Purdue University West Lafayette Alumni

International Students

23

% of international students in the university

9303

Total International Students in the university

Here’s a lineup of Purdue folks who’ve really made their mark—in space, business, science, culture, and more:

Alumni Name

Notable Achievement / Famous For

Degree

Graduating Year

Neil Armstrong

First person to walk on the Moon

BS

1955

Gus Grissom

NASA astronaut; flew in Gemini program

BS

1950s

Eugene Cernan

Astronaut; last person to walk on the Moon

BS

1956

Edward Mills Purcell

Nobel Prize in Physics for nuclear magnetic resonance

BS

1936

Ben Roy Mottelson

Nobel Prize in Physics for nuclear structure work

BS

1948

Akira Suzuki

Nobel Prize in Chemistry (cross-coupling reaction)

Post-doc / Honorary

N/A

C. N. R. Rao

Renowned Indian chemist; Bharat Ratna recipient

PhD

N/A

Orville Redenbacher

Known for his popcorn brand

BS

N/A

Samuel R. Allen

CEO of John Deere

BS

1977

Gregory Wasson

Former CEO of Walgreens

BS

N/A

Herman Cain

Businessman; U.S. presidential candidate

MBA / Graduate Studies

N/A

Rick “Sully” Sullenberger

Pilot widely known for successful emergency landing on the Hudson (“Miracle on the Hudson”)

N/A

N/A

Ian Murdock

Founder of Debian (Linux distribution)

MS / PhD or equivalent

N/A

Yitang Zhang

Mathematician known for results on prime gaps

PhD

N/A

Jack-Wood “Jack” Wick

Influential in engineering or innovation (various fields)

N/A

N/A

Brian Lamb

Founder & CEO of C-SPAN television network

N/A

N/A

Drew Brees

NFL Hall of Fame quarterback

N/A

N/A

John Wooden

Legendary basketball coach

N/A

N/A

Lawrence Rocks

Chemist and science advocate

N/A

N/A

David Wolf

NASA astronaut who flew on numerous missions

N/A

N/A

Students

4,391

Yocketers Applied

1,809

Yocketers Admitted

15,564

Yocketers Interested

Purdue University West Lafayette admitted student profiles

TOEFL

105

IELTS

8

Profiles that got Into Purdue University West Lafayette

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Bruce Wayne
fall 2024
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IELTS 8

GRE 330

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Ayush Mishra
fall 2024
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GRE 322

TOEFL 112

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Deepesh Goel
fall 2024
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Purdue University West Lafayette

GRE 328

TOEFL 114

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Sahiti Sowmya Tadepally
fall 2024
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IELTS 7.5

GRE 321

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Subhiksha Seshadri
fall 2024
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GRE 323

IELTS 8

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Pallavi Yerramilli
fall 2024
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TOEFL 116

GRE 322

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Vijai Venkatesh
fall 2024
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Purdue University West Lafayette

TOEFL 110

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Mohana Krishna
fall 2024
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GRE 304

TOEFL 94

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