Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) is a four-year, public school located in Fort Wayne, IN.
It offers 28 graduate programs - 18 Master's, 9 Post-bachelor's, 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $7,052 for in-state and $15,962 for out-of-state students.
A total of 717 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 7,206 students at IPFW. IPFW offers online graduate programs and 31 out of 717 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find IPFW's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $7,052 for Indiana residents and $15,962 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty-eight (28) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Purdue University Fort Wayne |
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | 2101 E Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN |
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| Graduate School Students | 764 students 31 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$7,052 Out-of-State$15,962 |
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| Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 28 Graduate Programs 18 Master's, 10 Post graduate certificates |
2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Purdue University Fort Wayne
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Purdue University Fort Wayne with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Indiana residents, the tuition & fees are $7,052 and $15,962 for non-Indiana residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $350 for Indiana residents and $845 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
| Tuition | $6,307 | $15,217 |
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| Fees | $745 | $745 |
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| Cost per Credit | $350 | $845 |
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| Books & Supplies | $2,950 |
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| Room & Board | $11,669 (On-Campus) / $11,669 (Off-Campus) |
| Personal Expenses | $3,940 (On-Campus) / $3,940 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $25,611 | $34,521 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $25,611 | $34,521 |
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
| In-State | $6,458 | $6,552 | $6,647 | $6,846 | $7,052 |
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| Out-of-State | $14,618 | $14,830 | $15,046 | $15,497 | $15,962 |
Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Purdue University Fort Wayne offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 28 major areas - 18 Master's (2 online programs), 9 Post-Bachelor's, 1 Post-Master's (1 online programs).
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
| Total | 336 | - | 6 | 11 |
| Men | 160 | - | 4 | 4 |
| Women | 176 | - | 2 | 7 |
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
| Computer Science | 154 |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
| Mathematics | 9ONLINE |
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| Statistics | NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
IPFW graduate schools have a total of 764 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 363 male and 401 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 379 full-time and 385 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 31 students enrolled through online exclusively and 178 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 324 White, 28 Black, and 22 Asian students are attending at Purdue University Fort Wayne. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
25 grad students are younger than 22 and 91 students are older than 65. It has 479 students aged between 22 and 30 and 122 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 764 |
| Men | 363 |
| Women | 401 |
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 764 |
| Full-time Students | 379 |
| Part-time Students | 385 |
Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 764 |
American Indian / Native American | 5 |
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| Asian | 22 |
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| Black | 28 |
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| Hispanic | 28 |
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| White | 324 |
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| Two or more races | 21 |
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| Un-Known | 2 |
Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 764 |
| 21 & Under | 25 |
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| 22-24 | 257 |
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| 25-29 | 222 |
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| 30-34 | 66 |
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| 35-39 | 56 |
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| 40 & Over | 91 |
Online Population
At Purdue University Fort Wayne graduate schools, 31 students enrolled online exclusively and 178 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 717 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 31 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 178 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 508 |
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 31 |
| Indiana Resident | 28 |
| Other State In U.S. | 2 |
| Outside of U.S. | 1 |