Student Population at Purdue University-Main Campus (PU)
Total of 44,474 students have enrolled in Purdue University-Main Campus where 33,735 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 10,739 students for graduate programs.
By gender, 25,405 male and 19,069 female students are attending the school.
It has more students compared to similar colleges (35,560 students on average - Public Research University (very high research activity)).
2,597 students are enrolled exclusively, and 6,641 students are enrolled in some online courses. You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Purdue University-Main Campus has a total of 44,474 enrolled students. By gender, 25,405 male and 19,069 female students (the male-female ratio is 57:43) are attending the school.
33,735 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 10,739 students joined graduate programs.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 44,474 | 33,735 | 10,739 |
| Men | 25,405 | 19,445 | 5,960 |
| Women | 19,069 | 14,290 | 4,779 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 26,266 White, 1,312 Black, and 3,417 Asian students out of a total of 44,474 are attending at Purdue University-Main Campus. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 33,735 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,137 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.37%.1,004 students have transferred in as full-time status and 133 students transferred in as part-time status.
Student Age Distribution
By age category, 338 students are younger than 18 and 15 students are older than 65 at Purdue University-Main Campus. It has 36,074 students aged under 25 and 8,400 students aged 25 and over out of 44,474 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 337 students are younger than 18 and 6 students are older than 65. PU has 32,552 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,183 students aged 25 and over.
In graduate schools at PU, 1 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65. It has 3,522 graduate students aged under 25 and 7,217 students aged 25 and over.
Online Classes (Distance Learning) Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Purdue University-Main Campus, 2,597 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,641 students are enrolled in some online courses.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 44,474 | 2,597 | 6,641 |
| Undergraduate | 33,735 | 441 | 6,218 |
| Graduate | 10,739 | 2,156 | 423 |
Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Online Courses
707 students lived in Indiana or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,890 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
| Indiana Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 707 | 1,771 | 119 |
| Undergraduate | 169 | 263 | 9 |
| Graduate | 538 | 1,508 | 110 |
