The Westville Experience
Build a Strong Foundation
Located just 15 miles from Indiana Dunes National Park, PNW’s rural Westville branch campus is a great place to start your journey to a degree.
Explore how you can enjoy hands-on learning and connect with professors who care, all in a beautiful 250+ acre setting.
Start Your Journey: Westville
Want a closer look at Purdue Northwest?
Start Your Journey is an open house at the Westville branch campus that walks you through the admissions process, informs you how to earn your bachelor’s degree at PNW and helps you explore options to pay for college.
Get Ready to Excel
Interested in a PNW degree? You can complete your general education courses in Westville and take classes on PNW’s Hammond campus to finish with Pride.
You're able to have small classes and meet with both your peers and your professors. Also, the campus is really beautiful.
Picture Yourself at Purdue University Northwest
PNW’s Westville campus is filled with welcoming places to study, eat, exercise, spend time with friends or just relax. See some of our favorites.
Our new esports arenas provide students with a comfortable space to game, study or hang out with friends!
Modern lab facilities gives students in subjects like biological sciences the chance to build a strong foundation for their future studies.
At PNW's Welcome Weeks, students enjoy free food, fun and giveaways on both the Hammond and Westville campuses.
State-of-the-art buildings, like the Dworkin Student Services and Activities Complex, give students comfortable space to study, socialize and meet friends!
Students can balance study time with workout breaks in PNW's fully equipped Fitness Center.
Students can enjoy fun activities and campus traditions like the annual PNW Pride Stride, a 5k color run.
Sculptures and gardens enhance the 250+ acre Westville campus. Walking trails and study benches promote a peaceful, calm learning environment.
In-State Tuition*
$8,419
1 Year Full-Time Undergraduate
*Figures based on full-time (12 to 18 credit hours) enrollment for fall 2023 and spring 2024.
Part of the Pride
As a Purdue University Northwest student, you’ll have access to resources you need to help you succeed.
PNW and external partners offer a range of scholarships to provide financial assistance and recognize student achievement.
Whether it’s help choosing the right classes or support from our counseling center, PNW has resources to help you thrive.
Westville’s Gallery Cafe serves breakfast, lunch and dinner! Stay for a delicious hot meal or pick up a quick snack.
Fun activities and state-of-the-art fitness centers offer many ways to keep your body — and mind — in shape.