Student Population at Purdue

How many students at Purdue?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Purdue University-Main Campus has a total enrollment of 58,658 students, including 44,819 undergraduate and 13,839 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 34,856 male students (59.4%) and 23,802 female students (40.6%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 29,486 White students (50.3%) and 7,789 Asian students (13.3%).
Class Level Breakdown: 44,819 undergraduate students (76.4%) and 13,839 graduate students (23.6%).
Class Delivery: 4,902 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 16,751 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - Purdue's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 34,856 male (59.42%) and 23,802 female (40.58%) students are attending Purdue University-Main Campus. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 146.44.

By class level, 44,819 (76.41%) are undergraduate students and 13,839 (23.59%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 58.97% are male and 41.03% are female, while among graduate students, 60.90% are male and 39.10% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	58,658	44,819	13,839
Men	34,856	26,428	8,428
Women	23,802	18,391	5,411

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 29,486 White, 1,627 Black, and 7,789 Asian students out of a total of 58,658 are attending at Purdue University-Main Campus. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Purdue University-Main Campus is quite diverse with a diversity index of 71.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	69	42	27
Asian	7,789	4,898	2,891
Black	1,627	876	751
Hispanic	4,071	2,383	1,688
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	27	19	8
White	29,486	16,727	12,759
Two or more races	2,445	1,416	1,029
Race Unknown	3,177	1,736	1,441

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	42	31	11
Asian	6,753	4,262	2,491
Black	1,225	684	541
Hispanic	3,341	1,960	1,381
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	19	12	7
White	24,089	13,587	10,502
Two or more races	2,118	1,214	904
Race Unknown	2,803	1,567	1,236

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	27	11	16
Asian	1,036	636	400
Black	402	192	210
Hispanic	730	423	307
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	8	7	1
White	5,397	3,140	2,257
Two or more races	327	202	125
Race Unknown	374	169	205

Student Age Distribution

By age, Purdue has 610 students under 18 years old and 35 students over 65 years old. There are 47,937 students under 25 years old, and 10,721 students over 25 years old out of 58,658 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 610 students are younger than 18 and 16 students are older than 65. Purdue has 43,285 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,534 students aged 25 and over.

It has 4,652 graduate students aged under 25 and 9,187 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	610	218	392
18-19	18,764	7,711	11,053
20-21	18,992	8,112	10,880
22-24	9,571	3,602	5,969
25-29	6,105	2,282	3,823
30-34	2,227	845	1,382
35-39	979	402	577
40-49	971	446	525
50-64	404	170	234
Over 65	35	14	21

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	610	218	392
18-19	18,761	7,709	11,052
20-21	18,561	7,858	10,703
22-24	5,353	1,841	3,512
25-29	816	358	458
30-34	302	163	139
35-39	180	104	76
40-49	157	94	63
50-64	63	36	27
Over 65	16	10	6

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	3	2	1
20-21	431	254	177
22-24	4,218	1,761	2,457
25-29	5,289	1,924	3,365
30-34	1,925	682	1,243
35-39	799	298	501
40-49	814	352	462
50-64	341	134	207
Over 65	19	4	15

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Purdue University-Main Campus, 4,902 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 16,751 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,142 students who live in Indiana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,760 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	58,658	4,902	16,751
Undergraduate	44,819	951	15,361
Graduate	13,839	3,951	1,390

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Indiana Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	1,142	3,318	442
Undergraduate	352	547	52
Graduate	790	2,771	390

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 44,819 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 3,096 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.91%.2,461 students have transferred in as full-time status and 635 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	39,443
Transfer-in Full-time	2,461
Regular Part-time	2,280
Transfer-in Part-time	635

Purdue Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend Purdue?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 58,658 students are enrolled at Purdue.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at Purdue?

44,819 undergraduate and 13,839 graduate students are enrolled at Purdue.

What is the gender breakdown at Purdue?

34,856 male (59.42%) and 23,802 female (40.58%) students are attending Purdue.

What is the international student enrollment at Purdue?

9,967 international students (16.99%) are enrolled at Purdue, including 4,429 undergraduate and 5,538 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at Purdue?

Purdue has a student population that is diverse: 29,486 White (50.27%), 1,627 Black (2.77%), and 7,789 Asian (13.28%) students are enrolled.

How many students at Purdue are under 18 or over 65?

610 students are under 18 and 35 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at Purdue take online courses?

4,902 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 16,751 students take some online courses.

Ratings & Review

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Robert G. Watts ---- Bob (Alum)
- January 25, 2026
I studied engineering at Tulane, MIT, and Purdue. Phd in 1965. Purdue isn. the best in the World

It was a great experience.

Robert G. Watts ---- Bob strongly recommends the school.

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Student Population at Purdue

How many students at Purdue?

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

All Students

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Graduate

Student Age Distribution

All Students

Undergraduate

Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Purdue Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

Ratings & Review

Robert G. Watts ---- Bob (Alum)

I studied engineering at Tulane, MIT, and Purdue. Phd in 1965. Purdue isn. the best in the World