Purdue Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
West Lafayette, Indiana (Midwest) · 37,000 undergrads · ~29 avg class size · 13:1 student-faculty · $8,675/yr sticker
public Tier 3
Strong engineering and aviation programs. Frozen tuition since 2012 makes it a notable value.
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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.
Acceptance rate
43.4%
most recent reported cycle
By application round
Early Action53.0%
Regular Decision50.0%
State residency
In-state59.0%
Out-of-state50.0%
By college within the university
Computer Science (College of Science)Direct CS admit at Purdue is significantly more competitive than CoE
20.0%College of Engineering
40.0%Daniels School of Business
55.0%College of Liberal Arts
65.0%
GPA range
3.5–3.95
middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)
SAT mid-50%
1190–1460
middle 50% admitted SAT score
ACT mid-50%
27–34
middle 50% admitted ACT score
Median earnings (10-yr)
$72K
Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined
≈ 1.4 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance
Career outcomes · 11 sources
Median graduate earnings · 1.4 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $745K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 11 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
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Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Engineering roles at Caterpillar, John Deere, Cummins in Midwest.
- Supply chain and logistics jobs: Amazon, Walmart, DHL near Indiana.
- Pharma and biotech: Eli Lilly Indianapolis HQ gives regional advantage.
- Finance and actuarial: mid-tier consulting and accounting firms, not bulge brackets.
- Tech roles in Chicago: decent pipeline but overshadowed by NU, Michigan.