Purdue University--Main Campus

IPEDS: 243780

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. The bar shows relative performance across all institutions (fuller = better), and percentile shows rank position.

Metric Value Relative Performance Percentile Range
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
11,339
Top 0.90000000000001% 320.0 – 13,981.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better
58,658
Top 2.7% 2,391.0 – 79,818.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better
92
Top 3.1% 57.0 – 95.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
9,961
Top 4% 280.0 – 14,934.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
41
Top 4.9% 20.0 – 99.0
Number of applicants
Higher is better
68,309
Top 6.1% 1,985.0 – 149,815.0
Total faculty
Higher is better
3,223
Top 6.7% 176.0 – 6,529.0
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better
16
Top 8% 10.0 – 80.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better
19
Top 8.9% 1.0 – 225.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
3,135
Top 9.3% 59.0 – 7,563.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better
931,513
Top 9.5% 1,138.0 – 2,110,961.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
1,061
Top 9.8% 17.0 – 1,858.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
9
Top 9.8% 0.0 – 19.0
% of first-year students in top 10 percent of high school class
Higher is better
47
Top 11% 5.0 – 100.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better
93
Top 13.8% 33.0 – 98.0
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better
83
Top 14.2% 22.0 – 96.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better
50
Top 14.8% 9.0 – 100.0
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better
129,904
Top 15.6% 54,887.0 – 205,648.0
Average discount from sticker price
Higher is better
31
Top 18.2% 7.0 – 64.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better
72
Top 20.3% 20.0 – 92.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better
38,621
Top 26.2% 11,852.0 – 126,832.0
Net cost
Lower is better
29,212
Top 26.7% 0.0 – 66,625.0
In-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
9,992
Top 29.2% 4,685.0 – 26,456.0
In-state acceptance rate
Lower is better
74
Top 31.5% 10.0 – 100.0
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better
19,500
Top 32.4% 5,500.0 – 31,000.0
Out-of-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
28,794
Top 53.3% 5,354.0 – 66,203.0
Student/faculty ratio
Higher is better
14.58
Top 83.6% 10.9 – 28.3
Out-of-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
51
Top 83.7% 7.0 – 100.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
47
Top 92.4% 0.0 – 78.0