Even though the School of Consumer and Family Sciences was established
at Purdue University in 1926, its history really begins in 1905 as
a department in the School of Science. Department head since 1912,
Mary L. Matthews was named dean when the department became a school.
In 1926, there were 368 undergraduate students and three graduate
students enrolled, and the school consisted of five departments: applied
design, clothing and textiles, foods and nutrition, home administration,
and institutional management.
Through the years, the school has successfully adapted with the times,
changing its focus as the needs of individuals, families, and society
have changed. Today, the school is ranked fourth best in the nation
out of 177 institutions with consumer and family sciences programs.
More than 1,700 undergraduate students and 175 graduate students are
enrolled in programs throughout the school’s four departments:
child development and family studies, consumer sciences and retailing,
foods and nutrition, and hospitality and tourism management. CFS education
is offered as an interdisciplinary program between the school and
the School of Education.
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