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Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana·Public, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·purdue.edu
6-yr Graduation
83%
-1.0pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
58,658
peer median 52,472
Avg net price
$14,600
-$832 vs R1 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
78,745
78,745 candidates competed
Admitted
39,272
49.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
11,467
29.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
83%-1.0pp vs R1 Research
4-year graduation
65%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
83%
Full-time retention
93%

Pell equity

12.1pp gap
Pell recipients
73%1003 of 1374
Non-Pell (all)
85%6021 of 7078
Subsidized loan, no Pell
80%914 of 1148
No Federal Aid
86%5107 of 5930

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 360 Title IV programs, 92 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 268 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
360
Passing
92
25.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

360programs
  • Passing92 · 25.6%
  • No Data268 · 74.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
91
No data
268

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

92
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+14.3%
$40,053 vs $35,051
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+29.8%
$67,901 vs $52,303
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+31.1%
$45,935 vs $35,051
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+38.4%
$48,502 vs $35,051
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+39.7%
$73,079 vs $52,303
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+41.6%
$49,649 vs $35,051
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+42.4%
$49,918 vs $35,051
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+48.5%
$52,053 vs $35,051

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

73
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
78%
$104,632 debt · $135,033 earn
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
52%
$20,946 debt · $40,053 earn
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
43%
$29,910 debt · $69,729 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
41%
$22,886 debt · $55,308 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
40%
$29,544 debt · $73,079 earn
Anthropology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
40%
$22,242 debt · $55,624 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
38%
$22,402 debt · $58,917 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Master's Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
36%
$30,734 debt · $84,920 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1913Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 19

Action history · 25

  1. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
  2. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  3. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  4. Mar 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Education for Public Health · Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health
  5. Feb 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,098
$30–48k$6,241
$48–75k$9,438
$75–110k$18,177
$110k+$22,742

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$14,600
-$832vs R1 Research median $15,432
Federal loans
22.4%
In-state tuition
$9,992
Out-of-state
$28,794

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 7,298 students received $45.1M in Pell grants, alongside $145.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
7,298
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$45.1M
$45,078,146 total
Direct Loans
$145.5M
17,319 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

5k
’20
5k
’21
5k
’22
5k
’23
7k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$19.7M
4,961 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$38.9M
8,475 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$34.9M
1,560 loan awards
Parent PLUS$44.9M
1,836 loan awards
Grad PLUS$7.1M
487 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 4,515 borrowers who entered repayment, 38 (0.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.8%
-1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
4,515
Defaulted
38
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.3%
2017
2.2%
2018
1.7%
2019
0.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Purdue University-Main Campus

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs249
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

13,293 total completions
01Engineering
4,87136.6%
02Business
1,92514.5%
03Computer Sciences
1,70412.8%
04Engineering Tech
9887.4%
05Health Professions
8476.4%
06Biological Sciences
7665.8%
07Agriculture
7625.7%
08Social Sciences
5464.1%
09Mathematics
4613.5%
10Education
4233.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
58,658
12-mo unduplicated
62,837
Undergraduate
47,246
Graduate
15,591

Gender split

Men
59%37,282
Women
41%25,555

Race / ethnicity composition

White
54.0%
Asian
15.2%
Non-resident
9.9%
Hispanic
7.5%
Unknown
5.8%
Two or more
4.8%
Black
2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
540
322 M · 218 W
Women athletes
40.4%
Athletic aid
$12.8M
Total student aid
Budget
$135.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$7.9M
$4.9M
Recruiting expense
$2.3M
$593K
Head-coach salaries
$1.5M
$323K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
97 M · 120 W
$4.9M
Football
126 M · —
$37.2M
Swimming
38 M · 45 W
$3.9M
Baseball
45 M · —
$3.2M
Soccer
— · 36 W
$2.2M
Wrestling
34 M · —
$1.9M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.82
202 offenses · 52,905 students

3-year trend

2.282 yrs ago2.231 yr ago3.82Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
432
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
54
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
5
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
32

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
135
Rape
21
Burglary
19
Arson
12
Fondling
12
Aggravated assault
3

By location

202total
  • On campus191
  • Non-campus8
  • Public property3

Includes 29 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
10
Dating violence
4
Stalking
16 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion1
  • National origin1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons02
Drugs8847
Liquor220597

Residence-hall fires

  • Earhart Hall5 fires
    paper towel in restroom intentionally set on fireDamage $0-$99
  • Earhart Hall5 fires
    paper towel in bathroom intentionally set on fireDamage $0-$99
  • Earhart Hall5 fires
    paper towel in bathroom intentionally set on fireDamage $0-$99
  • Earhart Hall5 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Earhart Hall5 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Harrison Hall1 fire
    A newspaper had been intentionally set on fire at the loading dock.Damage $0-$99
  • Hillenbrand Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Owen Hall1 fire
    A piece of paper was intentionally set on fire in a restroom.Damage $0-$99
  • Wiley Hall1 fire
    Damage $0-$99
  • Hilltop Apt. 91 fire
    CookingDamage $10,000-$24,999
  • Blackbird Farms 5301 fire
    CookingDamage $1,000-$9,999
  • Aspire Apts. C1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Meredith Hall South1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Freida Parker Hall1 fire
    OtherDamage $0-$99
  • Honors College North3 fires
    A piece of paper was intentionally set on fire outside a residential room.Damage $0-$99
  • Honors College North3 fires
    Decorations on a door were intentionally set on fire.Damage $0-$99
  • Honors College North3 fires
    A name sign outside a resident's door was intentionally set on fire.Damage $0-$99
  • Village West Apartments1 fire
    NaturalDamage $100,000-$249,999
  • Provenance Apartments1 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999

Data quality: 10 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
2,117

Purdue University-Main Campus vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Purdue University-Main Campus selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectPurdue University-Main Campus
83%—58,658$14,600R1 Research
Indiana University-Bloomington
80%78.2%48,424$16,264R1 Research
Michigan State University
81%84.8%52,089$19,680R1 Research
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
93%15.6%52,855$13,138R1 Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
90%45.2%51,044$17,354R1 Research
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
85%42.4%59,238$14,355R1 Research
Peer group median84%45.2%52,472$15,432

Institutions like Purdue University-Main Campus

Explore the federal data for institutions in Purdue University-Main Campus's comparison group.

IPEDS

Campuses

The 1 campus that make up Purdue University.

IPEDS
  • IN

    Purdue University - Indianapolis

    Indianapolis, IN
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Purdue University-Main Campus Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
2 members
  • Craig Zywicki
    Interim Director for Institutional Effectiveness
  • Christopher Maxwell
    Senior Research and Planning Analyst

Common Data Set

Purdue University-Main Campus's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Acceptance rate
50.3%
Accessible
Yield
25.4%
of admitted students enroll
01

Selectivity & Admissions

Admissions funnel

C1
Applied
72,800
Admitted
36,602
Enrolled
9,285

72,800 applied → 36,602 admitted (50.3%) → 9,285 enrolled.

Selectivity

C1
Acceptance rate
50.3%

Accessible — 50.3% acceptance rate.

Admit rate by gender

C1
Men45.1%
Women58.7%

Women were admitted at 1.3× the rate of Men (58.7% vs 45.1%).

SAT range (middle 50%)

C9
25th
1210
Median
1330
75th
1450

Middle 50% SAT 1210–1450 (median 1330).

ACT range (middle 50%)

C9
25th
27
Median
31
75th
34

Middle 50% ACT 27–34 (median 31).

High-school class rank

C10
Top tenth0.47%
Top quarter0.781%
Top half0.963%
Bottom half0.037%
Bottom quarter0.007805464%

Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.

Waitlist outcome

C2
Offered
14,184
Accepted spot
5,252
Admitted
466

14,184 offered a waitlist spot, 5,252 accepted it, 466 admitted (8.9% of those who stayed on).

What matters in admission

C7
Very Important3
Rigor of secondary school recordAcademic Grade Point Average (GPA)Standardized test scores
Important5
RecommendationsApplication essayExtracurriculuar activitiesCharacter/personal qualitiesFirst generation
Considered7
Class rankTalent/abilityGeographical residenceState residencyVolunteer workWork experienceLevel of applicant's interest
Not Considered3
InterviewAlumni/ae relationReligious affilitation/commitment

Relative importance of each admission factor.

02

Transfer Path

Transfer admissions

D1
Applied
3,145
Admitted
1,649
Enrolled
905

3,145 transfer applicants → 1,649 admitted (52.4%) → 905 enrolled

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about Purdue University-Main Campus

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Purdue University-Main Campus.

What is the graduation rate at Purdue University-Main Campus?

Purdue University-Main Campus reports a 6-year graduation rate of 83% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Purdue University-Main Campus?

Purdue University-Main Campus reports a total enrollment of 58,658 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Purdue University-Main Campus?

The average net price at Purdue University-Main Campus is $14,600 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Purdue University-Main Campus?

Purdue University-Main Campus's yield rate is 29.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Purdue University-Main Campus located?

Purdue University-Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2040.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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