Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Purdue

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Students to Faculty Ratio

The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 80.40% where the last year rate was 83%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 91.60% for full-time students and 66.00% for part-time students.

Judging by its graduation rate and retention rate, many students at Purdue continue to enrolled each semester and complete their studies in time.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 80.40% where the current academic year rate is 83%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Purdue University-Main Campus over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-16 75%72%78%
2016-17 76%74%80%
2017-18 78%76%81%
2018-19 81%78%84%
2019-20 81%79%84%
2020-21 82%81%84%
2021-22 82%81%84%
2022-23 83%81%84%
2023-24 83%80%86%
2024-25 83%81%85%
Average80.40%78.30%83.00%
Purdue University-Main Campus Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 91.60% for full-time students and 66.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Purdue from 2015 to 2025.

YearFull-timePart-time
2015-1692%67%
2016-1791%79%
2017-1891%47%
2018-1992%76%
2019-2091%74%
2020-2193%70%
2021-2291%75%
2022-2390%45%
2023-2492%69%
2024-2593%58%
Average91.60%66.00%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.20 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 14 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Purdue University-Main Campus since 2025.

YearStudent to Faculty Ratio
2015-1612:1
2016-1712:1
2017-1813:1
2018-1913:1
2019-2013:1
2020-2113:1
2021-2214:1
2022-2314:1
2023-2414:1
2024-2514:1
Average13.20:1

Ratings & Review

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    Robert G. Watts ---- Bob (Alum)
    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.