Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
Admissions Prediction
Official Admissions Statistics 2016 - 2017
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 49,007 |
| Admitted | 27,427 |
| Acceptance rate | 56.0% |
| Yield rate | 27.0% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at Purdue University-Main Campus.
Purdue University-Main Campus's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 520 and 630
- Math: 550 and 690
- Writing: 25 and 31
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at Purdue University-Main Campus.
Purdue University-Main Campus's average composite ACT score falls between 24 and 32.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
| Major | Men | Women | Total |
| Accounting | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Acting | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Actuarial Science | 52 | 31 | 83 |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology, General | 65 | 15 | 80 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering | 118 | 31 | 149 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Agricultural & Extension Education Services | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Agricultural Business & Management, General | 62 | 49 | 111 |
| Agricultural Communications/Journalism | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| Agricultural Economics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agricultural Mechanization, General | 31 | 2 | 33 |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Agricultural/Biological Engineering & Bioengineering | 33 | 33 | 66 |
| Agriculture, General | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture. | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| Agronomy & Crop Science | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ancient Studies/Civilization | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Animal Sciences, General | 19 | 114 | 133 |
| Anthropology | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Apparel & Textiles, General | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Applied Mathematics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician | 75 | 5 | 80 |
| Art History, Criticism & Conservation | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Art Teacher Education | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology, General | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Audiology/Audiologist & Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 2 | 99 | 101 |
| Aviation/Airway Management & Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avionics Maintenance & Technology/Technician | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Biochemistry | 15 | 22 | 37 |
| Biochemistry/Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Biological & Physical Sciences | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Biology Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 33 | 67 | 100 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 31 | 42 | 73 |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Business Administration/Management | 195 | 126 | 321 |
| Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Chemical Engineering | 96 | 50 | 146 |
| Chemistry, General | 57 | 39 | 96 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 89 | 30 | 119 |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Communication, General. | 36 | 129 | 165 |
| Communications Studies/Speech Communication & Rhetoric | 38 | 82 | 120 |
| Comparative Literature | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Computational and Applied Mathematics. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Computer & Information Sciences, General | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Computer & Information Systems Security | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 98 | 18 | 116 |
| Computer Graphics | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Computer Science | 181 | 20 | 201 |
| Construction Engineering | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management | 8 | 45 | 53 |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Creative Writing. | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Design & Applied Arts, Other | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Design & Visual Communications, General | 5 | 41 | 46 |
| Dietetics/Dietician (RD) | 3 | 67 | 70 |
| Drama & Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft, Other | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Early Childhood Education & Teaching | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Economics, General | 90 | 39 | 129 |
| Education, General | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Education, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Educational Leadership & Administration, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology/Technician | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering | 148 | 31 | 179 |
| Elementary Education & Teaching | 6 | 90 | 96 |
| Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engineering, Other | 25 | 13 | 38 |
| ENGINEERING/ENGINEERING-RELATED TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS. | 25 | 2 | 27 |
| English Language & Literature, General | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Entomology | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| Experimental Psychology. | 32 | 97 | 129 |
| Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Farm/Farm & Ranch Management | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Fashion/Apparel Design | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Film/Cinema Studies | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Financial Mathematics. | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Financial Planning & Services | 40 | 22 | 62 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management | 9 | 24 | 33 |
| Food Science | 7 | 26 | 33 |
| Foreign Languages/Modern Languages, General | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Forest Sciences | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Forestry, General | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| French Language & Literature | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Genetics, General | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| German Language & Literature | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Gerontology | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Health & Physical Education, General | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Health and Wellness, General. | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Health Professions & Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 32 | 76 | 108 |
| Health Teacher Education | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General. | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| History, General | 30 | 15 | 45 |
| Horticultural Science | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Hospitality/Travel Services Sales Operations | 83 | 27 | 110 |
| Hotel/Motel Administration/Management | 46 | 115 | 161 |
| Human Development & Family Studies, General | 3 | 54 | 57 |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Industrial Design | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Industrial Engineering | 140 | 67 | 207 |
| Industrial Management | 32 | 11 | 43 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other | 21 | 2 | 23 |
| Information Technology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interior Design | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Italian Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japanese Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kinesiology & Exercise Science | 39 | 69 | 108 |
| Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| Learning Sciences. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies & Humanities, Other | 7 | 36 | 43 |
| Linguistics | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods, Other | 23 | 11 | 34 |
| Manufacturing Technology/Technician | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Materials Engineering | 26 | 18 | 44 |
| Mathematical Statistics & Probability | 110 | 66 | 176 |
| Mathematics & Computer Science | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathematics, General | 51 | 21 | 72 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 292 | 54 | 346 |
| Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Medieval & Renaissance Studies | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Microbiology and Immunology. | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Natural Resources Management & Policy, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| Neurobiology and Anatomy. | 9 | 22 | 31 |
| Nuclear Engineering | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| Nursing Practice. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nursing Science. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Organizational Leadership. | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Pharmaceutics & Drug Design (MS, PhD) | 9 | 20 | 29 |
| Pharmacy (PharmD, BS/BPharm) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Philosophy | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Photography | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Physical Education Teaching & Coaching | 32 | 25 | 57 |
| Physics, General | 32 | 7 | 39 |
| Plant Genetics | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| Psychology, General | 10 | 29 | 39 |
| Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Public Health Education & Promotion | 12 | 45 | 57 |
| Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | 5 | 95 | 100 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Russian Language & Literature | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Sociology | 73 | 61 | 134 |
| Soil Science & Agronomy, General | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Special Education & Teaching, Other | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Statistics, General | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Systems Science and Theory. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design & Technology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education | 39 | 7 | 46 |
| Trade & Industrial Teacher Education | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Turf & Turfgrass Management | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Veterinary Medicine (DVM) | 11 | 68 | 79 |
| Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General (Cert, MS, PhD) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician & Veterinary Assistant | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| Women's Studies | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Wood Science & Wood Products/Pulp & Paper Technology | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 3255 | 3046 | 6301 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
| Applied | 7230 |
| Reported Results | 2124 |
| Accepted | 1840 (87%) 87,13 |
| Rejected | 284 |
| Attending | 511 |
| Yield Rate | 28% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.70 |
| SAT I | 600 | 600 | 1950 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 88 | 88 | 725 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.09 |
| SAT I | 600 | 600 | 1641 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 25 | 75 | 506 |
Stats last calculated: Monday 20th of August 2012 12:00:10 PM
Newest applicant: 25 days, 20 hours, and 46 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2016 - 2017 academic year.
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