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September 23, 2025
Purdue University Northwest earned several recognitions for its academic quality and social mobility in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Colleges rankings. Among the newly published rankings, PNW earned a top 50 recognition for its undergraduate engineering programs.
September 22, 2025
Launching PNW Student Success Hub and Network
In alignment with our 2025-2030 Strategic Plan: Excellence Evolving and ongoing retention efforts, we are excited to announce the launch of the PNW Student Success Hub and Network.
September 11, 2025
Purdue University Northwest reports gains in fall enrollment
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) welcomed 1,816 new undergraduate students, which represents a 6% increase in the incoming undergraduate class. The First Time in College (FTIC) cohort increased 10.5%. PNW also noted a record 70.5% retention rate for returning second-year students for the 2025-26 academic year.
August 19, 2025
HEA 1001-2025 Legislated Posting of Syllabi
To remain compliant with Indiana's House Enrolled Act 1001-2025, PNW is providing a mechanism for all faculty to post the syllabus for each of their courses to the website.
August 20, 2025
Syllabus Mandate HEA 1001: Uploading Your Syllabus
To meet the mandate of state law HEA 1001-2025, PNW has created a process to accomplish this for faculty to prepare and post on the website a syllabus for each course the faculty member is teaching.
November 18, 2024
Thirteen PNW faculty and staff members are being recognized by Purdue University’s Office of Research for impactful scholarly initiatives that have earned millions of dollars in external funding.
December 13, 2023
Purdue Northwest’s department of Psychology was awarded a $3 million federal grant to support mental health services and interventions for child traumatic stress. PNW will partner with two of the largest pediatric health clinics in NWI, Associated Pediatricians and HealthLinc.
August 21, 2023
Purdue University Northwest expanding doctoral degree offerings with Doctor of Psychology
Purdue University Northwest is expanding its doctoral program offerings with the addition of a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) program, pending final approval by the Higher Learning Commission.
April 10, 2025
PNW Nursing, Business graduate programs earn recognition from U.S. News and World Report
Several of Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) graduate programs were recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Graduate Programs rankings, released April 8.
April 7, 2025
Welcome Dr. Richard Sévère as the New CHESS Dean
Richard Sévère has been announced as the Dean of Purdue University Northwest's College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (CHESS), effective July 1, 2025.
