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Purdue University Global is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Indianapolis is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

135 Undergraduate Degrees
237 Graduate Degrees

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Purdue University Global Rankings

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.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank Ranking Name Share
#2 Most Popular Educational Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Most Popular Online Educational Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Most Popular Online Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Most Popular Instructional Media Design Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Purdue University Global?

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Contact details for Purdue University Global are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2550 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 1100, Indianapolis, IN 47906
Phone: 866-522-7747
Website: www.kaplanuniversity.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KaplanUniversity
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/Kaplan_Univ

Purdue University Global has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Purdue University Global?

29% Take Out Loans
9.5% Loan Default Rate

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 University Global, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $4,874 a year. That adds up to $19,496 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Purdue University Global is 9.5%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Purdue University Global Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,438 Full-Time Undergraduates
67% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 33,192 undergraduate students at Purdue University Global, with 5,438 being full-time and 27,754 being part-time.

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There are also 10,735 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,438 full-time undergraduates at Purdue University Global, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 127
Black or African American 874
Hispanic or Latino 642
White 3,356
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 425

Online Learning at Purdue University Global

43,927 Took All Classes Online
43,927 Took At Least One Class Online
685.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 43,927 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 3rd 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 University Global

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Purdue University Global was $10,167 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $14,478. The following table shows how Purdue University Global 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
General Educational Leadership & Administration #1 #1
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration #40 #7
Teacher Education #46 #16

Online Affordability Rankings of Purdue University Global Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Purdue University Global was $10,167 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $14,478. The following table shows how Purdue University Global is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Teacher Education #7 #7
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration #15 #15
General Educational Leadership & Administration #19 #19
Teacher Education Grade Specific #21 #18
Early Childhood Education #27 #27
Instructional Media Design #48 #36
Educational/Instructional Technology #48 #36

Online Growth Rankings of Purdue University Global

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Purdue University Global was 685.5%. This is the #95 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Purdue University Global regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Purdue University Global ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Teacher Education #4
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration #4
Early Childhood Education #7
Instructional Media Design #7
Educational/Instructional Technology #7
General Educational Leadership & Administration #10
Educational Administration #12
Teacher Education Grade Specific #13

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 Global Teaching Concentrations

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

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
General Educational Leadership & Administration 0 130 0 0 130
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 0 0 0 109 109
Educational/Instructional Technology 0 0 35 39 74
Teacher Education 0 0 0 54 54
Early Childhood Education 5 0 0 0 5
TOTAL 5 130 35 202 372

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.

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