Purdue University was founded in 1869 as a land grant institution. Today, Purdue University is one of the largest universities in the nation. Purdue's West Lafayette campus covers nearly 2,500 acres with more than 160 major buildings including academic and residential complexes. On the West Lafayette campus alone, the University offers over 80 graduate programs with more than 600 research and study areas organized in 10 colleges and schools within the Graduate School. Approximately 39,000 students are enrolled at the West Lafayette campus, including over 8,000 graduate and professional students from all 50 states and over 120 countries. Purdue University consistently ranks among the top public universities in the United States, and the graduate school is in the top 100 graduate institutions in the world according to Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings. We are also home to recent recipients of both the World Food Prize and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.