Purdue vs University of Delaware (UDel)

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	Purdue University-Main Campus	University of Delaware
Overview
Location	West Lafayette, Indiana	Newark, Delaware
Campus setting	City: Small	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	4-1-4
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	91.0%	91.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	68.8%	72.3%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $60 Graduate: $60	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $75
SAT range	1190 - 1430	1155 - 1340
ACT range	26 - 33	26 - 31
Students submitting SAT score	62.0%	31.0%
Students submitting ACT score	31.0%	6.0%
Total number of applicants	59,436	34,111
Total number of admissions given out	40,898	24,679
Admitted students who chose to enroll	10,278	4,617
Yield rate	25.1%	18.7%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $22,812 Out of state: $41,614	In state: $31,562 Out of state: $53,422
Average net price	$14,619	$19,122
Tuition	In state: $9,718 Out of state: $28,520	In state: $12,980 Out of state: $34,840
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,860 Meal plan: $5,398	Room/dormitory: $8,316 Meal plan: $5,426
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	68.0% Average amount $7,324	86.0% Average amount $12,410
Students receiving federal student loan	29.0% Average amount $5,101	48.0% Average amount $5,217
Students taking out private loans	7.0% Average amount $18,535	8.0% Average amount $19,017

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	37,806 Men 57.8% Women 42.2%	19,410 Men 41.9% Women 58.1%
Graduate students	12,538 Men 57.5% Women 42.5%	4,586 Men 46.6% Women 53.4%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	51.2%	63.0%
International students	17.8%	10.3%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	15,597	6,911
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Indiana Illinois California New Jersey Ohio	Delaware New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Maryland

Academics
Popular study areas	Engineering Business Health Professions Agriculture Education	Engineering Education Health Professions Liberal Arts Business
Students to faculty ratio	14:1	15:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	82.7%	82.3%
Dropout rate	16.0%	15.7%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $86,594 Year 2: $112,363 Year 3: $123,756 Engineering, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $98,166 Year 2: $94,408 Year 3: $110,527 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $91,310 Year 2: $88,342 Year 3: $105,735 Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $91,040 Year 2: $92,632 Year 3: $104,408 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $91,895 Year 2: $84,653 Year 3: $101,018 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $81,749 Year 2: $85,981 Year 3: $94,727 Veterinary Medicine (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $84,821 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $89,107 Chemistry (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $70,034 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $88,209 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $76,843 Year 2: $72,448 Year 3: $85,950 Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,780 Year 2: $70,057 Year 3: $79,694	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,538 Year 2: $70,176 Year 3: $88,641 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $93,960 Year 2: $86,424 Year 3: $84,710 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $72,283 Year 2: $73,446 Year 3: $77,585 International Business (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,769 Year 2: $53,358 Year 3: $77,043 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,848 Year 2: $62,491 Year 3: $76,288 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,752 Year 2: $68,698 Year 3: $75,052 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,605 Year 2: $62,632 Year 3: $74,317 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,693 Year 2: $66,401 Year 3: $73,424 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,395 Year 2: $67,101 Year 3: $73,270 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,257 Year 2: $60,552 Year 3: $73,189

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