Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN · Public · Small city · PUG
Public institution in West Lafayette, IN · 31,502 undergraduates · $36,596 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Undergraduates
- Top 13%Cost of attendance
- Top 20%Pell Grant share
- Top 24%Average net price
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $12,267467th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,110609th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $14,421523rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $17,994260th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,0781,514th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $36,5961,753rd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,9731,649th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 47.6%1,256th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 25.0%1,818th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 31,50248th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 25.0:12,064th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 47.9%429th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 101 mi (MDW)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 30 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $71,233 | $73,792 |
| Fire ProtectionHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $68,219 | $73,446 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $52,941 | $50,773 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $51,482 | $45,277 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $46,673 | $45,547 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $44,666 | $41,599 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $44,021 | $40,017 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $40,314 | $38,025 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $38,391 | $36,301 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | $36,134 | $38,289 |
| Legal Support ServicesLegal Professions | bachelors | $35,213 | $34,244 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions | bachelors | $34,992 | $35,394 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 2018source
Key links
- Official websitepurdueglobal.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 489779)
- Compare colleges in INRe-score with your weights
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