Purdue University Fort Wayne Computer Science Programs

Purdue University Fort Wayne is a public institution situated in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The city atmosphere of Fort Wayne makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is Purdue University Fort Wayne?

Contact details for PFW are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2101 E Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
Phone:	260-481-4739
Website:	www.pfw.edu

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How Do I Get Into PFW?

You can apply to PFW online at: www.pfw.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for PFW

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into PFW?

PFW has an acceptance rate of 81%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 56% of students accepted to PFW submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 610. Math scores were between 490 and 600.

PFW received ACT scores from 13% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford Purdue University Fort Wayne?

The overall average net price of PFW is $27,159. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At PFW, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $5,158 a year. That adds up to $20,632 over four years for those students.

Purdue University Fort Wayne Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,768 undergraduate students at PFW, with 4,752 being full-time and 3,016 being part-time.

There are also 530 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,752 full-time undergraduates at PFW, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Purdue University Fort Wayne students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	241
Black or African American	306
Hispanic or Latino	441
White	3,390
International Students	147
Other Races/Ethnicities	227

Geographic Diversity

Indiana students aren't the only ones who study at Purdue University Fort Wayne. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Purdue University Fort Wayne

In 2022-2023, 3,477 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at PFW has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th most popular in Indiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Purdue University Fort Wayne Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	39	15	54
Information Technology Management	13	0	13
General Computer & Information Sciences	7	0	7
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	0	0	0
TOTAL	59	15	74

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

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