Purdue University Fort Wayne

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,440 (30%)
Days Without Precipitation 240 (36%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,959
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 90%
From Region 7%
Athletes 282 (6.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 67%
Hispanic 11%
Black 8%
Asian 6%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Purdue University Fort Wayne 999 48% 75% 5% 5% 10% 2% $65,605 30 -0.52 69 95% 5.8%
Civil Engineering 9 — 56% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,506 21 -0.69 90 — — — — —
Computer Engineering 13 — 92% 69% 15% 0% 8% 8% $102,143 17 -0.70 96 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 18 — 100% 83% 6% 0% 6% 6% $101,186 14 -0.75 96 95% — — — —
General Engineering — — — — — — — — $93,973 34 -0.35 94 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 31 — 81% 77% 3% 3% 6% 6% $88,435 4 -1.35 91 100% — — — —
Computer Science 56 — 86% 70% 12% 2% 5% 5% $101,543 25 -0.68 96 98% — — — —
Computer and Information Science 5 — 80% 40% 0% 0% 40% 0% $71,129 6 -1.32 77 89% — — — —
Data Science 8 — 62% 88% 12% 0% 0% 0% $70,903 2 -1.83 77 — — — — —
Information Technology 16 — 88% 69% 6% 6% 6% 6% $78,014 13 -0.98 84 — — — — —
Information Technology Management — — — — — — — — $87,581 30 -0.52 90 100% — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,872 87 +0.90 86 100% — — — —
Materials Chemistry — — — — — — — — $72,189 60 +0.06 78 — — — — —
Mathematics 10 +2 90% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $67,720 26 -0.67 72 100% — — — —
Physics 9 — 89% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $72,706 17 -0.78 79 — — — — —
Biochemistry 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $61,761 12 -0.87 62 — — — — —
Biology 48 +1 29% 75% 0% 6% 8% 4% $61,423 23 -0.58 61 90% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 17 — 0% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,157 7 -1.42 34 82% — — — —
Actuarial Science 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,160 9 -1.38 85 — — — — —
Economics 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $74,391 15 -0.89 80 — — — — —
General Business 157 +15 55% 78% 10% 2% 6% 1% $73,977 56 -0.19 80 97% 5.4% — — —
Hospitality Management — — — — — — — — $59,670 51 -0.08 57 100% — — — —
Hospitality Management 12 — 33% 50% 17% 0% 25% 8% $59,670 51 -0.08 57 100% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 26 — 50% 62% 4% 0% 23% 0% $67,701 26 -0.60 72 96% — — — —
English 34 — 21% 79% 0% 3% 12% 0% $51,248 47 -0.14 35 91% — — — —
History 10 +3 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 10% $56,426 56 -0.05 49 89% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,027 31 -0.41 40 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 78 — 41% 72% 1% 15% 5% 3% $53,289 32 -0.39 40 89% 6.6% — — —
Spanish 5 — 40% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $50,445 23 -0.68 33 — — — — —
Women's Studies 3 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,580 25 -0.69 33 — — — — —
Anthropology 6 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,883 9 -0.82 26 — — — — —
Communication 21 +3 19% 76% 0% 5% 19% 0% $53,155 20 -0.81 40 98% — — — —
Human Services 27 — 15% 63% 4% 7% 19% 0% $49,949 26 -0.39 31 — — — — —
Political Science 8 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $57,918 11 -1.05 53 — — — — —
Psychology 67 +3 21% 66% 3% 6% 13% 0% $46,665 3 -1.61 23 100% — — — —
Public Administration 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,279 30 -0.58 66 92% — — — —
Sociology 9 +1 22% 56% 0% 22% 22% 0% $42,766 2 -1.28 14 100% — — — —
Early Childhood Education — — — — — — — — $50,837 41 -0.22 34 90% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 11 — 9% 73% 9% 0% 18% 0% $50,837 41 -0.22 34 90% — — — —
Elementary Education 56 — 11% 86% 4% 2% 9% 0% $50,837 41 -0.22 34 90% — — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 23 — 48% 96% 0% 0% 0% 4% $50,837 28 -0.50 34 90% — — — —
Art Education 5 +1 20% 60% 20% 20% 0% 0% $50,273 68 +0.37 32 100% — — — —
Fine Arts 18 — 33% 61% 0% 11% 17% 0% $43,604 36 -0.35 16 93% — — — —
Interior Design 18 — 17% 83% 0% 0% 11% 0% $46,165 0 -2.51 22 92% — — — —
Music 27 +3 56% 74% 4% 11% 11% 0% $53,107 80 +0.68 40 94% — — — —
Music Education 6 — 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,273 65 +0.38 32 100% — — — —
Music Performance 3 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,107 80 +0.68 40 94% — — — —
Music Technology 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,107 80 +0.68 40 94% — — — —
Music Therapy 5 — 0% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $51,525 71 +0.51 36 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,112 59 +0.25 29 — — — — —
Studio Art 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,604 36 -0.35 16 93% — — — —
Theater 8 — 38% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $44,907 66 +0.25 19 — — — — —
Computer Engineering Technology 12 — 83% 67% 8% 17% 8% 0% $92,228 62 +0.29 93 — — — — —
Construction Engineering Technology 8 — 100% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $97,946 39 -0.22 95 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 17 — 59% 65% 6% 18% 12% 0% $52,736 12 -0.99 39 94% — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 16 — 88% 75% 6% 0% 19% 0% $98,221 89 +0.79 95 100% — — — —
Industrial Technology 3 — 100% 33% 0% 0% 33% 33% $92,343 62 +0.30 93 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering Technology 33 — 79% 67% 12% 9% 6% 6% $89,106 46 +0.03 91 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,014
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $24,349
Est. In-State Cost $12,954
Est. Out-of-State Cost $31,498
ROI Percentile 69th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 67%
4-Year Graduation Rate 22%
6-Year Graduation Rate 36%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 20.0% 200 52% 74% 9% 2% 10% 2% $72,400 33 -0.26 78 97% 5.4%
Social Sciences 13.9% 139 20% 68% 2% 6% 16% 0% $48,858 5 -1.16 28 100% —
Humanities 13.3% 133 38% 75% 1% 10% 8% 2% $52,829 38 -0.32 39 89% 6.6%
Arts 10.0% 100 37% 78% 3% 7% 8% 0% $48,545 36 -0.21 27 94% —
Education 9.0% 90 20% 87% 3% 1% 8% 1% $50,837 29 -0.29 34 90% —
Professional 8.9% 89 80% 69% 8% 9% 11% 3% $85,122 84 -0.01 89 99% —
Computer Science 8.5% 85 84% 69% 11% 2% 7% 5% $92,441 20 -0.89 93 97% —
Engineering 7.1% 71 85% 80% 6% 1% 6% 6% $94,060 15 -1.00 94 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.3% 53 30% 75% 0% 6% 9% 4% $61,455 22 -0.61 61 90% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.2% 22 86% 77% 0% 0% 18% 0% $71,553 30 -0.50 77 100% —
Health Sciences 1.7% 17 0% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,157 1 -1.42 34 82% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $1.0M #276 3% $0.0M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.7M #367 6% $0.1M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.5M #429 36% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.3M #432 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.2M #303 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.1M #373 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #428 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.8M #453 9% $0.2M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 45 $169K $169K -$50
Track & Field (indoor) 44 $169K $169K -$50
Baseball 38 $682K $653K $29K
Soccer 32 $537K $476K $60K
Cross Country 20 $169K $169K -$50
Volleyball 16 $450K $422K $28K
Basketball 15 $3.4M $2.6M $774K
Golf 9 $274K $265K $9K
Total 155 $5.9M $5.0M $901K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 39 $189K $152K $36K
Track & Field (outdoor) 39 $189K $152K $36K
Soccer 34 $600K $543K $57K
Softball 18 $518K $648K -$130K
Volleyball 15 $531K $504K $26K
Basketball 14 $2.1M $1.7M $398K
Cross Country 14 $189K $152K $36K
Golf 7 $433K $413K $19K
Total 127 $4.7M $4.3M $481K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 84 $358K $322K $36K
Track & Field (indoor) 83 $358K $322K $36K
Soccer 66 $1.1M $1.0M $117K
Baseball 38 $682K $653K $29K
Cross Country 34 $358K $322K $36K
Volleyball 31 $982K $927K $55K
Basketball 29 $5.5M $4.3M $1.2M
Softball 18 $518K $648K -$130K
Golf 16 $708K $679K $29K
Total 282 $15.3M $15.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 83%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 83% 83% 83%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 49%
SAT Range 970 – 1220
SAT Math Range 480 – 610
SAT RW Range 490 – 610