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See which careers fit your traits — based on what 898+ Purdue alumni actually went on to do.

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What Purdue grads actually do

Based on 898 notable Purdue alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

American football player
135
politician
99
university teacher
80
engineer
73
basketball player
71
writer
52
computer scientist
33
researcher
31
basketball coach
28
businessperson
27
baseball player
27
chemist
27

Notable Purdue alumni

Bart Chilton
Bart Chilton
television presenter
Ian Murdock
Ian Murdock
computer scientist · engineer
Ann Stock
Ann Stock
diplomat
Anthony W. Miller
Anthony W. Miller
official
Ernest Merritt
Ernest Merritt
academic administrator · editor
Anthony Spencer
Anthony Spencer
American football player
James D. Raisbeck
James D. Raisbeck
engineer · military flight engineer
Jeff Thompson
Jeff Thompson
politician

Salary outlook for top Purdue career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
engineer
10th–90th percentile: $62,130$177,020
$111,970
median / yr
basketball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
writer
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr
computer scientist
10th–90th percentile: $81,450$233,110
$145,080
median / yr
researcher
10th–90th percentile: $59,010$158,160
$95,890
median / yr

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About Purdue

Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system, which also includes Purdue University in Indianapolis as an ongoing expansion of the West Lafayette campus. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money to establish a college of science, technology, and agriculture; the first classes were held on September 16, 1874. Purdue University is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Purdue enrolls the largest student body of any individual university campus in Indiana, as well as the ninth-largest foreign student population of any university in the United States. The university is home to the world's oldest computer science degree-granting department and the first university-owned airport in the United States. Purdue is the founding member of the Big Ten Conference and sponsors 18 intercollegiate sports teams. It has been affiliated with 13 Nobel laureates, 1 Turing Award laureate, 1 Bharat Ratna recipient, 27 astronauts, 2 World Food Prize laureates, 3 Pulitzer Prize winners, 18 Olympic medalists, 3 National Medal of Technology and Innovation recipients, 2 National Medal of Science recipients, 3 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, 7 members of Congress, 3 U.S. governors, and 2 heads of state.

Source: Wikipedia · Licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

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