Hammond Preview PNW
Saturday, April 26
Want to learn more about what it’s like to attend Purdue University Northwest? Join for Preview PNW! This open-house experience shares how PNW offers real-world experience in 70+ areas of study.
You can also enjoy close connections with faculty, more than 80 student organizations and 20 athletic teams on two student-centered campuses.
Save the Date for Spring Preview PNW: April 26, 2025! Registration details will be shared soon.
Why Attend the Hammond Open House?
Located just 30 miles from Chicago, Purdue University Northwest is where academic excellence meets real-world experience. Preview PNW allows you to explore campus and discover how your PNW experience will help you build hands-on skills and create connections with professors who care.
The Application Is on Us
- Students can apply for free during Preview PNW! Attend an admissions presentation and let our admissions team help you complete your application. It’ll save you $25 – who doesn’t love to save money?
- Refreshments are on us too! Enjoy some free bites and experience what it’s like to dine as a PNW student.
Explore Our Vibrant Campus!
- From makerspaces to nursing classrooms, we have state-of-the-art resources to help you build the real-world skills you need to succeed!
- PNW’s Hammond campus offers apartment-style housing for you and your 750 new best friends. You’ll be steps from our fitness center and less than a mile from every building on campus.
- PNW students have plenty of ways to get involved, make new friends and create lasting college memories, from cheering on the basketball teams at the Mane Event to joining clubs like our car-building Society of Automotive Engineers.
To request a disability-related accommodation, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity at oie@pnw.edu or (219) 989-2163 five days prior to the event.
Schedule a Campus Tour
You don’t have to wait for fall Preview PNW to visit campus! Schedule a tour to see for yourself what Purdue University Northwest has to offer!
Picture Yourself at Purdue University Northwest
PNW’s Hammond campus is filled with welcoming places to study, eat, exercise, spend time with friends or just relax. See some of our favorites.
The Nils K. Nelson Bioscience Innovation Building provides ample space for hanging out between classes, studying and group projects!
Our Hammond campus offers apartment-style housing for you and your 750 new best friends.
Events like our Hispanic Heritage Festival allow students to learn about and celebrate the diversity and richness that other cultures and communities can offer.
PNW's Welcome Rallies allow students to discover the resources and organizations across our campuses!
The PNW Design Studio, has a wide variety of equipment for engineering students to use in their projects.
Roar Pride! Purdue Northwest competes in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). We have 19 varsity sports, including softball, baseball, basketball, tennis, cross, country, track & field, golf, soccer, volleyball, ice hockey (ACHA) and Esports!
With nearly 20 research centers and institutes students, faculty and staff can collaborate and deepen their understanding of the world around them.
Students get fired up for PNW basketball season every year with Late Night Madness! The fun, free event gathers students for food, contests, and giveaways.
Find the Right Fit
Our emphasis on small classes, hands-on learning and real-world skills will prepare you to meet the demands of today’s highly competitive global environment.
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Wonder what it’s like to live on campus? Take a tour of the apartment-style living available on PNW’s Hammond campus.
Our programs are enhanced by our expert faculty, cultural diversity, technology resources and community partnerships.
Have questions about how you’re going to pay for college? Our Office of Financial Aid has resources to help.
With over 80 student organizations, PNW students have plenty of ways to get involved, make new friends and create lasting college memories.