[Last update: December 11, 2025]

17,320 students (43% of total 39,864 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Purdue University-Main Campus (Purdue). The average amount of the aid awarded is $10,408.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 59% of total 9,295 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,294.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Purdue University-Main Campus, 17,320 undergraduate students (43% of total 39,864 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $10,408.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Purdue
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship17,32043% $180,265,375$10,408
Pell Grants5,17613% $29,351,177$5,671
Federal Student Loan8,94922% $54,913,096$6,136

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

5,507 beginning undergraduate students (59% of total 9,295 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Purdue University-Main Campus. The average amount of aid received is $11,294.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Purdue
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid5,50759% --
Grants or Scholarships3,70240%$41,809,999$11,294
Federal Grants1,16613%$6,922,237$5,937
Pell Grants1,16613%$6,587,563$5,650
Other Federal Grants1,16613%$334,674$287
State/Local Grants1,01611%$7,677,853$7,557
Institutional Grants3,40037%$27,209,909$8,003
Student Loan Aid2,41426%$21,586,213$8,942
Federal Student Loans2,28425%$11,684,605$5,116
Other Student Loans4675%$9,901,608$21,203

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Purdue University-Main Campus.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,9741,324$17,020,055$8,622
0-30,000340340$5,997,524$17,640
30,001-48,000275275$4,576,527$16,642
48,001-75,000302289$4,113,062$13,619
75,001-110,000368196$1,342,569$3,648
110,001 or more689224$990,373$1,437

Ratings & Review

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    Robert G. Watts ---- Bob (Alum)
    • January 25, 2026
    I studied engineering at Tulane, MIT, and Purdue. Phd in 1965. Purdue isn. the best in the World

    It was a great experience.

    Robert G. Watts ---- Bob strongly recommends the school.