Student Population by Gender

Purdue University-Main Campus has a total of 51,528 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 38,593 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 12,935 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 29,790 male and 21,738 female students (the male-female ratio is 58:42) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total51,52838,59312,935
Men29,79022,2107,580
Women21,73816,3835,355
Purdue University-Main Campus Student Population by Gender

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 28,700 White, 1,364 Black, and 5,754 Asian students out of a total of 51,528 are attending at Purdue University-Main Campus. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (all students)
Purdue University-Main Campus Student Population by Race
Purdue University-Main Campus Demographics Pie Chart
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Purdue University-Main Campus Undergraduate Student Population by Race
Purdue University-Main Campus Undergraduate Demographics
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Purdue University-Main Campus Graduate Student Population by Race
Purdue University-Main Campus Graduate Student Population Pie Chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 38,593 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,042 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.70%.869 students have transferred in as full-time status and 173 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students Population by Attendance Status

Student Age Distribution

All Students Undergraduate Graduate
By age, PU has 342 students under 18 years old and 26 students over 65 years old. There are 41,678 students under 25 years old, and 9,850 students over 25 years old out of 51,528 total students.
Students Age Distribution by Gender
Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
In undergraduate programs, 342 students are younger than 18 and 10 students are older than 65. PU has 37,522 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,071 students aged 25 and over.
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
Purdue University-Main Campus Student Population by Age
Purdue University-Main Campus Student Population by Age Pie Chart
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
Purdue University-Main Campus Undergraduate Student Population by Age
Purdue University-Main Campus Student Population by Age Pie Chart
It has 4,156 graduate students aged under 25 and 8,779 students aged 25 and over.
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
Purdue University-Main Campus Graduate Student Population by Age
Purdue University-Main Campus Student Population by Age Pie Chart

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, 4,437 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 13,394 students are enrolled in some online courses.
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online Courses Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students51,5284,43713,394
Undergraduate38,59367212,221
Graduate12,9353,7651,173
Online Program Student Population
Purdue University-Main Campus Online Student Population

Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Online Courses

1,090 students lived in Indiana or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,347 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Indiana ResidentsOther States in U.S. Outside of U.S.
All Students1,0902,958389
Undergraduate30434325
Graduate7862,615364
Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Distance Learning Course
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