Editing Purdue University (section)

====College of Engineering====
[[File:Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering Purdue University 2016 03.jpg|thumb|Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering with a statue of Neil Armstrong at the entrance]]
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The Purdue University College of Engineering was established in 1874 with programs in Civil and Mechanical Engineering. The college now offers [[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Master of Science|MS]], and [[PhD]] degrees in more than a dozen disciplines.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/History/ |title=Purdue University – History of the College of Engineering |access-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-date=February 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226170016/https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/History |url-status=live }}</ref> Purdue's engineering program has also educated 27 of America's [[astronaut]]s, including [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Eugene Cernan]], who were the first and last astronauts to have walked on the [[Moon]], respectively, and [[Gus Grissom]], a member of the [[Mercury Seven]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Purdue Astronauts |url=https://www.purdue.edu/space/astronauts/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Purdue In Space |language=en-US}}</ref> Many of Purdue's engineering disciplines are recognized as top-ten programs in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/FactsFigures/AboutUs/FactsFigures/rankingsNewsReport |title=Rankings – College of Engineering<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020024513/https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/FactsFigures/AboutUs/FactsFigures/rankingsNewsReport |url-status=live }}</ref> The college as a whole is currently ranked 4th in the U.S. of all doctorate-granting engineering schools by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-doct-engineering |title=Current U.S. News Rankings |access-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-date=January 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101211020/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-doct-engineering |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Purdue University - Engineering Laboratory - Cassier's 1892-08.png|thumb|''[[Cassier's Magazine]]'' featured the Purdue University in its August 1892 edition. Here is a look at the locomotive testing plant within the Mechanical Laboratory.]]