The mission of the Purdue University College of Science is to serve the citizens of Indiana, the United States, and the world through discovery that expands the realm of knowledge in the basic and applied sciences, learning through education and the dissemination of scientific knowledge, and engagement through the exchange of scientific skills and understanding.

Science programs ranked among best

2007 News and World Report Emblem In the most recent U.S. News and World Report survey of the top graduate schools, all seven of the College of Science departments ranked nationally. Our analytical chemistry program maintained its #2 rank with statistics moving up to #10. Computer systems, programming languages, computer science, applied mathematics, and chemistry ranked #16, #18, #19, #19, and #22 respectively. The remaining programs of mathematics, physics, biological sciences, and earth and atmospheric sciences ranked #28, #36, #42, and #43. Read more at: U.S.News

Academic Analytics and The Chronicle of Higher Education's 2007 Top Research Universities Faculty Scholarly Productivity index ranked information security (CERIAS) #1, information technology/information systems (CERIAS) #2, computational science #5, and computer systems and software engineering #17. In other ratings, computer science was ranked #9 by Ren and Taylor in the Association for Computing Machinery's flagship publication Communications of the ACM.

New undergraduate curriculum approved!

The College of Science is the place to be and learn! The innovative new College of Science curriculum went into effect in the summer of 2007. We invite you to find out more about the planning process that led to the new curriculum as well as the final details of what the curriculum is all about. Based upon six important outcomes—with an array of options to meet those outcomes—the new curriculum will prepare students more than ever for leadership in an ever-changing world.

Faculty searches

The Purdue University College of Science and its seven departments invite applications for over 30 exciting faculty opportunities. View the faculty search ad and hiring web site for more information.

COALESCE Multidisciplinary Faculty Positions. The COALESCE faculty searches are conducted in a unique College-wide manner and complement those run by individual Departments in the College of Science. All appointments through the COALESCE program are made in individual departments; joint appointments are made as appropriate, including with departments outside the College. Current faculty searches include some being done jointly with the Colleges of Agriculture, Consumer & Family Sciences, Education, Engineering, Liberal Arts, and Pharmacy.

PURE - Purdue University Research Expertise database

The Purdue University Research Expertise database (PURE) is now online! With this tool, you can search for Purdue faculty members and their research activities by entering relevant keywords, or alternatively you can use a simple navigation mechanism to find them by specifying fields of study. For example, if you're looking for researchers in bioinformatics, you will find that Purdue has nearly two dozen faculty members with expertise in bioinformatics. Visit the database to identify Purdue researchers by keywords or fields of interest.

Centennial celebration events wrap up

The College’s Centennial celebrations have been tremendously invigorating. Throughout this past year, we’ve been celebrating the achievements of stellar scientists and trumpeting the message about the excitement and importance of science to broad audiences. Visit the Centennial Web site to see a list all of events.