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Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN 4 year Public

Gender Diversity

High

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

Low

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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