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Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN · CDS 2024–2025 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
49.9%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
29.2%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
72.1%
Total cost — out-of-state
$38,824
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
15:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$17,935

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates44,819
Total all graduate13,839
Grand total all students58,658

Admissions

Total applicants78,745
Total admitted39,272
Total enrolled11,467
Overall admit rate49.9%
Admit rate — women55.2%
Admit rate — men46.5%
Yield rate29.2%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date——
ED notification date——
# admitted under ED plan——
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date1/15
Restrictive Early Action?——

Test Scores

% submitting SAT79.0%
% submitting ACT25.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile600
SAT EBRW 75th %ile720
SAT Math 25th %ile600
SAT Math 75th %ile760
ACT Comp 25th %ile27
ACT Comp 75th %ile34
% in top 10% of HS class47.0%
% in top 25% of HS class77.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$9,208
Tuition — out-of-state$28,010
Required fees$784
Room and board$10,030
Total cost — in-state$20,022
Total cost — out-of-state$38,824

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$13,144
Avg % of need met72.1%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$5,349
Avg loan debt at graduation$17,935

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist3,344
# admitted from waitlist9
Waitlist admit rate0.5%
Transfer applicants (total)3,311
Transfer admit rate52.0%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio15:1
% faculty full-time86.8%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)49.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$14,600Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)——

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)84.2%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)73.2%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate92.4%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$81,751Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant13.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan22.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full19.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress37.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress21.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted2.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white54.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino7.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian15.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international9.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown5.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women37.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men63.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white51.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian17.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international20.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Engineering25.3%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services15.9%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services12.5%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields6.6%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences5.6%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences4.8%
Health Professions And Related Programs4.0%
Social Sciences3.9%