Student Population at Purdue University Northwest

2023 Student PopulationUndergraduateGraduate
8,9118,176735
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 8,911 students have enrolled in Purdue University Northwest with 8,176 undergraduate and 735 graduate students.
By gender, 3,910 male and 5,001 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
952 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,374 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
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Student Population by Gender

Purdue University Northwest has a total of 8,911 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 8,176 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 735 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 3,910 male and 5,001 female students (the male-female ratio is 44:56) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total8,9118,176735
Men3,9103,611299
Women5,0014,565436

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,936 White, 825 Black, and 305 Asian students out of a total of 8,911 are attending at Purdue University Northwest. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1046
Asian305140165
Black825265560
Hispanic2,0929211,171
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders936
White4,9362,1702,766
Two or more races296123173
Race Unknown975344
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1046
Asian277132145
Black780251529
Hispanic2,0138931,120
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders835
White4,5772,0622,515
Two or more races283119164
Race Unknown834736
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American---
Asian28820
Black451431
Hispanic792851
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White359108251
Two or more races1349
Race Unknown1468

Student Age Distribution

By age, Purdue Northwest has 1,938 students under 18 years old and 4 students over 65 years old. There are 7,049 students under 25 years old, and 1,859 students over 25 years old out of 8,911 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 1,938 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Purdue Northwest has 6,852 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,321 students aged 25 and over.
It has 197 graduate students aged under 25 and 538 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 181,9381,169769
18-192,0851,0261,059
20-211,604821783
22-241,422739683
25-29737405332
30-34363240123
35-3929222864
40-4933426668
50-6412910128
Over 65431
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 181,9381,169769
18-192,0851,0261,059
20-211,589818771
22-241,240665575
25-29559316243
30-3426216795
35-3920616145
40-4921317241
50-64796613
Over 65220
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Purdue University Northwest, 952 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,374 students are enrolled in some online courses.
418 students lived in Indiana or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 534 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students8,9119522,374
Undergraduate8,1767242,289
Graduate73522885
Online Student Population by Locality
Indiana ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students4185340
Undergraduate2804440
Graduate138900

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 8,176 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 454 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.55%.305 students have transferred in as full-time status and 149 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time4,405
Transfer-in Full-time305
Regular Part-time3,317
Transfer-in Part-time149
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