83%
Graduation Rate
93%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Purdue University-Main Campus, the graduation rate is 83 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 93 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 72.57% (public Research University with very high research activity).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 7,024 students out of 8,452 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Purdue University-Main Campus.
By gender, 3,887 male and 3,137 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 8,452 | 7,024 | 83.10% |
|---|
| Men | 4,796 | 3,887 | 81.05% |
|---|
| Women | 3,656 | 3,137 | 85.80% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Purdue University-Main Campus.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 71.43%
- Asian: 86.44%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 71.08%
- Hispanic: 77.17%
- White: 83.69%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 80.00%
- Two or More Race: 80.05%
- Unknown: 77.91%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 71.43%(5/7) |
100.00%(1/1) |
66.67%(4/6) |
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| Asian | 86.44%(816/944) |
84.80%(502/592) |
89.20%(314/352) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 71.08%(177/249) |
66.94%(81/121) |
75.00%(96/128) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 77.17%(365/473) |
73.98%(199/269) |
81.37%(166/204) |
|---|
| White | 83.69%(4,578/5,470) |
81.88%(2,462/3,007) |
85.91%(2,116/2,463) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 80.00%(4/5) |
50.00%(1/2) |
100.00%(3/3) |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 80.05%(341/426) |
74.77%(163/218) |
85.58%(178/208) |
|---|
| Unknown | 77.91%(67/86) |
72.92%(35/48) |
84.21%(32/38) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Purdue University-Main Campus, 671 of 792 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 84.72%.