- The Inkwell
- Indiana
- Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, INCity: smallZIP 47907Founded 1869
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1869
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 12
- Website
- www.purdue.edu
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Purdue University-Main Campus
Purdue University-Main Campus is a public university in West Lafayette, Indiana, with 44,503 undergraduates. It admits 50% of applicants, graduates 84% within six years and costs $14,851 a year after aid.
84%graduate
Admission rate50%
Retention93%
4-year graduation66%
Pell Grant share16%
Federal loans23%
$14,851net price / year
50%admission rate
1364average SAT
84%graduate in 6 years
$80,082median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,750median debt
#207 of 1,704 for earnings#490 of 1,739 for lowest net price#129 of 1,738 for graduation rate#246 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $25,610tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $9,992
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $28,794
- Average net price
- $14,851national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$6,147
$30,001–48,000$5,618
$48,001–75,000$9,056
$75,001–110,000$15,253
$110,001+$23,490
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 50%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1364
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–720
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 600–760
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 27–34
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college50%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college93%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college84%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college16%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 84%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 66%
- First-year retention
- 93%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 79%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $68,067
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $80,082middle 50%: $51,817–$114,284
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$114,284
Median, Purdue University-Main Campus$80,082
Lower quarter$51,817
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 44,503
- Part-time
- 5.9%
- Women / men
- 41% / 59%
- Average age at entry
- 20.0
- First-generation students
- 18%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 16%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 96%
- Average faculty salary
- $14,473 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $20,511
- Endowment, end of year
- $3,971,950,988
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White54%
Hispanic7.5%
Black2.8%
Asian15%
Two or more races4.8%
U.S. nonresident9.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown5.8%
29 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering25%
Business & management16%
Computer & information sciences12%
Engineering technologies6.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.6%
Agriculture4.8%
Health professions4.0%
Social sciences3.9%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in Indiana
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN | $16,003 | 80% | $70,105 |
| Ball State University Muncie, IN | $13,877 | 62% | $56,674 |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | $9,479 | 54% | $58,990 |
| Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN | $10,103 | 44% | $52,316 |
| Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN | $6,223 | 44% | $58,620 |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN | $12,471 | 40% | $51,617 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | $14,794 | 86% | $96,197 |
| University of California-Davis Davis, CA | $14,318 | 86% | $86,999 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA | $13,663 | 85% | $83,105 |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA | $13,866 | 87% | $83,432 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX | $15,271 | 79% | $74,762 |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD | $14,296 | 88% | $89,228 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 243780. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q217741.