Also known as

  • Purdue-West Lafayette
  • Purdue
  • PU
  • Purdue-WL

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
10,941
41.1% Female
58.9% Male

Institution Overview

System
Purdue University
School Type
Public
Region
Great Lakes IL IN MI OH WI
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
Suburb: Midsize

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
397
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
89
Doctoral Research
82
Doctoral Professional
6
Distance
17
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.20%
American Indian or Alaska Native
4.69%
Asian
3.11%
Black or African American
3.36%
Hispanic or Latino
0.10%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
46.23%
White
1.32%
Two or more races
1.97%
Unknown
39.02%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$60
Admissions Office Web Address
www.purdue.edu/purdue/admissions/index.html

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$9,208
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$28,010

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
Yes
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
89
Master's (Distance)
14
Doctor's Degree Research
82
Doctor's Degree Professional
6
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
19
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
2
Post Master's Certificate
12
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Adult Development and Aging Doctoral – Research Yes No
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General Master's Degree Yes Yes
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Agricultural and Extension Education Services Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Agricultural Business and Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Agricultural Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Agricultural Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Agricultural Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
American/United States Studies/Civilization Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Animal Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Apparel and Textiles, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician Master's Degree Yes Yes
Art Teacher Education Doctoral – Research Yes No
Art/Art Studies, General Master's Degree Yes No
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Biochemistry Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biology Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biomedical Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biotechnology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Building/Property Maintenance Master's Degree Yes Yes
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Communication, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Comparative Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer and Information Sciences, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Computer Graphics Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Design and Applied Arts, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Economics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Education, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
No
No
Education, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
No
Elementary Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering Technology, General Master's Degree Yes Yes
Engineering, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
No
No
Engineering/Industrial Management Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
English/Language Arts Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Entomology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Experimental Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Food Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Foreign Language Teacher Education Doctoral – Research Yes No
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Forest Sciences and Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
General Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Gerontology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctoral – Research Yes No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Horticultural Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Human Development and Family Studies, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Humanities/Humanistic Studies Doctoral – Research Yes No
Industrial Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Information Technology Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Linguistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Materials Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Mathematics Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
No
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Neuroscience Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nursing Practice Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Nutrition Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
No
Pharmacy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Philosophy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Plant Genetics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Public Health, General Master's Degree Yes No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social Studies Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Soil Science and Agronomy, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Special Education and Teaching, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Statistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Veterinary Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 2,499 1,947 391 161
With faculty status 1,963 1,783 23 157
Tenured 1,290 1,290 0 0
On tenure track 410 410 0 0
Not on tenure track 263 83 23 157
Multi-year contract 198 30 13 155
Annual contract 59 47 10 2
Less-than annual contract 6 6 0 0
Without faculty status 536 164 368 4

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research
Management Occupations
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Computer Engineering and Science Occupations
Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media Occupations
Library and Student Academic Affairs and Other Education Services Occupations
Healthcare Practioners and Technical Occupations

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$9,208
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$28,010
Financial aid office web address
www.purdue.edu/dfa/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$4,860
Typical Board
$5,170
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$9,208$28,010
Full time Fees$794$794
Part time, per credit hour$348$948

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Pharmacy $21,232 $794 $39,492 $794
Veterinary Medicine $19,134 $794 $43,962 $794

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
10,941
41.1% Female
58.9% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.20%
American Indian or Alaska Native
4.69%
Asian
3.11%
Black or African American
3.36%
Hispanic or Latino
0.10%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
46.23%
White
1.32%
Two or more races
1.97%
Unknown
39.02%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 7 15
Asian 284 229
Black Or African American 148 192
Hispanic Or Latino 197 171
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 6 5
Non-resident Alien 2,816 1,453
White 2,790 2,268
Two Or More Races 72 72
Unknown 120 96

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
Yes
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial servicesNo
On-campus day care for student's childrenYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
Hovde Hall of Administration
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2040
Phone
765-494-4600
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of October, 2016.
Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2015), Data File: [HD2015], [IC2015], [IC2015_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2015), Data File: [C2015_A],[C2015DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2015), Data File: [EFFY2015]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2014), Data File: [EAP2014]


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