Purdue University
Common Data Set 2015-16
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Acceptance Rate
12.0%
Applications
32,449
Admitted
3,902
SAT Composite
0.155043460683-0.166363452597
SAT Reading
0.002829997978-0.00444713968
ACT Composite
0.3875-0.474489795918
All Extracted Fields
B. Enrollment And Persistence
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: males
- 16121
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: males
- 10
- All other degree-seeking: males
- 16131
- All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: males
- 1073
- Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: males
- 2559
- Degree-seeking, first-time: males
- 1060
- All other degree-seeking: males
- 295
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: males
- 170
- Total graduate Full-Time Students: males
- 4307
- Degree-seeking, first-time: males
- 8
- All other degree-seeking: males
- 172
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: males
- 239
- Total graduate Part-Time Students: males
- 6812
- Total All Full-Time Students: Males
- 6972
- Total All Part-Tim Students: Males
- 64
- Total All Students: males
- 9
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: females
- 11987
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: females
- 13
- All other degree-seeking: females
- 12000
- All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: females
- 800
- Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: females
- 1892
- Degree-seeking, first-time: females
- 5212
- All other degree-seeking: females
- 1277
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: females
- 881
- Total graduate Full-Time Students: females
- 18744
- Degree-seeking, first-time: females
- 28
- All other degree-seeking: females
- 656
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: females
- 648
- Total graduate Part-Time Students: females
- 29325
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: Unknown
- 704
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: Unknown
- 68
- All other degree-seeking: Unknown
- 772
- All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: Unknown
- 372
- Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: Unknown
- 1603
- Degree-seeking, first-time: Unknown
- 5233
- All other degree-seeking: Unknown
- 1281
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: Unknown
- 885
- Total graduate Full-Time Students: Unknown
- 18861
- Degree-seeking, first-time: Unknown
- 28
- All other degree-seeking: Unknown
- 660
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: Unknown
- 657
- Total graduate Part-Time Students: Unknown
- 29497
- Total all undergraduates
- 17
- Total all graduate
- 709
- Grand Total All Students
- 247
- Nonresidents
- 7
- Hispanic/Latino
- 6105
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 2853
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 1460
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 297
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 4610
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- 0.7551187551187551
- Total
- 0.928
C. First-Time, First-Year Admission
- Total first-time, first-year males who applied
- 17475
- Total first-time, first-year students of unknown sex who applied
- 14974
- Total first-time, first-year males who were admitted
- 3895
- Total first-time, first-year females who were admitted
- 7
- Total first-time, first-year students of unknown sex who enrolled
- No
- Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
- No
- Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
- X
- Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
- No
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year females who enrolled
- X
- Must reply by (date)
- C22
- Weeks
- x
- Other
- C22
- Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):Month
- 2016-12-12 00:00:00
- Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): Day
- 2016-12-12 00:00:00
- Amount of housing deposit:
- Yes
- Total academic units
- X
- Mathematics
- X
- Science
- X
- Of these, units that must be lab
- X
- Foreign language
- X
- Academic electives
- X
- Visual/Performing Arts
- X
- Other (specify)
- X
- Explain:
- SAT and ACT Policies
- Academic GPA
- Require
- Standardized test scores
- X
- First generation
- X
- SAT Only
- Yes
- Percent Submitting SAT Scores
- 24
- Percent Submitting ACT Scores
- 23
- Number Submitting SAT Scores
- 32
- Number Submitting ACT Scores
- 29
- SAT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 0.155043460683
- SAT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 0.076207802708
- SAT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 0.166363452597
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 25th Percentile
- 0.002829997978
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 50th Percentile
- 0.001212856276
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 75th Percentile
- 0.00444713968
- SAT Math: 25th Percentile
- 0
- SAT Math: 50th Percentile
- 0
- SAT Math: 75th Percentile
- 0.000202142712
- ACT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 0.999999999998
- ACT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 0.999999999997
- ACT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 0.999999999997
- ACT Math: 25th Percentile
- ACT Composite
- ACT Math: 50th Percentile
- ACT English
- ACT Math: 75th Percentile
- ACT Math
- ACT English: 25th Percentile
- 0.363520408163
- ACT English: 50th Percentile
- 0.3875
- ACT English: 75th Percentile
- 0.416836734693
- ACT Writing: 25th Percentile
- 0.474489795918
- ACT Writing: 50th Percentile
- 0.399489795918
- ACT Writing: 75th Percentile
- 0.449234693877
- ACT Science: 25th Percentile
- 0.159183673469
- ACT Science: 50th Percentile
- 0.199234693877
- ACT Science: 75th Percentile
- 0.123724489795
- ACT Reading: 25th Percentile
- 0.002806122448
- ACT Reading: 50th Percentile
- 0.013520408163
- ACT Reading: 75th Percentile
- 0.010204081632
- SAT Math: 600-699
- 0.42861874792977805
- SAT Math: 500-599
- 0.7893342166280225
- SAT Math: 400-499
- 0.9708512752567076
- SAT Math: 300-399
- 0.029148724743292442
- SAT Math: 200-299
- 0.2106657833719775
- SAT Math: Total
- 0.44318849089841456
- SAT Composite: 1000-1199
- 0.5562
- SAT Composite: 800-999
- 0.2521
- SAT Composite: 600-799
- 0.1058
- SAT Composite: 400-599
- 0.0696
- SAT Composite: Total
- 0.0156
- ACT Composite: 30-36
- 0
- ACT Composite: 24-29
- 1
- ACT Composite: 12-17
- 3.72
- ACT Composite: 6-11
- 0.8395478567234292
D. Transfer Admission
- Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)
- X
- Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:
- Number
- Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:
- Unit Type
- Males
- Applicants
- Females
- 1513
- Unknown
- 1356
- Total
- 2869
- Males
- Admitted Applicants
- Females
- 578
- Unknown
- 585
- Total
- 1163
- Males
- Enrolled Applicants
- Females
- 350
- Unknown
- 346
- Total
- 696
- High school transcript
- x
- College transcript(s)
- x
- If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):
- varies by
- List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:
- List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:
- Winter Priority Date: Month
- Priority Date
- Winter Priority Date: Day
- Priority Date
- Spring Priority Date: Month
- 2014-07-01 00:00:00
- Spring Priority Date: Day
- 2014-07-01 00:00:00
- Winter Closing Date: Month
- Closing Date
- Winter Closing Date: Day
- Closing Date
- Winter Notification Date: Month
- Notification Date
- Winter Notification Date: Day
- Notification Date
- Winter Reply Date: Month
- Reply Date
- Winter Reply Date: Day
- Reply Date
- Winter Rolling Admission
- Rolling Admission
- Spring Rolling Admission
- x
E. Academic Offerings and Policies
- Specify:
- This question has been removed from the Common Data Set.
F. Student Life
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- First-time, first-year (freshman) students
- Percent of females who join sororities
- 0.38796102992345166
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 0.94
- Average age of full-time students
- 0.06
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 0.001
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- Undergraduates
- Percent of females who join sororities
- 0.34252390372568414
- Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
- 0.19
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 0.21
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 0.38
- Average age of full-time students
- 0.62
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 0.0324037
- Campus Ministries
- F2
- Army ROTC is offered:
- At Cooperating Institution
- Coed residence halls
- F4
- Specify:
- Honors College
G. Annual Expenses
- Please provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance will be available:
- Undergraduate full-time tuition, required fees, room and board List the typical tuition, required fees, and room and board
- Tuition
- 9208
- Tuition
- 9208
- Tuition: In-state (out-of-district):
- 794
- Tuition: Nonresident
- 10030
- Tuition: In-state (out-of-district):
- 794
- Tuition: Nonresident
- 10030
- Other:
- 8
- Minimum
- x
- Books and supplies:
- 1220
- Transportation:
- 210
- Other expenses:
- 1570
- Books and supplies:
- 1220
- Food only:
- 1890
- Transportation
- 1610
- Other expenses:
- 1570
- Books and supplies:
- 1220
- Housing only:
- 7210
- Food only:
- 2160
- Food and housing total*
- 9370
- Transportation:
- 210
- Other expenses:
- 1570
- In-district:
- 348
- In-state (out-of-district):
- 948
- Out-of-state:
- 1018
H. Financial Aid
- b) Students notified on a rolling basis:
- Federal Pell
- If yes, starting date (Month):
- X
- If yes, starting date (Day):
- X
- Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
- Less Than Full-time Undergraduate
- Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
- 1366
- Total Scholarships/Grants
- 381
- Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
- 288
- Federal Work-Study
- 177
- State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)
- 180
- Total Self-Help
- 109
- Parent Loans
- 124
- Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
- 0.741
- Athletic Awards
- 7916
- Specify:
- Religious affiliation
- A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item $B$1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort)
- Full-time Undergrad (Incl. Fresh.)
- B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid
- 3340
- C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need
- 6592
- D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid
- 220
- E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid
- 27436
- A. Number of degree-seeking undergraduate students (CDS Item $B$1 if reporting on Fall 2024 cohort)
- Less Than Full-time Undergrad
- B. Number of students in line a who applied for need-based financial aid
- 103
- C. Number of students in line b who were determined to have financial need
- 3045
- D. Number of students in line c who were awarded any financial aid
- 3
- E. Number of students in line d who were awarded any need-based scholarship or grant aid
- 6510
- Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is available
- H8
- Institution's own financial aid form
- H11
- Specify:
- Loans
- Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:
- Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
- No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis)
- Federal Nursing Loans
I. Instructional Faculty And Class Size
- 10-19
- and
- 20-29
- 2368.33
- 30-39
- faculty).
J. Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred
- Communication/journalism
- Diploma/Certificates
- Communication technologies
- 0.0221
- Law/legal studies
- 0.0123
- Interdisciplinary studies
- 0.14
- Communication/journalism
- Associate
- Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
- 0.027
- Communication/journalism
- Bachelor’s
- Communication technologies
- 0.0657
- Computer and information sciences
- 0.0122
- Personal and culinary services
- 0.0027
- Education
- 0.0033
- Engineering
- 0.0262
- Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
- 0.0446
- Law/legal studies
- 0.0435
- English
- 0.2332
- Liberal arts/general studies
- 0.0544
- Library science
- 0.0067
- Biological/life sciences
- 0.0211
- Military science and military technologies
- 0.0095
- Philosophy and religious studies
- 0.0323
- Theology and religious vocations
- 0.0334
- Science technologies
- 0.0043
- Psychology
- 0.0138
- Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services
- 0.0027
- Social sciences
- 0.0208
- Mechanic and repair technologies
- 0.0209
- Visual and performing arts
- 0.0594
- Other
- 0.0195
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 0.0225