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Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, IN · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business/Commerce, General (16% of graduates). 13 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 50% of colleges. 98% of faculty are full-time. Spends $10,031 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

999 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 41% of graduates; 52 programs in 21 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business/Commerce, General 52.010116% 157
    Graduates in this field earn $63,627 4 years out
  2. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 24.01997.8% 78
    Graduates in this field earn $44,299 4 years out
  3. Experimental Psychology 42.27046.7% 67
    Graduates in this field earn $44,533 4 years out
  4. Computer Science 11.07015.6% 56
    Graduates in this field earn $101,396 4 years out
  5. Elementary Education and Teaching 13.12025.6% 56
    Graduates in this field earn $45,525 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 3.2% → 7.7% of graduates since 2014–15 (77 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer Science$101,396 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $61,354

    4 years after completion$101,396
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    Median federal debt: $25,500 · 81 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Mechanical Engineering$85,075 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $64,534

    4 years after completion$85,075
    National median: $92,135Below typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 48 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$81,259 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $65,385

    4 years after completion$81,259
    National median: $82,073About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $79,719 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 56 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$74,918 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $70,046

    4 years after completion$74,918
    National median: $88,910Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $62,716 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,772

  5. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$73,576 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $50,248

    4 years after completion$73,576
    National median: $85,063Below typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 26 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college13 to 1
13 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 50% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty98%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$80,277

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$10,031
$10,031
← Lessmore than 43% of 557More →
Endowment per student$14,200
$14,200
← Lessmore than 55% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)