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

Can I Afford Purdue?

For the <nil> academic year, 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	$1,050	$1,050
On Campus Room and Board	$10,030	$10,030
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,850	$1,850

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 30% of students took out student loans averaging $8,989 a year. That adds up to $35,956 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Purdue is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 23,662 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Purdue

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Purdue University - Main Campus was 58.0%. This is the #507 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Purdue regardless of major.

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%.

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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