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West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University

https://www.purdue.edu

Repayment outcome

93.0%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$34,600–$77,700

middle 50% · median $52,600

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$15,543

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$20,500

Sticker price

before any aid

$23,109

Default rate

5.1%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

  1. Veterinary Medicine.$78,343
  2. Engineering$63,643
  3. Engineering Tech$62,012
  4. Computer Science$61,329
  5. Education$54,996
  6. Business$54,238
  7. Math & Statistics$48,432
  8. Comm. Tech$46,899
  9. Physical Sciences$46,869
  10. Health Professions$42,612
  11. Transportation$41,789
  12. Family Sciences$40,896
  13. Liberal Arts$40,017
  14. Visual & Performing Arts$38,289
  15. Communication and Media Studies.$35,060
  16. Interdisciplinary$33,993
  17. Biology$33,565
  18. Parks & Fitness$25,194
  19. English & Literature$24,035
  20. Psychology$20,824
  21. Social Sciences$20,032
  22. Foreign Languages$18,771
  23. History$18,771

Academics

Acceptance

60.4%

Avg SAT

1,211

Enrollment

30,167

What students study

19 fields offered

Business

21% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Engineering18.6%
  2. 03Health Professions6.7%
  3. 04Social Sciences6.3%
  4. 05Agriculture5.8%
  5. 06Education5.5%
  6. 07Engineering Tech5.5%
  7. 08Computer Science4.6%
  8. 09Communications3.1%
  9. 10Biology2.8%
  10. 11Psychology2.8%
  11. 12Math & Statistics2.6%
  12. 13Visual & Performing Arts2.3%
  13. 14Family Sciences2.2%
  14. 15Physical Sciences2.0%
  15. 16Transportation1.7%
  16. 17History1.1%
  17. 18Natural Resources1.1%
  18. 19Parks & Fitness1.0%
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