Purdue University - Main Campus Teaching Programs

Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy 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	3
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Purdue?

Purdue has an acceptance rate of 53%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 53% of accepted students are men and 47% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 46%, and the acceptance rate for women is 64%.

Average Test Scores

About 67% 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 600 and 710. Math scores were between 600 and 760.

Purdue received ACT scores from 29% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 27 and 34.

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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

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 2022-2023, 17,831 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 11th most popular in Indiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Purdue majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	67%

Purdue University - Main Campus Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Education	117	12	8	110	22	269
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	6	131	18	155
Elementary Education	0	81	0	0	0	81
Social Studies Education	0	23	0	0	0	23
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	16	0	3	3	22
Other Special Education & Teaching	0	21	0	0	0	21
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	0	0	18	0	0	18
Early Childhood Education	0	18	0	0	0	18
Educational Evaluation & Research	0	0	13	0	0	13
Agricultural Teacher Education	0	11	0	0	0	11
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	0	0	10	0	0	10
Art Education	0	9	0	0	0	9
Educational Statistics & Research Methods	0	0	5	0	0	5
Technology Education	0	4	0	0	0	4
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	0	0	0
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
English & Language Arts Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adult & Continuing Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	117	195	60	244	43	659

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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