Purdue University Fort Wayne Trade Programs

Purdue University Fort Wayne is a public institution situated in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Fort Wayne is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Purdue University Fort Wayne?

Contact details for PFW are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2101 E Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
Phone:	260-481-4739
Website:	www.pfw.edu

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Can I Afford PFW?

In a recent term, part-time PFW students paid $308 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $741 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,049	$21,015
Fees	$1,205	$1,205
Books and Supplies	$2,940	$2,940
On Campus Room and Board	$10,332	$10,332
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,776	$3,776

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At PFW, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $5,387 a year. That adds up to $21,548 over four years for those students.

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Purdue University Fort Wayne Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,584 undergraduate students at PFW, with 5,161 being full-time and 2,423 being part-time.

There are also 509 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,161 full-time undergraduates at PFW, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	217
Black or African American	376
Hispanic or Latino	499
White	3,679
International Students	133
Other Races/Ethnicities	257

Geographic Diversity

Indiana students aren't the only ones who study at Purdue University Fort Wayne. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Purdue University Fort Wayne

In 2022-2023, 3,477 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 14th most popular in Indiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Purdue University Fort Wayne Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology	0	14	26	40
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	0	4	8	12
Construction Engineering Technology	0	0	6	6
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	5	5
Industrial Technology	0	3	2	5
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	1	0	0	1
Other Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technologies	0	0	0	0
Quality Control Technology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	21	47	69

Purdue University Fort Wayne Trades

In a recent academic period, Purdue University Fort Wayne awarded 206 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	0	5
Construction Engineering Technology	0	0	0	6
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	4	8
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	3	2
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	14	26
Mental & Social Health Services	1	0	0	0
Total	2	0	63	141

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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