4-year school · Public

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana · Lafayette–West Lafayette, IN metro area. 2,952 international students graduated in the 2024–25 academic year.

2,952
International graduates, 2024–25
of 17,028 graduates, all majors
50%
Acceptance rate
Undergraduate applicants
$44,974
Total cost a year, out-of-state
Tuition $28,794, before aid
17%
International students
9,967 students

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Majors with international graduates

15 of 141 majors with graduates, sorted by international graduates. 2024–25 academic year, all levels.

MajorInternational graduatesAll graduatesLevels
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringCIP 14.10bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 673 graduates279673bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsCIP 52.13bachelor's, master's · 586 graduates260586bachelor's, master's
Computer ScienceCIP 11.07bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 883 graduates256883bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Mechanical EngineeringCIP 14.19bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 1,148 graduates2041,148bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Industrial EngineeringCIP 14.35bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 380 graduates145380bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 11.01bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 479 graduates105479bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Civil EngineeringCIP 14.08bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 354 graduates102354bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringCIP 14.02bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 668 graduates101668bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Business Administration, Management and OperationsCIP 52.02bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 1,035 graduates991,035bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Computer EngineeringCIP 14.09bachelor's, master's · 455 graduates96455bachelor's, master's
StatisticsCIP 27.05bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 296 graduates91296bachelor's, master's, doctoral
EconomicsCIP 45.06bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 238 graduates69238bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Engineering, OtherCIP 14.99bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 153 graduates64153bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCIP 11.08bachelor's, master's · 244 graduates62244bachelor's, master's
Chemical EngineeringCIP 14.07bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 251 graduates55251bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Admissions

Acceptance rate50%
SAT reading and writing, 25th–75th percentile600–720
SAT math, 25th–75th percentile600–760
ACT, 25th–75th percentile27–34
Test scoresRequired
First-year retention93%
Graduation rate, 6 years83%

Cost a year · out-of-state

before aid
Tuition$28,794
Housing and food, on campus$12,820
Books and other costs$3,360
Total a year$44,974
Four years$179,896

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2024–25 (U.S. Department of Education) · admissions: IPEDS ADM 2024 · cost: College Scorecard, latest release. Methodology