Purdue University Northwest

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 5,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,280 (12%)
Days Without Precipitation 228 (17%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,963
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 85%
From Region 10%
Athletes 304 (6.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 47%
Hispanic 27%
Black 12%
International 6%
Mixed 4%
Asian 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
College of Arts and Sciences 252 32% 54% 1% 12% 27% 2% $53,551 2 -0.78 49 91%
Chemistry 9 — 56% 67% 0% 0% 11% 22% $64,528 18 -0.68 72 — — — — —
Mathematics 8 +1 62% 50% 0% 12% 38% 0% $62,657 14 -0.86 68 95% — — — —
Physical Sciences 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $66,766 9 -1.21 75 — — — — —
Physics 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,407 10 -1.17 76 — — — — —
Biology 39 — 18% 54% 0% 10% 26% 3% $54,504 7 -1.39 51 94% — — — —
English 14 — 14% 64% 0% 7% 29% 0% $48,562 33 -0.47 35 87% — — — —
History 9 — 78% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $53,995 43 -0.29 50 95% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,246 32 -0.39 48 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 11 — 64% 36% 0% 9% 45% 0% $57,184 61 -0.01 58 76% — — — —
Modern Languages 5 — 60% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $52,308 31 -0.51 45 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,617 16 -0.89 38 — — — — —
Behavioral Sciences 12 — 8% 67% 0% 8% 25% 0% $49,336 18 -0.87 37 88% — — — —
Communication 31 +1 29% 55% 3% 13% 29% 0% $55,255 26 -0.62 53 91% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 3 +1 33% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $43,261 8 -1.19 21 92% — — — —
Political Science 9 — 33% 56% 0% 0% 44% 0% $48,885 1 -1.72 36 100% — — — —
Psychology 47 +1 23% 55% 0% 15% 23% 2% $50,570 25 -0.68 41 91% — — — —
Social Work 13 — 0% 62% 0% 8% 31% 0% $43,199 8 -1.19 21 86% — — — —
Sociology 8 +1 38% 12% 0% 25% 50% 12% $49,191 17 -0.70 37 96% — — — —
Criminal Justice 22 +1 50% 45% 5% 14% 23% 5% $58,302 46 -0.22 60 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 210 66% 59% 3% 4% 28% 3% $66,349 33 -0.90 74 95%
Accounting 57 — 68% 60% 4% 2% 30% 0% $74,841 25 -0.79 83 92% — — — —
Business Administration 47 +3 72% 55% 4% 2% 30% 2% $64,944 23 -0.66 72 92% — — — —
Finance 39 +1 90% 64% 3% 3% 23% 5% $66,063 3 -1.14 74 100% — — — —
Hospitality Management 12 — 42% 67% 8% 8% 17% 0% $49,459 7 -1.01 38 100% — — — —
Human Resources Management 10 +3 0% 50% 0% 20% 30% 0% $54,719 3 -1.53 52 97% — — — —
Management Science 17 +1 59% 59% 0% 0% 41% 0% $65,911 24 -0.61 74 — — — — —
Marketing 28 +1 57% 54% 4% 7% 25% 11% $63,477 11 -1.10 70 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 52 0% 69% 2% 6% 21% 0% $50,073 1 -0.33 39 94%
Elementary Education 52 — 0% 69% 2% 6% 21% 0% $50,073 35 -0.33 39 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Sciences 227 88% 56% 5% 6% 23% 3% $88,973 89 -0.53 93 98%
Civil Engineering 26 — 81% 42% 12% 8% 31% 4% $93,134 53 +0.12 94 95% — — — —
Computer Engineering 15 — 87% 40% 7% 7% 27% 7% $100,479 12 -0.78 97 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 20 — 100% 45% 10% 0% 35% 0% $92,854 2 -1.14 94 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 33 — 88% 67% 0% 3% 15% 3% $96,161 36 -0.38 96 97% — — — —
Computer Graphics 8 — 75% 62% 0% 25% 12% 0% $48,533 6 -1.35 35 84% — — — —
Computer Science 28 — 93% 54% 11% 11% 14% 0% $88,198 9 -1.07 92 100% — — — —
Computer Systems Analysis — — — — — — — — $77,273 12 -1.02 85 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 11 +2 91% 73% 0% 18% 0% 0% $76,734 16 -0.90 85 — — — — —
Information Technology 22 — 77% 45% 5% 0% 45% 0% $72,783 8 -1.24 82 100% — — — —
Engineering Management 6 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,347 72 +0.25 89 100% — — — —
Construction Engineering Technology 24 — 92% 79% 0% 0% 12% 0% $101,367 49 +0.08 97 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 14 — 100% 64% 0% 0% 29% 0% $89,245 46 +0.04 93 100% — — — —
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 4 — 100% 0% 0% 25% 25% 50% $89,727 49 +0.08 93 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering Technology 16 — 88% 38% 6% 6% 38% 6% $87,481 37 -0.10 92 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing 355 13% 57% 6% 10% 23% 0% $94,138 93 +0.38 95 98% 2.9%
Health Sciences 23 — 17% 52% 0% 13% 35% 0% $53,765 9 -1.01 49 100% — — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $81,120 72 +0.30 88 — — — — —
Nursing 201 — 12% 59% 9% 8% 18% 0% $97,080 76 +0.48 96 98% 2.9% — — —
Nursing 128 — 13% 55% 2% 12% 27% 1% $97,080 76 +0.48 96 98% 2.9% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,114
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,122
Est. In-State Cost $11,790
Est. Out-of-State Cost $22,149
ROI Percentile 85th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 66%
4-Year Graduation Rate 26%
6-Year Graduation Rate 43%
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
Health Sciences 32.4% 355 13% 57% 6% 10% 23% 0% $94,139 91 +0.38 95 98% 2.9%
Business & Economics 19.7% 216 66% 60% 3% 4% 27% 3% $66,793 18 -0.87 75 95% —
Social Sciences 11.2% 123 23% 54% 1% 14% 28% 2% $50,460 11 -0.83 40 91% —
Engineering 8.6% 94 88% 51% 6% 4% 26% 3% $95,309 18 -0.47 95 97% —
Professional 7.3% 80 81% 55% 2% 6% 24% 5% $84,044 83 -0.04 90 100% —
Computer Science 6.3% 69 86% 55% 6% 10% 22% 0% $76,857 4 -1.13 85 98% —
Education 4.7% 52 0% 69% 2% 6% 21% 0% $50,073 25 -0.33 39 94% —
Humanities 3.9% 43 47% 53% 0% 12% 33% 0% $52,607 35 -0.34 46 86% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.6% 39 18% 54% 0% 10% 26% 3% $54,504 6 -1.39 51 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 25 56% 68% 0% 4% 20% 8% $64,722 12 -0.90 72 95% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $3.2M #231 68% $0.5M — — — —
Health Sciences $1.2M #233 8% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $1.0M #211 0% $0.0M — — — —
Computer Science $1.0M #230 97% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.9M #321 41% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.5M #439 36% $0.1M — — — 1
Education $0.3M #324 11% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.1M #519 1% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $8.2M #327 47% $0.6M — — — 1

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 D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 57 $139K $139K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 56 $149K $149K $0
Baseball 45 $265K $265K $0
Soccer 36 $325K $325K $0
Cross Country 20 $92K $92K $0
Basketball 15 $475K $475K $0
Golf 13 $89K $89K $0
Tennis 9 $154K $154K $0
Total 175 $1.7M $1.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 31 $113K $113K $0
Soccer 29 $301K $301K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 29 $102K $102K $0
Volleyball 20 $349K $349K $0
Softball 19 $284K $284K $0
Basketball 15 $424K $424K $0
Cross Country 14 $97K $97K $0
Golf 9 $141K $141K $0
Tennis 8 $166K $166K $0
Total 129 $2.0M $2.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 87 $262K $262K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 86 $242K $242K $0
Soccer 65 $627K $627K $0
Baseball 45 $265K $265K $0
Cross Country 34 $189K $189K $0
Basketball 30 $899K $899K $0
Golf 22 $230K $230K $0
Volleyball 20 $349K $349K $0
Softball 19 $284K $284K $0
Tennis 17 $321K $321K $0
Total 304 $5.4M $5.4M $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 76%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 76% 76% 76%

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 75%
SAT Range 890 – 1140
SAT Math Range 440 – 570
SAT RW Range 450 – 570