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.

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

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	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Purdue?

The acceptance rate at Purdue is 69%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 56% of accepted students are men and 44% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 63%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 62% 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 590 and 690. Math scores were between 600 and 740.

Purdue received ACT scores from 31% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 34. Math scores were between 26 and 33. Composite scores were between 26 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 30% of students took out student loans averaging $8,989 a year. That adds up to $35,956 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Purdue is 0.8%. 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 37,806 undergraduate students at Purdue, with 35,878 being full-time and 1,928 being part-time.

There are also 12,538 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 35,878 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	4,207
Black or African American	888
Hispanic or Latino	2,236
White	22,424
International Students	4,007
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,116

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 2020-2021, 23,662 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 2020-2021.

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.

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%.

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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