Military-Affiliated Students

Purdue University

Purdue University offers worldwide access to online advanced degrees, graduate certificates and professional development programs to veterans, uniformed personnel and their families to enhance their skill sets and advance their careers, whether during their service or after.

Purdue University’s 100% online programs are accessible anywhere, anytime making it possible to complete them even while deployed. They feature the same high quality and academic rigor as the programs on Purdue University’s flagship campus in West Lafayette, Indiana, and are taught by the same world-class faculty.

Purdue Global

Whether you’re a veteran or active-duty service member, Purdue Global, Purdue’s online university for working adults, believes your military training and experience have lifetime value — and you can apply it as credit toward your education. The average Purdue Global military student is awarded 54 percent of the credits needed for an associate’s degree and 45 percent of the credits needed for a bachelor’s degree. See how close you are to earning your degree by chatting with an advisor, using our military cost estimator tool, or getting a quick review of your JST and civilian transcripts. You can also take advantage of Purdue Global’s stackable degree options where credits earned in our associate’s degree programs can be transferred into our bachelor’s degree programs.

Purdue Military Research Institute (PMRI)

PMRI offers no-cost, in-resident graduate education for active-duty US military officers from all branches, with a preference for PhD candidates, though master’s candidates are also welcome. The program aims to facilitate officer recruitment by matching qualified applicants with research and faculty opportunities, prioritizing STEM PhD candidates but also considering highly qualified MS candidates from other academic backgrounds based on service needs. The program allows up to three years for PhD completion and two years for MS completion.

Additionally, PMRI provides a Cadet/Midshipman Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Academy and Purdue ROTC students, modeled after Purdue’s Engineering SURF program but shorter in duration. This program also includes undergraduate veterans from other universities, such as those in the Veterans to Energy Careers (VTEC) initiative. The faculty exchange program aims to enhance mutual understanding, strengthen partnerships and build trust between PMRI and the services.

Office of Industry Partnerships – Military Educational Partnerships

Purdue University’s Office of Industry Partnerships (OIP) is industries’ portal to Purdue. They work with businesses, branches of the military, faculty, staff and students to create mutually beneficial partnerships that accelerate innovation and create lasting impact.

OIP helped bring about Purdue’s first education office within Vandenberg Space Force Base and established Purdue’s Military Advisory Board, a distinguished panel of experts and veterans who are brought together to devise creative solutions to enhance the educational experience of military-connected learners.

Whether you’re interested in forging partnerships, contributing to our initiatives or exploring opportunities, we welcome your involvement.