The student population at Purdue University Northwest is 8,911 (8,176 undergraduate and 735 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 3,160 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Purdue Northwest is 91.75% which is decreased by 2,958 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 202 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.28 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

952 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -40.94% since 2017.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 7 years is 9,936 where 8,911 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

91.75% of total students is undergraduate students and 8.25% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 2,958 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 202 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.28 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Purdue Northwest than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Purdue University Northwest since 2017.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2017-1812,07111,1344,7866,348937362575
2018-1910,473
-1,598
9,573
-1,561
4,181
-605
5,392
-956
900
-37
379
17
521
-54
2019-2010,006
-467
9,106
-467
3,990
-191
5,116
-276
900357
-22
543
22
2020-219,363
-643
8,539
-567
3,667
-323
4,872
-244
824
-76
254
-103
570
27
2021-228,794
-569
8,044
-495
3,350
-317
4,694
-178
750
-74
259
5
491
-79
2022-238,911
117
8,176
132
3,611
261
4,565
-129
735
-15
299
40
436
-55
Average9,9369,0953,9315,165841318523
Purdue University Northwest Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 7 years is 9,095 where 8,176 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 Northwest since 2017.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2017-1811,1346,1723,0723,1004,9621,7143,248
2018-199,5735,8062,8972,9093,7671,2842,483
2019-209,1065,5612,7092,8523,5451,2812,264
2020-218,5395,1992,4762,7233,3401,1912,149
2021-228,0444,6872,1992,4883,3571,1512,206
2022-238,1764,7102,2842,4263,4661,3272,139
Average9,0959,0952,6062,7509,0951,3252,415
Purdue University Northwest Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 7 years is 841 where 735 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 Northwest since 2017.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2017-18937295139156642223419
2018-19900352182170548197351
2019-20900328166162572191381
2020-21824266123143558131427
2021-22750228127101522132390
2022-23735281168113454131323
Average841841151141841168382
Purdue University Northwest Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.39%. The percentage was 61.86% 10 years ago and Purdue Northwest still has a high percentage of white students. 3.42% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.26% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Purdue University Northwest over the past 7 years (2017-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2017-18262821,1072,047107,467297
2018-19242819861,969136,274252
2019-20202959781,961115,858276
2020-21202779322,009125,449260
2021-22142748031,934135,134254
2022-23103058252,09294,936296
Average192869392,002115,853273
Purdue University Northwest Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

952 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -40.94% since 2017. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Purdue University Northwest from 2017 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2017-1812,0711,6122,6567,803
2018-1910,4731,5492,6966,228
2019-2010,0061,3502,5426,114
2020-219,3631,5114,5473,305
2021-228,7941,2562,5005,038
2022-238,9119522,3745,585
Average9,9361,3722,8865,679

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