Acceptance Rate History
Purdue University-Main Campus Acceptance Rate: 49.9% in 2024 (2013–2024 history)
IN · Current rate: 49.9%
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What is Purdue University-Main Campus's acceptance rate in 2024?
Purdue University-Main Campus's acceptance rate in 2024 is 49.9%, roughly unchanged from 50.3% in 2023.
College Scorecard 2024
What is Purdue University-Main Campus's out-of-state acceptance rate?
- In-state: 71.1% (8,559 admitted of 12,040 applicants)
- Out-of-state: 43.6% (25,650 admitted of 58,853 applicants)
- International: 22.5% (3,672 admitted of 16,327 applicants)
Out-of-state applicants were admitted at a lower rate than in-state applicants. International applicants were admitted at a lower rate than in-state applicants.
Fall 2025 · Purdue University-Main Campus Common Data Set (2025-26), section C1. Rates are our calculation from the counts the college reported.
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49.9% | 78,745 | 39,272 |
| 2023 | 50.3% | 73,083 | 36,763 |
| 2022 | 52.7% | 68,582 | 36,146 |
| 2021 | 68.8% | 59,436 | 40,898 |
| 2020 | 67.2% | 57,510 | 38,619 |
| 2019 | 59.8% | 55,311 | 33,093 |
| 2018 | 58.0% | 53,722 | 31,146 |
| 2017 | 57.5% | 49,354 | 28,363 |
| 2016 | 56.0% | 49,007 | 27,427 |
| 2015 | 59.0% | 45,264 | 26,692 |
| 2014 | 59.3% | 39,896 | 23,654 |
| 2013 | 60.4% | 31,083 | 18,779 |
Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard
Cost
The same school, two different prices
Family income under $30k: $5,098/yr · Family income over $110k: $22,742/yr (AY 2023–24)
Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). In-state students only. International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.
High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.
Admitted Student Profile
SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)
1200–1480
College Scorecard 2024
Admitted students at Purdue University-Main Campus scored between 1200 and 1480 on the SAT (middle 50%).
Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education
How to read these numbers
- The 2024 rate covers Purdue University-Main Campus's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
- 1200–1480 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1200, and a quarter scored above 1480.
- The table above holds 12 reported years, 2013 through 2024. Across them Purdue University-Main Campus's rate ranged from 49.9% to 68.8%, so any single year is one point inside that range.
Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.
Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education
Where do you stand?
School
Purdue University-Main Campus
Purdue University-Main Campus
SAT
Middle 50% of admitted students scored 1200–1480.
GPA
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Trend Analysis
Purdue University-Main Campus's acceptance rate has decreased from 60.4% in 2013 to 49.9% in 2024, reflecting increased selectivity. The most notable shift occurred in 2022.
Analysis compiled from official data trends.
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Data sourced from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Does not represent endorsements or guarantee admission outcomes.