Purdue University-Main Campus (Purdue) is a four-year, public school located in West Lafayette, IN.
It offers 274 graduate programs - 98 Master's, 79 Doctorate, 90 Post-bachelor's, and 7 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,992 for in-state and $28,794 for out-of-state students.
A total of 13,839 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 58,658 students at Purdue. Purdue offers online graduate programs and 3,951 out of 13,839 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Purdue'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 $9,992 for Indiana residents and $28,794 for out-of-state students. It offers 274 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Purdue University-Main Campus |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | Hovde Hall of Administration, West Lafayette, IN |
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| Graduate School Students | 13,041 students
3,951 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$9,992
Out-of-State$28,794 |
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| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 274 Graduate Programs
98 Master's, 79 Doctorate, 97 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Purdue University-Main Campus
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Purdue University-Main Campus 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 $9,992 and $28,794 for non-Indiana residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $348 for Indiana residents and $948 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $9,718 | $28,520 |
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| Fees | $274 | $274 |
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| Cost per Credit | $348 | $948 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,070 |
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| Room & Board | $12,820 (On-Campus) / $12,820 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,290 (On-Campus) / $2,290 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $26,172 | $44,974 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $26,172 | $44,974 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $9,992 | $9,992 | $9,992 | $9,992 | $9,992 |
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| Out-of-State | $28,794 | $28,794 | $28,794 | $28,794 | $28,794 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Purdue University-Main Campus offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 274 major areas - 98 Master's (12 online programs), 79 Doctorate (2 online programs), 90 Post-Bachelor's (54 online programs), 7 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 3,143 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,061 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
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 |
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| Total | 3,143 | 1,061 | 530 | 5 |
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| Men | 1,962 | 589 | 265 | - |
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| Women | 1,181 | 472 | 265 | 5 |
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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 |
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| Philosophy | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 4 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Purdue graduate schools have a total of 13,041 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 7,716 male and 5,325 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 6,801 full-time and 6,240 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 3,951 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,390 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 4,993 White, 400 Black, and 945 Asian students are attending at Purdue University-Main Campus. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
434 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,174 students are older than 65. It has 9,507 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,724 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 13,041 |
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| Men | 7,716 |
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| Women | 5,325 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 13,041 |
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| Full-time Students | 6,801 |
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| Part-time Students | 6,240 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 13,041 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 23 |
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| Asian | 945 |
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| Black | 400 |
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| Hispanic | 716 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 6 |
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| White | 4,993 |
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| Two or more races | 277 |
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| Un-Known | 318 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 13,041 |
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| 21 & Under | 434 |
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| 22-24 | 4,218 |
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| 25-29 | 5,289 |
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| 30-34 | 1,925 |
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| 35-39 | 799 |
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| 40 & Over | 1,174 |
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Online Population
At Purdue University-Main Campus graduate schools, 3,951 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,390 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 13,839 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 3,951 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,390 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 8,498 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 3,951 |
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| Indiana Resident | 790 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 2,771 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 390 |
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