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Purdue University

Women's WCLA Contact: Mel Rode
Profile
Size
10 / 10
33,735 Undergrads / 44,474 Students
Cost
2 / 10
$12,684 Net Price
Selectivity
6 / 10
60% Admitted
  • Team Conference

    WCLA Div. 1

  • College Type

    4-year, Public

  • Campus Type

    City: Small

Student Body
Gender
  • Male
  • Female
Enrollment
  • Full Time
  • Part Time
Geography
  • In-State
  • Out-of-state
  • Foreign
  • Other
Ethnicity
  • White
  • Black
  • Asian
  • Latino
  • Foreign
  • Other
Student-to-faculty Ratio
13 to 1
Return For Sophomore Year
92%
Overall Graduation Rate
82%
Graduate On Time / in 6 Years
58% / 82%
Calendar System
Semester
Religious Affiliation
None
Housing
On campus housing is provided and is not required for incoming freshman

Other includes American Indian, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, two or more races and unknown race / ethnicity.

Recruit Commits
2021
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Sophia Mahedy Rumson Fair Haven High School Rumson, NJ Def
 
2017
  
HS
Hometown
Position(s)
Sarah Hicks North Farmington Farmington Hills, MI Mid
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Location
Hovde Hall of Administration, West Lafayette, IN, 47907 See Directions
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Where Grads Live
  • Indianapolis Indiana Area
  • Greater Chicago Area
  • Lafayette Indiana Area
  • San Francisco Bay Area
  • Greater New York City Area
  • Fort Wayne Indiana Area
  • Washington D.C. Metro Area
  • Cincinnati Area
  • Greater Detroit Area
  • Greater Los Angeles Area
  • Greater Atlanta Area
  • Dallas/Fort Worth Area
  • Greater Denver Area
  • Houston Texas Area
  • Greater Boston Area
Where Grads Work
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • Cummins Inc.
  • IBM
  • General Motors
  • Boeing
  • Intel Corporation
  • Caterpillar Inc.
  • Hewlett-Packard
  • Rolls-Royce
  • Microsoft
  • Delphi
  • Ivy Tech Community College
  • Procter & Gamble
  • United States Air Force
  • Cisco
What Grads Do
  • Engineering
  • Operations
  • Sales
  • Education
  • Research
  • Information Technology
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Program and Project Management
  • Healthcare Services
  • Consulting
  • Finance
  • Support
  • Marketing
  • Media and Communication
  • Arts and Design
Data from
Niche Grades
Overall Experience
Student Life
Professor Rating
Academics
Athletics
Campus
Academics
Test Scores
SAT
Critical Reading
520 - 630
Math
600 - 750
Total
1140 - 1360
ACT
English
24 - 34
Math
26 - 33
Composite
25 - 32

This range represents the middle half of incoming freshman from the 25th to 75th percentile. The writing component is now optional and no longer reported. Historical writing ranges: 520 - 630 for SAT

GPA
SAT Math
SAT Reading
ACT

This distribution represents incoming freshman test scores and GPA on 4.0 scale.

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Admissions
 
Total
Male
Female
Applicants 55,311 33,896 21,415
% Admitted 60% 56% 66%
% Admits That Enroll 25% 25% 24%
Incoming Freshman Average GPA 3.74
  • Accepted
  • Denied
  • Applied
  • Waitlisted
    • Admission Considerations
     
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    High School Rank
    High School Transcript
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    Recommendations
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    Other Tests (Wonderlic, etc.)
    TOEFL (English proficiency)
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    Majors / Programs

    Degrees offered by popularity. Type = Bachelor.

    Engineering (27%)
    Business (14%)
    Computer & Information Sciences (10%)
    Engineering Technology, General (8%)
    Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (6%)
    Agriculture (6%)
    Computer Science (5%)
    Mechanical Engineering (5%)
    Social Sciences (3%)
    Industrial Engineering (3%)
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering (3%)
    Biological & Biomedical Sciences (3%)
    Mathematics & Statistics (3%)
    Education (3%)
    Computer Engineering, General (2%)
    Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician (2%)
    Experimental Psychology (2%)
    Athlete graduation rate
    Financial
    Net Price

    Average net price = sticker price - financial aid.

    $12,684

    Average net price by income for incoming freshman receiving financial aid.

    Net price for students paying in-state tuition rate (public institutions).

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    Sticker Price

    Sticker price = estimated total cost of attendance.

     
    In-state
    Out-of-state
    On Campus
    Tuition & Fees$9,992 $28,804
    Books & Supplies$1,190 $1,190
    Cost of Living$10,030 $10,030
    Personal Expenses$1,670 $1,670
     
    Sticker Price$22,882 $41,834

    Personal expenses includes laundry, transportation, entertainment and furnishings.

    Financial Aid

    65% of full-time, incoming freshman receive financial aid.

     
    Receiving Aid %
    Avg. Aid Amount
    Type of Aid
    Grant or Scholarship44%$10,309
    Federal Grants16%$4,862
    Pell Grants16%$4,576
    Other Federal12%$395
    State & Local Grants13%$6,923
    Institutional Grants43%$6,773
     
    Student Loans34%$9,106
    Federal Loans32%$5,219
    Other Loans15%$9,445

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    All financials shown for full-time, incoming freshman.

     
    Total Amount
    Per Student
    Endowment
    Financial Assets $2.34 Billion $52,547

    Value of endowment assets at fiscal year end.

    Debt

    Total federal debt after graduation for undergrad borrowers: $20,428.

    Total cumulative student debt by percentile.

     
    Total Principal
    Monthly Payment
    10 Year Repayment $17,250 $217

    Most student loans have a grace period before repayment begins.

    3 Year Avg. Default Rate: 2.4%

    Avg. rate for colleges with lacrosse is 5.1%.

    Total federal debt excludes private student loans and parent PLUS loans. Cumulative debt cohort includes 7,840 students.

    Salary

    Earnings 10 years after enrollment: $55,100

    Earnings of former students working by percentile.

    Earnings of former students who received federal financial aid. Figures shown are median.

    Payback

    How long until this college investment pays off: 3.94 years.

    Median debt and foregone earnings divided by median earnings. Foregone earnings assumes 4 years to graduation; at this school, 58% of students graduate on time.

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    Campus Safety
     
    On Campus
    In Residence Halls In Res. Halls
    Criminal Offenses
    Murder - -
    Negligent Manslaughter - -
    Rape 17 16
    Fondling 14 13
    Incest - -
    Statutory Rape - -
    Robbery 1 -
    Aggravated Assault 4 2
    Burglary 10 9
    Motor Vehicle Theft 6 4
    Arson 3 2

    In Residence Halls are a subset of On Campus statistics. Murder includes non-negligent manslaughter.

    The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here. Statistics represent 3-year average data.

    Data from The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

    Carnegie Classifications
    Category
    Classification
    Basic ClassificationDoctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity
    Undergrad InstructionProfessions plus arts & sciences, high graduate coexistence
    Graduate InstructionResearch Doctoral: Comprehensive programs, with medical/veterinary school
    Enrollment ProfileHigh undergraduate
    Undergrad ProfileFour-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
    Size and SettingFour-year, large, primarily residential

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