Purdue University

Purdue University

Established

Jun 5, 1869

Location

West Lafayette, IN

Nickname

Boilermakers

Purdue University

About

West Lafyette, Indiana-based university that enrolls around 40,000 students annually. The university is a land, sea and space grant institute.

Trivia

The university was birthed following the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act of 1862. The school has played college football in the prestigious Big 10 conference.

#34 school

Purdue University Past and Present Attendees

Millie Bobby Brown

Millie Bobby Brown, 20

1

Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong (1930-2012)

2

Drew Brees

Drew Brees, 45

3

Jim Gaffigan

Jim Gaffigan, 57

4

Herman Cain

Herman Cain (1945-2020)

5

Orville Redenbacher

Orville Redenbacher (1907-1995)

6

Len Dawson

Len Dawson (1935-2022)

7

John Wooden

John Wooden (1910-2010)

8

Kateri Dion

Kateri Dion, 25

9

Robert Baker

Robert Baker, 44

10

Bob Griese

Bob Griese, 79

11

Taylor Chamberlain

Taylor Chamberlain, 31

12

Jim Everett

Jim Everett, 61

13

Glenn Robinson

Glenn Robinson, 51

14

Adam Baker

Adam Baker, 43

15

Jacob Ballard

Jacob Ballard, 37

16

Brad Miller

Brad Miller, 48

17

Popularity

Indiana School #1

Big Ten School #5

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