Purdue University - Main Campus Computer Science Programs

Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Purdue University - Main Campus Rankings

Purdue landed the #87 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 758 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #1 out of 12 schools in Indiana.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Purdue has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#53	Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#75	Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Purdue.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Most Popular Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#38	Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#39	Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#41	Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Purdue has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#7	Best Information Technology Schools	College Factual
#8	Best Computer Software & Applications Schools	College Factual
#22	Best Computer Science Schools	College Factual
#26	Best Computer Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#34	Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools	College Factual
#71	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Purdue University - Main Campus?

Contact details for Purdue are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Hovde Hall Of Administration, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2040
Phone:	765-494-4600
Website:	www.purdue.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/PurdueUniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/LifeAtPurdue

How Do I Get Into Purdue?

You can apply to Purdue online at: https://www.admissions.purdue.edu/apply/apply.php

Admission Requirements for Purdue

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Purdue?

With an acceptance rate of 67%, Purdue does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 58% of accepted students are men and 42% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 63%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.

Average Test Scores

About 82% of students accepted to Purdue submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 680. Math scores were between 590 and 740.

Purdue received ACT scores from 46% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 34. Math scores were between 26 and 33. Composite scores were between 25 and 33.

Can I Afford Purdue University - Main Campus?

The overall average net price of Purdue is $33,226. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Purdue, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $8,522 a year. That adds up to $34,088 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Purdue is 1.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Purdue University - Main Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 35,706 undergraduate students at Purdue, with 33,575 being full-time and 2,131 being part-time.

There are also 10,949 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 33,575 full-time undergraduates at Purdue, 58% are male and 42% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Purdue University - Main Campus students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3,500
Black or African American	865
Hispanic or Latino	2,011
White	21,255
International Students	4,054
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,890

Geographic Diversity

Indiana students aren't the only ones who study at Purdue University - Main Campus. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 135 countries are represented at Purdue. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Purdue University - Main Campus

In 2019-2020, 38,274 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 7th most popular in Indiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Purdue

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Purdue University - Main Campus was $9,992 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $28,794. The following table shows how Purdue is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Information Technology	#19	#25
Computer Science	#34	#46
Computer Science	#34	#46
Computer Information Systems	#46	#88

Online Growth Rankings of Purdue

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Purdue University - Main Campus was 58.0%. This is the #415 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Purdue regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Purdue ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Purdue.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Information Technology Project Management	#1
Information Science	#29
General Information Science	#29
Information Technology	#65

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Purdue University - Main Campus Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	0	476	70	26	572
Information Technology	29	213	36	0	278
Computer Graphics	0	222	28	0	250
Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0
General Information Science	0	0	0	0	0
Information Technology Project Management	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	29	911	134	26	1,100

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.