Applying to Purdue University-Main Campus

The acceptance rate at Purdue University-Main Campus was 59.83% - 55,311 students were applied and 33,093 were admitted to the school. The rate is around the national average. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 25% where 8,195 out of 33,093 admitted students were enrolled.

The average SAT score is 1,315 and the ACT score is 29 at PU.

Below tables and charts analyze PU admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $60 for applying undergraduate school and $60 for graduate school at Purdue University-Main Campus. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$60
Graduate Application Fees	$60
Admission Information	https://www.purdue.edu/purdue/admissions/
Online Application	https://www.admissions.purdue.edu/apply/apply.php
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1 Year Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2019-20, the acceptance rate is 59.83% and the yield is 24.76%. 33,896 men and 21,415 women applied to PU and 18,865 men and 14,228 women students were accepted. Among them, 4,734 men and 3,461 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2019). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	55,311	33,896	21,415
Admitted	33,093	18,865	14,228
Enrolled	8,195	4,734	3,461
Acceptance Rate	59.83%	55.66%	66.44%
Yield	24.76%	25.09%	24.33%

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2019-2020, 6,678 students (81% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 4,077 students (50%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 690 and the 25^th percentile is 590. The SAT Math score is 750 (75^th) and 600 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 32 (75^th percentile) and 25 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	590	690
SAT Math	600	750
ACT Composite	25	32
ACT Math	26	33
ACT English	24	34

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Purdue University-Main Campus are competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,257, ACT: 77 - Public Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, and Recommendations to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Purdue University-Main Campus.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

PU Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores	Required
TOEFL	Neither required nor recommended
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended