Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Purdue is largely skewed towards men students, with 57.8% of undergraduate students being men and 42.2% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 37,806, with 15,953 women and 21,853 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Purdue is largely skewed towards men students, with 57.5% of undergraduate students being men and 42.5% being women. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 12,538, with 5,334 women and 7,204 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 57.8% 21,853 students
- women 42.2% 15,953 students
Graduate Students
- men 57.5% 7,204 students
- women 42.5% 5,334 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 62.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 23,741 students.
Following behind are Asian students, constituting 11.6% of the student body, with 4,391 students. Hispanic students represent 6.3% of the population, with 2,364 students, while Mixed race students account for 4.3%, with 1,633 students. African American students account for 2.5% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 937 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 24 students.
International students make up 11.0% of the undergraduate population, totaling 4,168 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.3% of the population, totaling 509 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Purdue.
Undergraduate Students
- White 62.9% 23,741 students
- Asian 11.6% 4,391 students
- International students 11.0% 4,168 students
- Hispanic 6.3% 2,364 students
- Mixed race 4.3% 1,633 students
- African American 2.5% 937 students
- Unknown race 1.3% 509 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 24 students
Graduate Students
- White 41.9% 5,241 students
- International students 38.3% 4,790 students
- Asian 6.5% 811 students
- Hispanic 5.2% 656 students
- African American 3.4% 425 students
- Unknown race 2.6% 322 students
- Mixed race 2.0% 255 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 7 students
Transfer Students
- White 59.0% 588 students
- International students 24.4% 243 students
- Hispanic 7.0% 70 students
- Asian 3.5% 35 students
- African American 3.4% 34 students
- Mixed race 2.3% 23 students
- Unknown race 0.4% 4 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 44% 16,749 students
- 20-21 40% 15,287 students
- 22-24 12% 4,399 students
- 25-29 1% 537 students
- 30-34 1% 201 students
- 40-49 0% 106 students
- 35-39 0% 102 students
- 50-64 0% 53 students
- 25-29 39% 4,869 students
- 22-24 29% 3,651 students
- 30-34 15% 1,821 students
- 35-39 6% 774 students
- 40-49 6% 748 students
- 20-21 3% 373 students
- 50-64 2% 277 students
- 18-19 0% 8 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Purdue University-Main Campus in the 2022 academic year.
State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
Indiana | 4,592 | 50.48% | |
Illinois | 1,015 | 11.16% | |
California | 667 | 7.33% | |
New Jersey | 305 | 3.35% | |
Ohio | 280 | 3.08% | |
Michigan | 249 | 2.74% | |
Texas | 231 | 2.54% | |
Pennsylvania | 164 | 1.80% | |
Virginia | 156 | 1.71% | |
New York | 155 | 1.70% | |
Florida | 109 | 1.20% | |
Washington | 107 | 1.18% | |
Maryland | 94 | 1.03% | |
Wisconsin | 94 | 1.03% | |
Missouri | 88 | less than 1% | |
Colorado | 82 | less than 1% | |
Georgia | 79 | less than 1% | |
Minnesota | 73 | less than 1% | |
North Carolina | 69 | less than 1% | |
Connecticut | 68 | less than 1% | |
Tennessee | 56 | less than 1% | |
Arizona | 28 | less than 1% | |
Kansas | 28 | less than 1% | |
New Hampshire | 20 | less than 1% | |
Puerto Rico | 20 | less than 1% | |
South Carolina | 20 | less than 1% | |
Oregon | 19 | less than 1% | |
Hawaii | 16 | less than 1% | |
Nevada | 16 | less than 1% | |
Iowa | 14 | less than 1% | |
Louisiana | 13 | less than 1% | |
Alabama | 11 | less than 1% | |
Delaware | 10 | less than 1% | |
Oklahoma | 10 | less than 1% | |
Vermont | 10 | less than 1% | |
Arkansas | 7 | less than 1% | |
New Mexico | 7 | less than 1% | |
Rhode Island | 7 | less than 1% | |
West Virginia | 6 | less than 1% | |
Maine | 5 | less than 1% | |
Nebraska | 5 | less than 1% | |
South Dakota | 5 | less than 1% | |
District of Columbia | 4 | less than 1% | |
Guam | 4 | less than 1% | |
Utah | 4 | less than 1% | |
Idaho | 3 | less than 1% | |
Mississippi | 3 | less than 1% | |
Montana | 3 | less than 1% | |
Alaska | 2 | less than 1% | |
North Dakota | 2 | less than 1% | |
Wyoming | 2 | less than 1% |
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