.Student Life
Finding a home on campus is just as important as what happens in the classroom. In Student Life, we bring together all the pieces of Purdue — housing, activities, arts, people, programs and more — that help you find your footing and make the University your own.
Steps to Leaps
Leadership and Professional Development
Student Support
Health & Well-Being
Student Resources
Related Resources
Purdue Nationally Recognized by Forbes for Well-Being Efforts
A 2025 report on Inside Higher Ed described the incoming class of 2029 as being highly diverse and including many students with significant mental health concerns. As indicated in a 2023 study in the journal of Educational Psychology & Counseling, national increases of mental health concerns have resulted in many colleges and universities emphasizing the importance of student well-being. However, as the study indicates, there’s little consensus on how student well-being should be defined. There’s also not a uniform way to promote student well-being throughout an entire campus.
In recent years, Purdue University has developed ways to institutionalize student well-being, and this work exemplifies important aspects of a community approach on campus. These aspects include visible campuswide outreach events, fostering student advocacy, developing a shared language to discuss well-being, faculty and staff involvement, and investment from the upper administration.
