ME Alumna Jennifer Rumsey to become President and COO of Cummins
Cradle of Astronauts: 25 Purdue Graduate NASA Astronauts
8 National Medals of Technology Awarded to Faculty Members or Alumni (2020)
Neil Armstrong, first to walk on the moon, Alumnus (BS '55, MS '70).
Home of EPICS (Engineering Projects In Community Services) in 35 universities and 100 high schools worldwide.
First female NAE (National Academy of Engineering) member and 'First Lady of Engineering,' Lillian Gilbreth.
#3 in online graduate engineering programs.
Top 3 public engineering college in U.S.
#1 undergraduate U.S. program in ABE (Agricultural and Biological Engineering.)
First U.S. university to have WIEP (Women in Engineering Program.)
First department (now school) dedicated to Engineering Education (2004)
First department of First-Year Engineering (1953)
First high-voltage research lab in the U.S.
First-of-its-kind partnership in the U.S.: Rolls-Royce University of Technology Center.
25 past and present NAE (National Academy of Engineers) members.
second nationwide in producing undergraduate female engineers. ASEE by the Numbers (2019)
Amelia Earhart, Career Counselor, Advisor to the Department of Aeronautics.
Birthplace of the NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers.)
Golden Gate Bridge Designer, Professor Charles Ellis.
Home of nanoHUB, a pioneering computing environment for nanotechnology.
First fully digitized nuclear reactor in the U.S. (PUR-1)
Largest academic propulsion lab in the world: Zucrow Labs.
Gene Cernan, most recent astronaut on the moon, Alumnus (BS '56, MS '64)
100,000+ Alumni Living Worldwide
Alumna, Beth Moses First Woman on a Commercial Spaceship
First Public Engineering college to raise $1b+ in a Single Campaign
#4 Engineering College Number of Hispanic Faculty. ASEE (2019)
Future Home of the fastest hypersonic wind tunnel in the U.S.
Largest student-run job fair. 400+ companies & 12,000+ students in the U.S. (Industrial Roundtable)
Largest top 10 Engineering Undergraduate program in the U.S. U.S. News & World Report (2021)
82% more female undergrads in the last 10 years
750+ patents awarded
12 federally funded 10M+ Research Centers
Most Spin-offs among U.S. public engineering colleges
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24 NASA astronauts have been graduates of Purdue.
Top 3 public engineering college in U.S.
First of four new NSF ERCs in 2017: CISTAR.
#3 in online graduate engineering programs.
C-BRIC, one of new SRC-DARPA centers.
Home of EPICS (Engineering Projects In Community Services) in 35 universities and 100 high schools worldwide.
Cradle of Astronauts: 25 Purdue graduates / NASA astronauts.
First female NAE (National Academy of Engineering) member and 'First Lady of Engineering,' Lillian Gilbreth.
3 faculty members received National Medal of Technology.
Neil Armstrong, first to walk on the moon, Alumnus (BS '55, MS '70).
First U.S. university to have WIEP (Women in Engineering Program.)
#1 undergraduate U.S. program in ABE (Agricultural and Biological Engineering.)
First department (now school) dedicated to Engineering Education (2004).
First department of First-Year Engineering (1953).
First high-voltage research laboratory in the U.S.
First-of-its-kind partnership in the U.S.: Rolls-Royce University Technology Center with AAE (Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering).
25 past and present NAE (National Academy of Engineers) members.
Fourth nationwide in producing undergraduate female engineers.
Amelia Earhart, Career Counselor, Advisor to Department of Aeronautics.
Birthplace of the NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers.)
Golden Gate bridge designer, Professor Charles Ellis.
Home of nanoHUB, a pioneering computing environment for nanotechnology.
First and only fully digitized nuclear reactor (PUR-1) in Indiana.
Largest academic propulsion lab in the world: Zucrow Labs.
One Marshall Scholar in 2018.
One Truman Scholar in 2018.
Gene Cernan, most recent astronaut on the moon, Alumnus (BS '56, MS '64)