Purdue University-Main Campus Student Population

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.

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.

• Enrollment Trends

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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
• By Locality

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.