The Purdue Exponent is one of a handful of daily independent student newspapers, with most other college newspapers being owned by the university or operated by the journalism school. The college newspaper serves Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. It is published on weekdays during university semesters by the Purdue Student Publishing Foundation, and is Indianas largest collegiate daily newspaper.

The Exponent employs eight full-time professionals, relying for most operations on a staff of approximately 160 students, though the university has no journalism school.