Purdue Day of Giving rakes in $28 million

Purdue University on Wednesday raised $28.2 million from more than 15,000 donations during its online-based, 24-hour campaign.

That's about $10 million more than the institution raised last year and marks the third year in a row that Purdue has broken the record for the most dollars raised for higher education through a single-day campaign, according to a news release.

The university also broke its own record of the number of gifts received from international donors, with 56 different countries represented compared to 44 last year.

"For another national record-breaking year, Purdue students, alumni, parents, friends, retirees, faculty and staff came together in support of our objective of higher education at the highest proven value," said Purdue President Mitch Daniels in the release. "We are forever grateful for the immense generosity and support for our ongoing goals and our new initiatives to build a better, stronger, more affordable Purdue."