Purdue University-Main Campus

Hovde Hall of Administration
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2040
(765) 494-4600
www.purdue.edu
fax:
president:Mitch Daniels
31083 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.6 Graduation Rate 0.7
0.67 0.74

STUDENT RATIO

30446

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

9992 | 28794

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

28659

CLASS SIZE

27

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
625

SAT MATH

575

SAT READING

575

SAT WRITING

27

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.67
0.74
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
560
625
690
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
520
575
630
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
520
575
630
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
24
27
30
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$23766

Average Monthly Payment

$264

Median Earnings

$52600

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

76%
URL Applyadmissions.purdue.edu/apply_now/apply_now.html
Application Fee60
Percent Admitted (Men)0.58
Percent Admitted (Women)0.64
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment1787
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.05
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.04
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.68
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.02
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.66
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates7464
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates7866
Applicants Men18258
Applicants Women12825
Admissions Total18779
Admissions Men10589
Admissions Women8190
ACT English 25th percentile score23
ACT English 75th percentile score31
ACT Math 25th percentile score25
ACT Math 75th percentile score32
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1211
Median ACT English Score27
Median ACT Math Score29
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)39%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)92%
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