12 Purdue graduate programs ranked in top 10 in U.S. News & World Report 2026 lists

April 8, 2026

Purdue University’s pursuit of research excellence at scale continues, with 12 academic programs in engineering, agriculture and health ranking in the top 10 overall in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Purdue’s College of Engineering jumped to No. 4 overall among nearly 200 engineering schools ranked in the U.S., behind only MIT, Stanford and University of California, Berkeley, and No. 2 among the nation’s public institutions. Three engineering disciplines retained their standing in the top 5 nationally while eight programs were among the top 10 in the U.S., according to the report released Tuesday (April 7).

Purdue Engineering pipeline: Semiconductor Degrees Program builds workforce for critical industry

April 3, 2026

How Purdue's interdisciplinary approach prepares students for careers across chip design, manufacturing and advanced packaging Over the next five years, the United States needs at least 50,000 trained semiconductor engineers. It's a staggering number driven by the CHIPS Act's push to return chip manufacturing to American soil and maintain U.S. leadership in chip design. But building fabrication facilities is only half the equation. The real challenge is building the workforce to run them.

Watch: AMD CEO and global tech leader Lisa Su headlines Presidential Lecture on what will power AI era

March 5, 2026

Influential global technology leader Lisa Su, the visionary CEO of semiconductor company AMD, joined Purdue University President Mung Chiang on March 2 for a Presidential Lecture Series event titled "Strategic Circuits: How University and Industry Partnerships Will Power the AI Era."

AMD CEO and global tech leader Lisa Su to headline upcoming Presidential Lecture on what will power AI era

February 17, 2026

Influential global technology leader Lisa Su, the visionary chief executive officer and chair of semiconductor company AMD, will join Purdue University President Mung Chiang in early March for a Presidential Lecture Series event focusing on the role high-performance computing plays in our world and how deep partnerships between industry and universities can advance innovation.

Purdue leads nationwide initiative tackling semiconductor talent shortage

February 11, 2026

Purdue University's Chipshub is leading the charge to bolster available workforce talent for the semiconductor industry by providing free online access to cutting-edge simulation tools used to design chips for educational purposes on the university's nanoHUB platform. The program is the result of a public-private-academic partnership developed in collaboration with leading industry partners - including Cadence, Synopsys and Siemens - as well as federal agencies like the U.S. Department of War and the U.S. National Science Foundation.

Purdue Innovates awards funds to develop concrete, imaging and semiconductor innovations

February 9, 2026

Purdue University researchers in the College of Engineering and the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research have received $129,072 from the Trask Innovation Fund to lead projects that will enhance Purdue-owned intellectual property for commercial use.