The student population at Purdue University-Main Campus is 51,528 (38,593 undergraduate and 12,935 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 11,734 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at PU is 74.90% which is increased by 8,147 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 3,587 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 0.73 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.

4,437 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 206.42% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 44,273 where 51,528 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

74.90% of total students is undergraduate students and 25.10% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 8,147 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 3,587 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.73 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in PU than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Purdue University-Main Campus since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1439,79430,44617,67212,7749,3485,5623,786
2014-1539,752
-42
30,237
-209
17,590
-82
12,647
-127
9,515
167
5,614
52
3,901
115
2015-1640,472
720
30,560
323
17,783
193
12,777
130
9,912
397
5,776
162
4,136
235
2016-1741,513
1,041
31,105
545
18,189
406
12,916
139
10,408
496
5,903
127
4,505
369
2017-1842,699
1,186
32,132
1,027
18,682
493
13,450
534
10,567
159
5,877
-26
4,690
185
2018-1944,474
1,775
33,735
1,603
19,445
763
14,290
840
10,739
172
5,960
83
4,779
89
2019-2045,500
1,026
34,596
861
19,887
442
14,709
419
10,904
165
6,090
130
4,814
35
2020-2146,655
1,155
35,706
1,110
20,548
661
15,158
449
10,949
45
6,166
76
4,783
-31
2021-2250,344
3,689
37,806
2,100
21,853
1,305
15,953
795
12,538
1,589
7,204
1,038
5,334
551
2022-2351,528
1,184
38,593
787
22,210
357
16,383
430
12,935
397
7,580
376
5,355
21
Average44,27333,49219,38614,10610,7826,1734,608
Purdue University-Main Campus Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 33,492 where 38,593 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Purdue University-Main Campus since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1430,44628,65916,59312,0661,7871,079708
2014-1530,23728,41916,47411,9451,8181,116702
2015-1630,56028,68216,60912,0731,8781,174704
2016-1731,10529,30917,07212,2371,7961,117679
2017-1832,13230,27717,53312,7441,8551,149706
2018-1933,73531,84918,33913,5101,8861,106780
2019-2034,59632,60618,75713,8491,9901,130860
2020-2135,70633,57519,35314,2222,1311,195936
2021-2237,80635,87820,78815,0901,9281,065863
2022-2338,59336,48421,06515,4192,1091,145964
Average33,49233,49218,25813,31633,4921,128790
Purdue University-Main Campus Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 10,782 where 12,935 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Purdue University-Main Campus since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-149,3486,2123,5392,6733,1362,0231,113
2014-159,5156,2343,5492,6853,2812,0651,216
2015-169,9126,3483,6482,7003,5642,1281,436
2016-1710,4086,5753,7272,8483,8332,1761,657
2017-1810,5676,4423,5882,8544,1252,2891,836
2018-1910,7396,5463,6622,8844,1932,2981,895
2019-2010,9046,6043,7452,8594,3002,3451,955
2020-2110,9496,0853,4402,6454,8642,7262,138
2021-2212,5386,8543,9422,9125,6843,2622,422
2022-2312,9356,8693,9092,9606,0663,6712,395
Average10,78210,7823,6752,80210,7822,4981,806
Purdue University-Main Campus Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.70%. The percentage was 62.56% 10 years ago and PU still has a high percentage of white students. 11.17% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.65% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Purdue University-Main Campus over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14611,9011,2561,4963724,894698
2014-15572,0761,2021,5753124,244768
2015-16582,3371,2121,6714124,188824
2016-17662,6111,2541,8064324,485905
2017-18662,8701,2932,0293125,2121,083
2018-19593,4171,3122,1893026,2661,342
2019-20563,7471,2832,3932626,5851,469
2020-21594,3651,3002,7093027,5711,708
2021-22705,2021,3623,0203128,9821,888
2022-23635,7541,3643,2522328,7002,040
Average623,4281,2842,2143226,1131,273
Purdue University-Main Campus Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,437 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 206.42% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Purdue University-Main Campus from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1539,7521,4483,92334,381
2015-1640,4721,8914,45534,126
2016-1741,5132,1084,97734,428
2017-1842,6992,4945,34734,858
2018-1944,4742,5976,64135,236
2019-2045,5002,7317,39835,371
2020-2146,6558,30929,9658,381
2021-2250,3444,42319,23926,682
2022-2351,5284,43713,39433,697
Average44,7713,38210,59330,796

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