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General Information
- Address:
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47906- Control:
Public
- Academic Calendar:
Semester
- Religious Affiliation:
None
- Founded:
1869
- Web Site:
www.purdue.edu
- Main Phone:
(765) 494-4600
- Admissions Phone:
(765) 494-1776
Student Body
- Full-Time Undergraduates:
29,051
- Part-Time Undergraduates:
1,800
- Total Male Undergraduates:
18,208
- Total Female Undergraduates:
12,643
Admissions
- Overall Acceptance Rate:
80%
- Total Applicants:
24,003
- Total Acceptances:
19,259
- Freshman Enrollment:
6,672
- Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):
35%
- Early Decision Available?
No
- Early Action Available?
No
- Regular Decision Deadline:
March 1
- Type of Admission:
Rolling
- Regular Decision Notification:
April 10, or within 2 weeks
- Must-Reply-By Date:
May 1
- Transfer Applications Received:
2,648
- Transfer Applications Accepted:
1,735
- Tranfer Students Enrolled:
1,119
- Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:
65%
- Common Application Accepted?
No
- Supplemental Forms?
No
- Admissions E-Mail:
admissions@purdue.edu
- Admissions Web Site:
www.purdue.edu/admissions
- SAT I or ACT Required?
Either
- First-Year Students Submitting SAT Scores:
85%
- SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):
1030–1260
- SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):
530–650
- SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):
530–660
- SAT II Requirements?
None
- Retention Rate:
86%
- Top 10% of High School Class:
27%
- Application Fee:
$30
Financial Information
- In-State Tuition:
$6,458
- Out-of-State Tuition:
$19,824
- Room and Board:
$6,830
- Books and Supplies:
$980
- Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):
$9,426
- Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:
60%
- Students Who Received Aid:
42%
- Financial Aid Forms Deadline:
March 1
- Financial Aid Phone:
(765) 494-5050
- Financial Aid E-Mail:
facontact@purdue.edu
- Financial Aid Web Site:
www.purdue.edu/DFA/index.htm
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