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The majority, or close to, are engineers. It is Indiana, and Indiana fits every stereotype! There actually a decent number of cute girls, and the best part is that most of them are intelligent. Most likely because they are mostly engineers too.

No, I don't think as a whole. People will hold their own stereotypes against other people and think what they want to think, but that doesn't mean all of Purdue's students feel the same way.

I think that Purdue students are just more serious about their college education than others.

There are some, but most of us like to go out to bars and have a good time.

Clearly, Purdue is a much more diverse place. In the last couple of years, actually, the number of female students has just barely beat the number of male students (take that, judgers). And while we are known for our engineering programs which attract students from all over the world, our Liberal Arts and sciences programs are amazing and just as well known. I may be attacked for saying this, but IU definitely does know how to party; I just think Purdue students do it in a different way. I would never trade my experiences as a Boilermaker to party like a Hoosier. The difference is Boilermakers can party AND succeed at school--it seems like everyone at IU is majoring in alcohol consumption only.

1) mostly accurate. Although there are some students who do have to work part-time or even full-time to make money to pay for their expenses and schooling. 2) ABSOLUTELY not a dry-campus...Welcome to Breakfast Club! 3) People outside of Indiana believe that Purdue is in the Ivy League. That is a terrific reputation to have. Purdue students definitely study hard for their classes and try their best to get good grades. School definitely comes first before partying, although when schoolwork is complete, the partying becomes full throttle. 4) Purdue is definitely a diverse campus. There are students from all different ethnicities, races, and backgrounds that are welcomed at Purdue.

1) its about 60/40 guys to girls... so kinda 2) We're known for our school of engineering but purdue is also very well-respected for our school of agriculture, our flight program, and our pharmacy program also. So no, were not all engineers 3) Were the 3rd largest greek (fraternity and sorority) system in the country... You honestly think we can't party??? 4) Even though were not U of M or Ohio State, our basketball team is currently #1 in the big 10, and our football team has been to a bowl game something like 10 of the last 11 years. Were not bad at sports.

Unfortunately, Purdue is not Ivy League, but who can beat the tuition of a public school with a reputable academic reputation? It has the best of both worlds. As for its political standings, it is not surprise that there are Republicans everywhere; This is Indiana, so what do you expect. However, since this is a college campus, there are just as many young, freethinking liberals. Finally, the question of what sex is greater is answered, in numbers at least. Purdue's student body is made up of approximately 60{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} males to 40{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} females.

These stereotypes are very accurate.

Purdue is a huge engineering school, but there are plenty of other majors that make up the student body as well. And of course, we aren't all Republicans. I believed that stereotype when I first arrived and I was proved wrong. There is actually a pretty even split between the parties which surprised me since Indiana is known to be a Republican state. But anyway, we are also not all farmers. We have a very good Ag program here and are well known for it, which diversifies us from IU, and I think that is where we get the stereotype from.