Student Population at PU
Total Enrollment
51,528
Undergraduate
38,593
Graduate
12,935
Online Enrollment
4,437
Men Students
29,790
Women Students
21,738
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 51,528 students have enrolled at Purdue University-Main Campus - 38,593 undergraduate and 12,935 graduate.
By gender, 29,790 male and 21,738 female students are attending Purdue University-Main Campus. By attendance status, there are 43,353 full-time students and 8,175 part-time students.
The number of students at Purdue University-Main Campus is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Indiana. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of Florida and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, its population is average (average population is 45,563).
Purdue University-Main Campus offers online degree/certificate programs and 4,437 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Purdue University-Main Campus and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 29,790 male and 21,738 female students attending PU. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.37 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at PU.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 38,593 | 36,484 | 2,109 |
Men | 22,210 | 21,065 | 1,145 |
Women | 16,383 | 15,419 | 964 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 12,935 | 6,869 | 6,066 |
Men | 7,580 | 3,909 | 3,671 |
Women | 5,355 | 2,960 | 2,395 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 28,700 White students (55.70%) and 5,754 Asian students (11.17%) at Purdue University-Main Campus(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Purdue University-Main Campus.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 30 | 21 | 9 |
Asian | 4,862 | 3,028 | 1,834 |
Black or African American | 960 | 500 | 460 |
Hispanic | 2,554 | 1,413 | 1,141 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 20 | 16 | 4 |
White | 23,591 | 12,928 | 10,663 |
Two or More Races | 1,771 | 963 | 808 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 556 | 377 | 179 |
Total | 38,593 | 22,210 | 16,383 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 33 | 16 | 17 |
Asian | 892 | 513 | 379 |
Black or African American | 404 | 178 | 226 |
Hispanic | 698 | 385 | 313 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 3 | 0 |
White | 5,109 | 2,807 | 2,302 |
Two or More Races | 269 | 136 | 133 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 336 | 149 | 187 |
Total | 12,935 | 7,580 | 5,355 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 41,678 students whose age under twenty five and 4,121 students whose age is over thirty years old at Purdue University-Main Campus.
Especially, 342 students are younger than eighteen and 26 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Purdue University-Main Campus.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 38,593 | 22,210 | 16,383 |
Under 18 | 342 | 201 | 141 |
18-19 | 16,933 | 9,448 | 7,485 |
20-21 | 15,832 | 9,120 | 6,712 |
22-24 | 4,415 | 2,882 | 1,533 |
25-29 | 555 | 315 | 240 |
30-34 | 212 | 99 | 113 |
35-39 | 121 | 60 | 61 |
40-49 | 121 | 60 | 61 |
50-64 | 52 | 19 | 33 |
65 and over | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Total | 38,593 | 22,210 | 16,383 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 12,935 | 7,580 | 5,355 |
18-19 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
20-21 | 403 | 187 | 216 |
22-24 | 3,750 | 2,108 | 1,642 |
25-29 | 5,174 | 3,215 | 1,959 |
30-34 | 1,810 | 1,081 | 729 |
35-39 | 770 | 457 | 313 |
40-49 | 717 | 356 | 361 |
50-64 | 292 | 163 | 129 |
65 and over | 16 | 12 | 4 |
Total | 12,935 | 7,580 | 5,355 |
Online Student Population
At Purdue University-Main Campus, 17,831 students (34.60% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 4,437 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,090 students live in Indiana where Purdue University-Main Campus is located in and 2,848 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 51,528 | 38,593 | 12,935 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 4,437 | 672 | 3,765 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 13,394 | 12,221 | 1,173 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 33,697 | 25,700 | 7,997 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 4,437 | 672 | 3,765 |
Indiana Residents | 1,090 | 304 | 786 |
Other State in U.S. | 2,848 | 326 | 2,522 |
Outside of U.S. | 389 | 25 | 364 |
Unknown | 110 | 17 | 93 |