2025 at Purdue: A Boilermaker Year in Review

2025 has been a year of records in Purdue history: the most selective incoming class and the first time that the annual research expenditure exceeded $1 billion, as well as in the history of American higher education, with the largest university-industry research partnership (the Lilly $250 million grant) and the largest number of donors in one day (2025 Day of Giving that launched the campaign). The home of Amelia Earhart opened the Earhart Terminal at the Purdue Airport, and the Cradle of Astronauts will become the first “university in space” with an all-Purdue crew flight.

2025 has been a year of strategic momentum: the unveiling of the AI@Purdue comprehensive strategy in Purdue Computes, the first full year of our Indianapolis expansion of the main campus, the tremendous growth of the Daniels School of Business and the creation of the One Health Innovation District.

2025 has been a year of continued stability and excellence at Purdue: a top 10 public university and the No. 1 free speech public university in America. Thank you all for your contributions, and Boiler Up!

Mung Chiang
President, Purdue University

2025 at Purdue: A Boilermaker Year in Review

January

5 Purdue faculty earn Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Purdue senior Allison Boyd awarded Marshall Scholarship

February

Materials developed at Purdue incorporated into Microsoft Quantum breakthrough

Purdue launches 5-year, $4 billion capital campaign

March

Excellence at scale: Purdue ranks 4th nationally for U.S. patents received

The best point guard in the country: Smith wins Cousy Award

April

New Daniels School of Business building breaks ground to support growth

Purdue Day of Giving supported by record number of donors

May

Lilly-Purdue collaboration with up to a $250 million research investment to pharmaceutical innovation

Purdue@DC office expands service to the nation and unlocks opportunities for faculty and students

June

Purdue ranks among top global 100 universities, No. 25 in U.S. in QS World University Rankings

Conceptual physical master plan for Purdue’s long-term growth in Indianapolis

July

Purdue announces launch of Neil Armstrong Space Prize

Expedition to identify Amelia Earhart’s missing plane

August

Purdue celebrates record graduation rate, welcomes the most selective incoming class

4 new health care facilities announced in West Lafayette

September

All-Boilermaker team to crew Virgin Galactic suborbital mission Purdue 1

New NASA astronaut candidates become Purdue’s 29th and 30th members of Cradle of Astronauts

October

Purdue surpasses $1B in total research expenditures for the first time

Purdue celebrates grand opening of Elanco Animal Health’s HQ and One Health Innovation District

November

Purdue hosts Global Nuclear Energy Economic Summit and moves forward with new degrees and industry collaborations

Purdue-Google announce strategic partnership in AI learning, research and development

December

Purdue Research Foundation and the university mark transformative year of industry partnership

Purdue announces ‘AI working competency’ as graduation requirement for all undergraduates

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New NASA astronaut candidates become Purdue’s 29th and 30th members of Cradle of Astronauts 