs with more than 600 research and study areas organized in 12 colleges and schools within the Graduate School. Approximately 38,000 students are enrolled at the West Lafayette campus, including over 7,000 graduate and professional students.

Krueger

"Lafayette and West Lafayette are very affordable cities.  The cost of living compared to other areas is considerably low.  This helps a lot with finding affordable housing, paying bills, and finding great things to do in your free time.  Speaking of free time, there are plenty of things around campus to keep you busy when you aren't in lab.  There are different ethnic restaurants, great bars, and great outdoor activities in the area. And, at any given time of year there are local events happening.  So, whether it be salsa dancing at Hookah, catching a flick with friends at Eastside 9, or enjoying dinner at Exotic Thai there are plenty of great things to do in town at a less costly price."

Bridgette Krueger, Molecular Virology


Killins

"The cost of living in West Lafayette is very affordable.  On our graduate stipend, I have more than enough money for my living expenses.  Many apartment complexes in the area offer graduate student discounts. For the past two years, I have been paying only $323 dollars for my bedroom in a 3 bedroom town house that is only 3 minutes away from campus and on a bus route. For the one bedroom apartment that I am currently living in, I only pay $475 dollars for 650 sq ft."

Renee Killins, Molecular Signaling and Cancer Biology



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