Purdue University Global Student Population

How many students at Purdue University Global?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Purdue University Global has a total enrollment of 45,588 students, including 31,224 undergraduate and 14,364 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 17,262 male students (37.9%) and 28,326 female students (62.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 23,138 White students (50.8%) and 9,002 Black students (19.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 31,224 undergraduate students (68.5%) and 14,364 graduate students (31.5%).
• Class Delivery: 45,429 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 159 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Doctoral / Research University - which average 13,360 - Purdue University Global'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, 17,262 male (37.87%) and 28,326 female (62.13%) students are attending Purdue University Global. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 60.94.

By class level, 31,224 (68.49%) are undergraduate students and 14,364 (31.51%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 43.00% are male and 57.00% are female, while among graduate students, 26.70% are male and 73.30% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 23,138 White, 9,002 Black, and 1,909 Asian students out of a total of 45,588 are attending at Purdue University Global. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Purdue University Global is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 67.4% 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 University Global has 8 students under 18 years old and 188 students over 65 years old. There are 7,431 students under 25 years old, and 38,157 students over 25 years old out of 45,588 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 8 students are younger than 18 and 82 students are older than 65. Purdue University Global has 6,337 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 24,887 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,094 graduate students aged under 25 and 13,270 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 Global, 45,429 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 159 students are enrolled in some online courses.

6,063 students who live in Indiana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 39,366 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 31,224 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 4,566 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 14.62%.365 students have transferred in as full-time status and 4,201 students transferred in as part-time status.