Purdue University - Main Campus Trade Programs

Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. The location of Purdue is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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

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Can I Afford Purdue?

In a recent term, part-time Purdue students paid $348 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $948 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,718	$28,520
Fees	$274	$274
Books and Supplies	$1,030	$1,030
On Campus Room and Board	$11,650	$11,650
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,210	$2,210

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 Purdue, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $9,125 a year. That adds up to $36,500 over four years for those students.

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Purdue University - Main Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 35,706 undergraduate students at Purdue, with 33,575 being full-time and 2,131 being part-time.

There are also 10,949 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 33,575 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	3,500
Black or African American	865
Hispanic or Latino	2,011
White	21,255
International Students	4,054
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,890

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.

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
Industrial & Management Engineering	12%
Transportation & Materials Moving	10%

Purdue University - Main Campus 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	3	217	220
Architectural Engineering Technology	0	0	105	105
Industrial Technology	17	0	86	103
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology	0	0	90	90
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	0	0	76	76
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	0	0	67	67
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	0	0	66	66
Industrial & Management Engineering	0	0	64	64
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	0	0	48	48
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	0	0	16	16
General Health & Wellness	0	0	15	15
Engineering Technology	0	0	6	6
Other Industrial Production Technologies	0	0	1	1
TOTAL	17	3	857	877

Purdue University - Main Campus Trades

In a recent academic period, Purdue University - Main Campus awarded 2,600 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
Air Transportation	0	0	0	115
Architectural Engineering Technology	0	0	0	105
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	16
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	0	66
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	64
General Engineering Technology	0	0	0	6
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	15
Industrial Production Technology	17	0	0	163
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	3	307
Total	51	0	9	2,540

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
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