- The Inkwell
- Indiana
- Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, INSuburb: largeZIP 46323Founded 2016
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 2016
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.pnw.edu
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Purdue University Northwest
Purdue University Northwest is a public university in Hammond, Indiana, with 5,671 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants, graduates 44% within six years and costs $6,223 a year after aid.
44%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention66%
4-year graduation26%
Pell Grant share29%
Federal loans23%
$6,223net price / year
72%admission rate
1024average SAT
44%graduate in 6 years
$58,620median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,250median debt
#874 of 1,704 for earnings#58 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,231 of 1,738 for graduation rate#636 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
- $16,107tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,675
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $16,577
- Average net price
- $6,223national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$6,237
$30,001–48,000$1,350
$48,001–75,000$2,692
$75,001–110,000$9,616
$110,001+$14,557
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1024
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 450–570
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 440–570
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 16–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college66%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college44%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college29%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 44%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 26%
- First-year retention
- 66%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 52%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,810
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,620middle 50%: $37,253–$88,974
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$88,974
Median, Purdue University Northwest$58,620
Lower quarter$37,253
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
- 5,671
- Part-time
- 19%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 25.3
- First-generation students
- 43%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 29%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 98%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,864 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,005
- Endowment, end of year
- $55,671,355
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White48%
Hispanic27%
Black12%
Asian3.3%
Two or more races3.6%
U.S. nonresident4.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.9%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions32%
Business & management19%
Engineering8.5%
Computer & information sciences6.2%
Engineering technologies5.8%
Education4.7%
Psychology4.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.5%
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN | $12,471 | 40% | $51,617 |
| Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN | $10,103 | 44% | $52,316 |
| Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN | $8,607 | 35% | $50,051 |
| Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN | $10,026 | 39% | $52,768 |
| Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN | $5,567 | 36% | $48,764 |
| Indiana University-East Richmond, IN | $9,117 | 41% | $52,038 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western New Mexico University Silver City, NM | $6,328 | 44% | $41,452 |
| University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD | $6,270 | 45% | $65,666 |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA | $7,244 | 42% | $62,587 |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TX | $5,070 | 41% | $61,557 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM | $5,238 | 39% | $44,198 |
| California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA | $4,001 | 48% | $62,381 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 490805. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q20709782.