Enrollment Trends at Purdue University Global

The student population at Purdue University Global is 45,588 (31,224 undergraduate and 14,364 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 45,053 (8,421.12%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Purdue University Global is 68.49% which is increased by 30,751 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 14,302 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 61 male students for every 100 female students, up from 18 in 2016.
45,429 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 18,367.07% since 2016.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 10 years is 29,255 where 45,588 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2017 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 45,588 students in 2025 and was lowest at 535 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 535 to 45,588 students, a net gain of 45,053 (8421.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Purdue University Global since 2016.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2016-17	535	473	69	404	62	13	49
2017-18	603 68	531 58	97 28	434 30	72 10	13	59 10
2018-19	1,498 895	1,258 727	314 217	944 510	240 168	64 51	176 117
2019-20	38,138 36,640	28,807 27,549	10,222 9,908	18,585 17,641	9,331 9,091	2,336 2,272	6,995 6,819
2020-21	43,927 5,789	33,192 4,385	13,016 2,794	20,176 1,591	10,735 1,404	2,812 476	7,923 928
2021-22	43,458 -469	32,477 -715	12,875 -141	19,602 -574	10,981 246	2,940 128	8,041 118
2022-23	45,125 1,667	33,510 1,033	13,993 1,118	19,517 -85	11,615 634	3,215 275	8,400 359
2023-24	44,421 -704	31,791 -1,719	13,530 -463	18,261 -1,256	12,630 1,015	3,410 195	9,220 820
2024-25	45,588 1,167	31,224 -567	13,427 -103	17,797 -464	14,364 1,734	3,835 425	10,529 1,309
Average	29,255	21,474	8,616	12,858	7,781	2,071	5,710

Purdue University Global Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 10 years is 21,474 where 31,224 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Purdue University Global since 2016.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2016-17	473	53	4	49	420	65	355
2017-18	531	53	8	45	478	89	389
2018-19	1,258	109	23	86	1,149	291	858
2019-20	28,807	4,753	1,372	3,381	24,054	8,850	15,204
2020-21	33,192	5,438	1,794	3,644	27,754	11,222	16,532
2021-22	32,477	4,865	1,674	3,191	27,612	11,201	16,411
2022-23	33,510	5,368	1,948	3,420	28,142	12,045	16,097
2023-24	31,791	5,514	2,079	3,435	26,277	11,451	14,826
2024-25	31,224	5,665	2,252	3,413	25,559	11,175	14,384
Average	21,474	21,474	1,239	2,296	21,474	7,377	10,562

Purdue University Global Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 10 years is 7,781 where 14,364 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Purdue University Global since 2016.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2016-17	62	31	12	19	31	1	30
2017-18	72	25	6	19	47	7	40
2018-19	240	132	43	89	108	21	87
2019-20	9,331	5,260	1,683	3,577	4,071	653	3,418
2020-21	10,735	6,339	2,067	4,272	4,396	745	3,651
2021-22	10,981	5,706	1,850	3,856	5,275	1,090	4,185
2022-23	11,615	5,806	1,916	3,890	5,809	1,299	4,510
2023-24	12,630	6,919	2,084	4,835	5,711	1,326	4,385
2024-25	14,364	7,241	1,967	5,274	7,123	1,868	5,255
Average	7,781	7,781	1,292	2,870	7,781	779	2,840

Purdue University Global Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 50.75%. The percentage was 38.88% 10 years ago and Purdue University Global still has a high percentage of white students. 4.19% of enrolled students is Asian and 19.75% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 15.71% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 38.88% to 50.75%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.19% to 4.19%. Black student enrollment decreased from 24.67% to 19.75%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.49% to 15.71%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6750 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.7857 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Purdue University Global over the past 10 years (2016-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2016-17	1	1	132	24	1	208	9
2017-18	1	4	110	16	2	228	7
2018-19	10	13	246	59	2	818	41
2019-20	231	964	8,458	4,296	182	21,091	1,419
2020-21	249	1,377	8,664	5,716	209	24,866	1,564
2021-22	266	1,495	8,305	5,863	204	24,440	1,610
2022-23	233	1,691	8,120	6,520	215	23,637	1,790
2023-24	225	1,790	8,270	6,765	182	23,102	1,823
2024-25	219	1,909	9,002	7,164	171	23,138	1,997
Average	159	1,027	5,701	4,047	130	15,725	1,140

Purdue University Global Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

45,429 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 100% of total students. The number of online students has increased 18,367.07% since 2016. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Purdue University Global from 2016 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2016-17	535	246	281	8
2017-18	603	496	107	0
2018-19	1,498	1,498	0	0
2019-20	38,138	37,778	135	225
2020-21	43,927	43,927	0	0
2021-22	43,458	43,294	164	0
2022-23	45,125	45,007	118	0
2023-24	44,421	44,291	130	0
2024-25	45,588	45,429	159	0
Average	29,255	29,107	122	26

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Enrollment Trends at Purdue University Global

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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