Purdue University Admissions

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Purdue University has an acceptance rate of 53% . Of those admitted, 26% go on to enroll. The application fee is $60 .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application Fee: $60
  • Number of Applicants: 68,582
  • Percent Admitted: 53%
  • Percent Admitted who Enrolled: 26%
  Total Male Female
Number of applicants 68,582 42,068 26,514
Percent admitted 53% 46% 64%
Percent admitted who enrolled 26% 27% 25%

Admissions Selectivity: Somewhat Selective

This institution admits less than 75% of its applicants.

Purdue University Admissions Considerations

  Required Recommended Considered but not Required
Secondary School GPA ✔      
Secondary School Record ✔      
Recommendations ✔      
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT) ✔      
TOEFL (if applicable)      

Purdue University Test Scores

Purdue University SAT Scores

SAT Range 1200 – 1470
SAT Average 1335
SAT 25th Percentile 1200
SAT 75th Percentile 1470

Purdue University ACT Scores

ACT Range 27 – 34
ACT Average 31
ACT 25th Percentile 27
ACT 75th Percentile 34

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Most Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 75th and 100th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.