Purdue University Global

West Lafayette, IN

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 32,213
Graduate Enrollment: 10,981
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential // higher part-time

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 20% / 80% (2017)

First generation college students: 53.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 31.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 2.2% (2017)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 47.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 20.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 9.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 5.3% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 56.9%
Black: 18.5%
Hispanic: 14.4%
Asian: 2.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.7%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.5%
2+ races: 3.9%
Non-resident alien: 0.3%
Unknown race: 2.2%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $13,530
In-State tuition: $10,125
Out-of-State tuition: $14,436

Estimated books and supplies: $0 (2018)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:

Estimated off-campus room & board: $5,130 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)

Average Family Income: $37,843 (2017)
Median Family Income: $18,320 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 51.2%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 51.7%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $26,078 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $276 (2021)

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 27%
6-year graduation rate: 29%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 90.4% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $26,078 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $6,334 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $11,590 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $12,104 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year
@3 year 38.9% (2017)
@5 year 46.8% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients:
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees:

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $39,336 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $41,911 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Master's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 3 $57,107 ($4,759)
Associate's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 357 $5,967 $44 $37,649 ($3,137)
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 10 $55,306 $344 $44,508 ($3,709)
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 4 $62,724 ($5,227) $43,427 ($3,619)
Bachelor's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 17 $46,125 $324 $41,677 ($3,473)
Associate's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 7 $44,900 ($3,742) $46,265 ($3,855)
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 124 $54,293 $478 $53,797 ($4,483) $64,526 ($5,377)
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 60 $578 $65,667 ($5,472) $75,934 ($6,328)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer and Information Sciences, General. 17
Associate's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 171 $29,979 $284 $38,437 ($3,203)
Bachelor's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 27 $48,125 $451 $65,422 ($5,452)
Master's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 30 $575 $59,451 ($4,954)
Bachelor's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 164 $44,436 $338 $30,261 ($2,522)
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 51 $430 $42,887 ($3,574) $49,446 ($4,121)
Master's Degree Educational/Instructional Media Design. 19 $307 $53,738 ($4,478) $50,577 ($4,215)
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 31 $57,500 $610 $23,699 ($1,975) $28,654 ($2,388)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 59 $450 $38,491 ($3,208) $48,061 ($4,005)
Bachelor's Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). 21 $57,500 $548 $40,141 ($3,345) $36,316 ($3,026)
Master's Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). 3 $42,522 ($3,544) $43,815 ($3,651)
First Professional Degree Law. 42 $932 $62,731 ($5,228) $83,840 ($6,987)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Legal Support Services. 25 $11,642 $87 $27,660 ($2,305) $22,001 ($1,833)
Associate's Degree Legal Support Services. 114 $25,974 $231 $29,532 ($2,461) $35,158 ($2,930)
Bachelor's Degree Legal Support Services. 92 $49,036 $370 $39,966 ($3,331) $37,589 ($3,132)
Master's Degree Legal Support Services. 33 $626 $52,468 ($4,372)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Legal Support Services. 36
First Professional Degree Legal Professions and Studies, Other. 43 $700 $72,086 ($6,007) $81,691 ($6,808)
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 5 $60,184 ($5,015)
Master's Degree Behavioral Sciences. 295 $543 $44,043 ($3,670)
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 84 $26,000 $207 $47,921 ($3,993)
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 70 $57,500 $610 $31,863 ($2,655) $38,628 ($3,219)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 37 $778 $43,483 ($3,624) $45,551 ($3,796)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Research and Experimental Psychology. 1
Bachelor's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 149 $42,443 $350 $32,359 ($2,697)
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 42 $506 $44,593 ($3,716)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 17 $87,021 ($7,252)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Criminal Justice and Corrections. 14 $26,750 $46,615 ($3,885) $37,306 ($3,109)
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 262 $8,416 $138 $45,479 ($3,790) $37,615 ($3,135)
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 356 $40,244 $325 $43,842 ($3,654) $43,072 ($3,589)
Master's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 76 $467 $41,804 ($3,484) $45,125 ($3,760)
Associate's Degree Fire Protection. 32 $21,244 $215 $69,655 ($5,805) $75,553 ($6,296)
Bachelor's Degree Fire Protection. 70 $29,636 $311 $85,428 ($7,119) $78,630 ($6,553)
Master's Degree Fire Protection. 47 $413 $55,697 ($4,641) $57,816 ($4,818)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Human Services, General. 100 $15,532 $134 $20,805 ($1,734)
Bachelor's Degree Human Services, General. 82 $57,500 $561 $34,020 ($2,835) $37,570 ($3,131)
Master's Degree Human Services, General. 153 $505 $40,127 ($3,344)
Master's Degree Public Administration. 53 $562 $50,724 ($4,227) $57,495 ($4,791)
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 130 $53,229 $403 $33,446 ($2,787)
Associate's Degree Criminology. 133 $22,744 $223 $34,404 ($2,867)
Bachelor's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 391 $37,375 $275 $38,319 ($3,193) $41,910 ($3,493)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. 12 $25,959 ($2,163) $32,788 ($2,732)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Medical Administrative Services. 559 $17,719 $137 $28,092 ($2,341) $30,906 ($2,576)
Associate's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 2 $32,066 ($2,672) $33,399 ($2,783)
Bachelor's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 437 $47,313 $324 $43,934 ($3,661) $44,598 ($3,717)
Master's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 247 $510 $52,910 ($4,409) $58,193 ($4,849)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 312 $19,000 $201 $27,800 ($2,317) $29,604 ($2,467)
Associate's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 2 $23,390 ($1,949) $30,887 ($2,574)
Bachelor's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 73 $46,968 $369 $34,182 ($2,849)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 2
Master's Degree Public Health. 110 $558 $48,508 ($4,042) $53,674 ($4,473)
Bachelor's Degree Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. 176 $39,375 $288 $35,507 ($2,959) $38,225 ($3,185)
Associate's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 114 $34,627 $244 $57,025 ($4,752) $58,039 ($4,837)
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 352 $42,396 $279 $70,116 ($5,843) $86,084 ($7,174)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 625 $667 $99,505 ($8,292) $110,217 ($9,185)
First Professional Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 27
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 92 $434 $102,522 ($8,544) $125,162 ($10,430)
Associate's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 386 $23,354 $230 $34,035 ($2,836) $38,111 ($3,176)
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 1 $6,417
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 421 $45,176 $379 $52,459 ($4,372) $52,586 ($4,382)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 284 $590 $55,258 ($4,605) $59,973 ($4,998)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business Administration, Management and Operations. 41 $61,236 ($5,103) $76,949 ($6,412)
Associate's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 92 $31,501 $304 $40,125 ($3,344) $39,672 ($3,306)
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 144 $52,635 $417 $45,718 ($3,810) $48,039 ($4,003)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 81 $510 $54,554 ($4,546) $61,807 ($5,151)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Accounting and Related Services. 9
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 15 $57,375 $499 $51,603 ($4,300)
Master's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 24 $548 $55,819 ($4,652) $61,875 ($5,156)
Bachelor's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 21 $44,834 $347 $47,515 ($3,960)


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $45,225
Full time faculty: 19%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 27.0

School's endowment start of year:
School's endowment end of year: