1. Mandela Washington Fellowship Program U.S. Higher Education and Land Grant Universities 21 June 2016

2. U.S. Higher Education – By the Numbers Number of institutions:4,760 Number of students:20,655,000 –Undergraduate:17,736,000 –Graduate and professional:2,919,000 Degrees awarded:3,686,000 –Associate:1,017,500 –Bachelor’s:1,791,700 –Master’s:756,500 –Doctorate:120,300 Enrolled in public institutions:72% Women:57% International:886,000 Research expenditure:$67,154,642 ~ NSF and Chronicle of Higher Education, 2014

3. Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education Associate’s Colleges Baccalaureate Colleges Master’s Colleges and Universities Doctorate-granting Universities Special Focus Institutions Tribal Colleges

4. U.S. Education Ladder

5. Governing Bodies of U.S. Higher Education Decentralized and complex: No Federal/National Ministry of Education or other centralized authority U.S. Department of Education not responsible for quality control over postsecondary educational institutions Accreditation of higher education institutions is important process carried out by private, non-profit organizations

6. U.S. Dept. of Education Established as a cabinet department only in 1980 Supervises 56,000,000 students in 99,000 public schools and 34,000 private schools Role in higher education: not much Main function is to oversee the extensive student loan system -15 mill tertiary students get grant, loan, and work-study assistance

7. Liberal Education in the Arts and Sciences Liberal Education: An approach to college learning th at empowers individuals and prepares them to deal with complexity, diversity and change. This approach emphasizes broad knowledge of the wider world (e.g., science, culture, and society) as well as in-depth achievement in a specific field of interest. It helps students develop a sense of social responsibility; strong intellectual and practical skills that span all major fields of study such as communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills ; and the demonstrated ability to apply knowledge and skills in real-world settings.” ~Association of American Colleges & Universities – AACU.org

8. Degrees Awarded Undergraduate29,497 Graduate & Professional 9,912 Total39,409 YearsDegrees 1874-2014461,605 2014-2015 10,296 Faculty/Student Ratio 12:1 Faculty 1,812 PURDUE - QUICK FACTS 23 astronauts, including Neil Armstrong. 1/3 of all spaceflights; 1 st & most recent humans on the moon Enrollment Faculty Cradle of Astronauts Purdue University (est. 1869)

9. Philip E. Nelson, the Scholle Chair Professor in Food Processing 2007 World Food Prize recipient for his discovery and work related to large-scale aseptic processing and sterilization. Gebisa Ejeta, Distinguished Professor of Agronomy and Director of Purdue’s Center for Global Food Security 2009 World Food Prize recipient for research leading to the increased production and availability of sorghum in his native Africa. Purdue is the only institution with two WFP winners. Faculty Achievements

10. − RECORD +15 additional without Purdue-owned IP = 40 total Record # of Start-ups

11. No. 16 in the world, up from No. 27 − RECORD Ranking Source: National Academy of Inventors “Utility Patents” Record # of Patents

12. Leadership

13. HIGHER EDUCATION AT THE HIGHEST PROVEN VALUE Strategic Plan and Partnerships are Key

14. Affordability and Accessibilty No tuition raise in 4 years Highly dependent on outside funding

15. FY2015-$133M >1200 Projects  500 Companies  500 Faculty PI Sponsored Awards in Millions RESEARCH OUTLOOK

16. 9,230 student from 125+ countries 9,230 student from 125+ countries 895 int’l faculty and staff from 62 nations 895 int’l faculty and staff from 62 nations #1 U.S. Higher Ed Institution for Int’l Students in STEM #1 U.S. Higher Ed Institution for Int’l Students in STEM 3nd among 1700+ U.S. public schools and 7 th overall (4500+ U.S. institutions) for int’l student enrollment 3nd among 1700+ U.S. public schools and 7 th overall (4500+ U.S. institutions) for int’l student enrollment Transformative Education

17. % STEM –AAU Public Peers Source: HCM Strategists, Purdue’s figure uses internal data Purdue STEM Leadership

18. Advancing Plant Science Research Investing in Drug Discovery Surgeon's former view Surgeon's new view Automated Field Phenotyping Laborator y 13 drugs in human trials 37 in pipeline World-Changing Research

19. PURDUE UNIVERSITY’S HUB FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH DISCOVERY PARK Located on Purdue’s West Lafayette campus.  Renowned faculty  State-of-the-art Resources  Interdisciplinary Culture  Entrepreneurial Mindset  $0.22B Facilities and Equipment  $0.77B Research Purdue’s premier interdisciplinary research hub designed to accelerate university discoveries to the marketplace.

20. 20 Hall for Discovery and Learning Research, completed Fall 2009 Drug Discovery Facility, completed Spring 2014 Gerald D. and Edna E. Mann Hall, completed Spring 2007 Bindley Bioscience Center, completed October 2005, and Multidisciplinary Cancer Research Facility, completed Spring 2014  Bindley Bioscience Center  Birck Nanotechnology Center  Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship  Center for Predictive Materials & Devices  Cyber Center  Discovery Learning Research Center  Global Sustainability Institute  Center for the Environment  Energy Center  Purdue Climate Change Research Center  Center for Global Food Security  Purdue Water Community  Oncological Sciences Center  Purdue Center for Drug Discovery  Purdue Center for the Science of Information  Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Birck Nanotechnology Center, completed Fall 2005 Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, completed Fall 2004

21. Heidi Arola Managing Director for Global Partnerships harola@purdue.edu (Credit to Chris Medalis & Nancy Keteku, EducationUSA, for General Info. on U.S. Higher Ed)