Purdue University-Main CampusPurdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN · Midwest
- Acceptance rate
- 49.9%
- SAT mid-50
- 1200-1480
- Cost after aid
- $14,600
- Graduation rate
- 83%
What Purdue University-Main Campus says matters
How Purdue University-Main Campus rates each admissions factor in its Common Data Set, with the full published numbers below.
- SAT mid-50
- 1220-1470
- ACT mid-50
- 28-34
- CDS year
- 2025-26
Very important
- Extracurricular activities
- Religious affiliation or commitment
The full Common Data Set
Every figure Purdue University-Main Campus published for 2025-26, section by section.
First-Time, First-Year Admission86
Entrance Exams
- In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?
- Not required for admission, but considered if submitted
- CLEP
- C8E
- Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?
- x
Applications
- Total first-time, first-year males who were admitted
- 33,387
- Total first-time, first-year males who enrolled
- 16,372
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year males who enrolled
- 3,948
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year females who enrolled
- Total
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year students of unknown sex who enrolled
- 5,674
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year students of unknown sex who enrolled
- 34
Admissions Requirements
- Social studies
- Units Required
- History
- 16
- Academic electives
- 4
- Computer Science
- 4
- Visual/Performing Arts
- 3
- Other (specify)
- 3
- Social studies
- Units Recommended
Basis for Selection
- Explain:
- Do you have an open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without
- Extracurricular activities
- Very Important
- Talent/ability
- x
- First generation
- x
- Geographical residence
- x
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Very Important
- Please provide additional information if the importance of any specific academic or nonacademic factors differ by academic program.
- Alumni/ae relation
First-time, first-year Profile
- Percent Submitting SAT Scores
- 84%
- Percent Submitting ACT Scores
- 23%
- Number Submitting SAT Scores
- 8,096
- Number Submitting ACT Scores
- 2,187
- SAT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 1,220
- SAT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 1,360
- SAT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 1,470
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 25th Percentile
- 610
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 50th Percentile
- 670
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 75th Percentile
- 730
- SAT Math: 25th Percentile
- 600
- SAT Math: 50th Percentile
- 680
- SAT Math: 75th Percentile
- 760
- ACT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 28%
- ACT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 32%
- ACT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 34%
- ACT Science: 25th Percentile
- Percent
- ACT Science: 50th Percentile
- Number
- ACT Reading: 25th Percentile
- 84%
- ACT Reading: 50th Percentile
- 8,096
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-599
- 25th Percentile Score
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-499
- 1,220
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-399
- 610
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-299
- 600
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total
- 28
- SAT Math: 500-599
- 50th Percentile Score
- SAT Math: 400-499
- 1,360
- SAT Math: 300-399
- 670
- SAT Math: 200-299
- 680
- SAT Math: Total
- 32
- SAT Composite: 1200-1399
- 27
- SAT Composite: 1000-1199
- 30
- SAT Composite: Total
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
- ACT Composite: 30-36
- 0.175
- ACT Composite: 24-29
- 0.025
- ACT Composite: 18-23
- 0.002
- ACT Composite: 6-11
- 1
- ACT Composite: Total
- SAT Composite
- ACT English: 30-36
- 0.185
- ACT English: 24-29
- 0.043
- ACT English: 18-23
- 0.002
- ACT English: 6-11
- 1
- Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:
- ACT Math
- Percent who had GPA of 4.0
- 1.0%
- Percent who had GPA of 4.0
- 1.0%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
- Percent
- Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
- 52%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
- 80%
- Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
- 95%
- Percent who had GPA below 1.0
- 4.7%
- Total
- 0.013
- Percent who had GPA of 4.0
- 1.0%
- Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
- Top half +
- Percent who had GPA below 1.0
- bottom half = 100%
Admission Policies
- Does your institution have an application fee?
- 0.1588
- Amount of application fee:
- 0.031
- Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?
- 0.0001
- Other:
- Date
- Refundable if student does not enroll?
- C16
- Other early decision plan notification date: Month
- Yes or No
- Other early decision plan notification date: Day
- Yes or No
- Please provide significant details about your early decision plan:
- Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time,
- Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?
- No
Transfer Admission17
Fall Applicants
- If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?
- Yes
- Unknown
- Applicants
- Total
- 2,434
- Unknown
- Admitted Applicants
- Total
- 937
- Unknown
- Enrolled Applicants
- Total
- 540
Application for Admission
- Winter
- D3
- Summer
- x
- Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)
- Required of All
- Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?
- Notification Date
- Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:
- Spring
Transfer Credit Policies
- Number
- Yes or No
- Describe other transfer credit policies:
- from a two-year institution:
- American Council on Education (ACE)
- Number
- Number
- 32
- If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:
- based on military education evaluated by the American Council
Academic Offerings and Policies22
Special Study Options
- Accelerated program
- x
- Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities
- x
- Cross-registration
- x
- Distance learning
- x
- Double major
- x
- Dual enrollment
- x
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- x
- Honors Program
- x
- Independent study
- x
- Internships
- x
- Liberal arts/career combination
- x
- Study abroad
- x
- Teacher certification program
- x
- Weekend college
- x
Required Course Work
- Arts/fine arts
- x
- Computer literacy
- x
- English (including composition)
- x
- Foreign languages
- x
- Humanities
- x
- Mathematics
- x
- Sciences (biological or physical)
- x
- Social science
- x
Student Life51
Percent Participating
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- First-time, first-year students
- Percent of males who join fraternities
- 53%
- Percent of females who join sororities
- 10%
- Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
- 16%
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 93%
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 7.0%
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- Undergraduates
- Percent of males who join fraternities
- 50%
- Percent of females who join sororities
- 15%
- Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
- 17%
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 40%
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 60%
Average Age
- Average age of full-time students
- 0.003
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 18.06
- Average age of full-time students
- 0.032
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 19.8
Activities Offered
- Choral groups
- x
- Concert band
- x
- Dance
- x
- Drama/theater
- x
- International Student Organization
- x
- Jazz band
- x
- Literary magazine
- x
- Marching band
- x
- Model UN
- x
- Music ensembles
- x
- Musical theater
- x
- Opera
- x
- Radio station
- x
- Student government
- x
- Student newspaper
- x
- Student-run film society
- x
- Symphony orchestra
- x
- Television station
- x
- Yearbook
- x
ROTC
- Army ROTC is offered:
- On Campus
- Name of Cooperating Institution
- Name of Cooperating Institution
- Naval ROTC is offered:
- x
- Marine Option (for Naval ROTC)
- x
- Air Force ROTC is offered:
- x
Housing
- Coed residence halls
- F4
- Men's residence halls
- x
- Women's residence halls
- x
- Apartments for married students
- x
- Special housing for disabled students
- x
- Special housing for international students
- x
- Cooperative housing
- x
- Theme housing
- x
- Wellness housing
- x
- Other housing options (specify):
- x
- Specify:
- Other housing options (specify):
Financial Aid35
Need-based Aid Awarded
- Federal Work-Study
- 2025-2026 Estimated
Non-need-based Aid Awarded
- Total Self-Help
- X
Students Awarded Aid
- C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need
- 6,964,464.7
- E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid
- 142,890,663.71
- F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid
- Not Applicable
- G. Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid
- 42,129,384.55
- H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- 1,983,586.48
- I. On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- 0
- K. Average need-based scholarship and grant award of those in line e
- 44112971.03000001
- L. Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f
- 13259930.02
- M. Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan
- 8421594.17999999
- C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need
- 12,677,646.03
- E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid
- 52,897,726.06
- F. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based self-help aid
- Not Applicable
- G. Number of students in line d who were awarded any non-need-based scholarship or grant aid
- 69,837,518.53
- H. Number of students in line d whose need was fully met (exclude PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- Not Applicable
- I. On average, the percentage of need that was met of students who were awarded any need-based aid. Exclude any aid that was awarded in excess of need as well as any resources that were awarded to replace EFC (PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans)
- 0
- K. Average need-based scholarship and grant award of those in line e
- 69837518.53
- L. Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f
- 31514385.98
- M. Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans, unsubsidized loans, and private alternative loans) of those in line f who were awarded a need-based loan
- 7249252.18999999
Graduating Cohort
- Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.
- 2,885.601
Source Type Loan
- D. State loan programs.
- First-time Full-time First-year Students
- E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.
- 2,358
- D. State loan programs.
- Full-time Undergrad (Incl. First-year.)
- E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.
- 8612
- D. State loan programs.
- Less Than Full-time Undergrad
- E. Private student loans made by a bank or lender.
- 231
Financial Aid Forms
- FAFSA
- federal loans and the private loans average (row e) should only be the cumulative average of private loans.
- Specify:
- E
Financial Aid Deadlines
- Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:
- Indicate your institution’s policy regarding institutional scholarship and grant aid for undergraduate
Financial Aid Notification
- a) Students notified on or about (date):
- If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the
Aid Available
- Federal Direct PLUS Loans
- H8
- State Loans
- X
- Specify:
- State aid form
- State scholarships/grants
- H9
Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred45
Diploma/Certificates
- Area, ethnic, and gender studies
- Diploma/Certificates
- Communication/journalism
- 0.016
- Communication technologies
- 0.001
- Engineering
- 0.003
- Engineering technologies
- 0.173
- Family and consumer sciences
- 0.075
- Law/legal studies
- 0.004
- English
- 0.035
- Military science and military technologies
- 0.057
- Physical sciences
- 0.166
- Science technologies
- 0.001
- Precision production
- 0.001
- Transportation and materials moving
- 0.016
- Visual and performing arts
- 0.001
- Other
- 0.005
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 0.9%
Associate
- Area, ethnic, and gender studies
- Associate
- Communication/journalism
- 0.846
- English
- 0.128
- Other
- 0.013
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 1.3%
Bachelors
- Area, ethnic, and gender studies
- Bachelor’s
- Communication/journalism
- 0.046
- Communication technologies
- 0.01
- Computer and information sciences
- 0.001
- Personal and culinary services
- 0.003
- Education
- 0.013
- Engineering technologies
- 0.119
- Family and consumer sciences
- 0.017
- Law/legal studies
- 0.288
- English
- 0.069
- Liberal arts/general studies
- 0.006
- Library science
- 0.008
- Mathematics and statistics
- 0.009
- Military science and military technologies
- 0.001
- Parks and recreation
- 0.064
- Philosophy and religious studies
- 0.034
- Physical sciences
- 0.005
- Psychology
- 0.004
- Public administration and social services
- 0.021
- Construction trades
- 0.034
- Transportation and materials moving
- 0.042
- History
- 0.019
- Other
- 0.017
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 4.4%
Enrollment And Persistence120
Institutional Enrollment
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: males
- 5,674
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: males
- 510
- All other degree-seeking: males
- 18,128
- Total degree-seeking: males
- 24,312
- All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: males
- 12
- Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: males
- 24,324
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: males
- 34
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: males
- 56
- All other degree-seeking: males
- 1,105
- Total degree-seeking: males
- 1,195
- All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: males
- 144
- Total undergraduate Part-Time Students: males
- 1,339
- Total undergraduate students: males
- 25,663
- Degree-seeking, first-time: males
- 1,191
- All other degree-seeking: males
- 3,203
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: males
- 0
- Degree-seeking, first-time: males
- 880
- All other degree-seeking: males
- 3,433
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: males
- 89
- Total graduate Part-Time Students: males
- 4,402
- Total All Full-Time Students: Males
- 28,718
- Total All Part-Tim Students: Males
- 5,741
- Total All Students: males
- 34,459
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: females
- 3,833
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: females
- 326
- All other degree-seeking: females
- 12,310
- Total degree-seeking: females
- 16,469
- All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: females
- 3
- Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: females
- 16,472
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: females
- 115
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: females
- 476
- All other degree-seeking: females
- 789
- Total degree-seeking: females
- 1,380
- All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: females
- 118
- Total undergraduate Part-Time Students: females
- 1,498
- Total undergraduate students: females
- 17,970
- Degree-seeking, first-time: females
- 818
- All other degree-seeking: females
- 2,255
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: females
- 1
- Degree-seeking, first-time: females
- 530
- All other degree-seeking: females
- 1,795
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: females
- 48
- Total graduate Part-Time Students: females
- 2,373
- Total Full-Time Students: Females
- 19,546
- Total Part-Tim Students: Females
- 3,871
- Total All Students: females
- 23,417
- Total degree-seeking: Unknown
- 0
- Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: Unknown
- 0
- Total degree-seeking: Unknown
- 0
- Total undergraduate Part-Time Students: Unknown
- 0
- Total undergraduate students: Unknown
- 0
- Total graduate Part-Time Students: Unknown
- 0
- Total Full-Time Students: Unknown
- 0
- Total Part-Time Students: Unknown
- 0
- Total All Students: Unknown
- 0
- Total all undergraduates
- 43,633
- Total all graduate
- 14,243
- Grand Total All Students
- 57,876
All
- Total graduate Full-Time Students: males
- 4,394
- Total graduate Full-Time Students: females
- 3,074
- Total graduate Full-Time Students: Unknown
- 0
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
- White, non-Hispanic
- Degree-Seeking First-Time First Year
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 536
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 783
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 240
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 4,801
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- 18
- TOTAL
- 2,290
- White, non-Hispanic
- Degree-Seeking Undergraduates (include first-time first-year)
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 4,038
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 3,396
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 1,185
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 22,267
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- 53
- TOTAL
- 7,584
- White, non-Hispanic
- Total Undergraduates (both degree & non-degree-seeking)
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 4,050
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 3,407
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 1,191
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 22,342
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- 53
- TOTAL
- 7,595
Persistence
- Master's degrees
- 1,421
- Post-Master's certificates
- 78
- Doctoral degrees – research/scholarship
- 10,777
- Doctoral degrees – professional practice
- 530
- Doctoral degrees – other
- 3,143
Graduation Rates
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 1,210
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 937
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 5,992
- Total
- 8,139
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 707
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 601
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 4,054
- Total
- 5,362
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 156
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 121
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 898
- Total
- 1,175
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 41
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 31
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 218
- Total
- 290
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 904
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 753
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 5,170
- Total
- 6,827
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 0.747
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 0.804
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 0.863
- Total
- 0.839
- 2022 Cohort
- 5
- 2022 Cohort
- 8,452
- 2022 Cohort
- 5,503
- 2022 Cohort
- 1,268
- 2022 Cohort
- 241
- 2022 Cohort
- 7,012
- 2022 Cohort
- 0.83
- 2022 Cohort
- 2022 Cohort
- 2021 Cohort
- 2021 Cohort
Instructional Faculty And Class Size12
Instructional Faculty
- B. Total number who are members of minority groups
- Exclude
- D. Total number who are males
- Include
- E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
- Exclude
- F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
- Exclude
- B. Total number who are members of minority groups
- Exclude
- D. Total number who are males
- Exclude
- E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
- Exclude
- F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
- Include
Undergraduate Class Size
- 50-99
- 249
- 100+
- 11
- Total
- 260
- Total
- N/A
About Purdue University-Main Campus
Purdue University-Main Campus is a large public university in West Lafayette, IN, in a city setting.
What Purdue University-Main Campus looks for
Purdue University-Main Campus admits the majority of applicants who meet its baseline academic profile. For most students applying here, the work is in writing applications that reflect real fit rather than treating the application as a checklist. Demonstrated interest matters more here than at the most selective schools. Visiting, attending an info session, and asking real questions of admissions all move the needle.
Frequently asked
What SAT score do I need for Purdue University-Main Campus?
Purdue University-Main Campus's middle 50% SAT range is 1200 to 1480. A score in or above that band keeps you in the conversation; below it, the rest of your application has to do more work.
What ACT score do I need for Purdue University-Main Campus?
Middle 50% ACT range is 27 to 34. The top of that range or above is what most admitted students submit when they choose to send a score.
What is the acceptance rate at Purdue University-Main Campus?
Purdue University-Main Campus admits roughly 50% of applicants. An acceptance rate above 40% means a strong application can land here without high-end stats.
What does Purdue University-Main Campus actually cost after financial aid?
Average net cost (after institutional aid) is about $14,600 per year. Net cost varies enormously by family income; run the school's net price calculator for an estimate that reflects your situation.
Is Purdue University-Main Campus a reach, match, or safety for me?
Compare your stats to the middle 50% above. If you are at or below the 25th percentile, treat Purdue University-Main Campus as a reach. If you are in the middle 50%, it is a match. Above the 75th percentile and the school accepts above 25% overall, it is closer to a safety. Selectivity below 20% should be treated as a reach for everyone, period.
