Purdue announces tuition freeze for fifth consecutive year

Tuition and fees will remain flat through the 2017-2018 school year, Daniels announced to the Purdue Student Government. Resident tuition will stay stagnant at $10,002 and out-of-state students will continue to pay $28,804. International tuition will remain at $30,804.

'We're looking in every place, and I think there's plenty more to do, to reduce the non-essential spending," Daniels said, adding that the essentials include teaching and research.

The college has saved a large amount of money by buying smarter, building more efficiently, modernizing its health plan and using existing resources more carefully, he said. Purdue has also cut back on administrative costs, he said.

Still, the university has been able to grow faculty and research and increase pay at rates faster than its peer institutions, Daniels said.