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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
$13,945
-$1.3k 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.

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.

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

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
73%
Non-Pell
80%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

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.

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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$4,927
$30–48k$5,925
$48–75k$8,948
$75–110k$18,919
$110k+$21,130

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

Avg net price
$13,945
-$1,326vs R1 Research median $15,272
Federal loans
23.2%
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.

In AY 2024–25, 7,291 students received $43.2M in Pell grants, alongside $138.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
7,291
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$43.2M
$43,210,869 total
Direct Loans
$138.8M
17,261 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$19.6M
4,955 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$38.5M
8,457 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$30.3M
1,539 loan awards
Parent PLUS$43.9M
1,829 loan awards
Grad PLUS$6.6M
481 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.

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.

Distinct CIP programs235
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

11,260 total completions
01Engineering
4,07236.2%
02Business
1,52113.5%
03Computer Sciences
1,17410.4%
04Health Professions
8597.6%
05Engineering Tech
8437.5%
06Agriculture
7006.2%
07Biological Sciences
6956.2%
08Social Sciences
5524.9%
09Education
4514.0%
10Psychology
3933.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
58,658
12-mo unduplicated
57,417
Undergraduate
42,745
Graduate
14,672

Gender split

Men
58%33,294
Women
42%24,123

Race / ethnicity composition

White
59.1%
Asian
14.0%
Non-resident
10.2%
Hispanic
7.3%
Two or more
5.2%
Black
2.6%
Unknown
1.6%
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.

Athletes
540
327 M · 213 W
Women athletes
39.4%
Athletic aid
$12.8M
Total student aid
Budget
$116.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$7.8M
$4.9M
Recruiting expense
$2.6M
$571K
Head-coach salaries
$1.2M
$304K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
97 M · 120 W
$3.9M
Football
130 M ·
$31.4M
Swimming
38 M · 49 W
$3.4M
Baseball
40 M ·
$2.8M
Wrestling
33 M ·
$1.6M
Basketball
17 M · 15 W
$17.7M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.23
115 offenses · 51,528 students

3-year trend

1.992 yrs ago2.281 yr ago2.23Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
323
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
58
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
3
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
18

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
72
Rape
17
Fondling
10
Burglary
9
Arson
3
Aggravated assault
3
Robbery
1

By location

115total
  • On campus100
  • Non-campus15

Includes 20 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

5
Domestic violence
4
Dating violence
4
Stalking
13 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs11746
Liquor186678

Residence-hall fires

  • Earhart Hall2 fires
    ElectricalDamage $1,000-$9,999
  • Earhart Hall2 fires
    OtherDamage $100-$999
  • Wiley Hall1 fire
    An unknown person lit papers posted on a wall causing damage to the trim and floor.Damage $0-$99
  • Hilltop Apt. 211 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999
  • Hilltop Apt. 321 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Aspire Apts. C1 fire
    Student lit Lysol soaked shoestring on fire which in turn caused dresser drawer to burn.Damage $100-$999

Data quality: 7 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.

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.

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$13,945R1 Research
Indiana University-Bloomington
80%78.2%48,424$15,342R1 Research
Michigan State University
81%84.8%52,089$20,751R1 Research
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
93%15.6%52,855$14,832R1 Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
90%45.2%51,044$16,928R1 Research
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
85%42.4%59,238$15,201R1 Research
Peer group median84%45.2%52,472$15,272

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 $13,945 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.

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