Students
Who's on campus
A very large campus of 44,503 undergrads, where 13% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.66
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
11,467 first-time students
47% came from other states and 9.0% from abroad; 41% are from Indiana. More from other states than at 78% of colleges.
- In-state (Indiana)41%
- Other states47%
- Abroad9.0%
- Not reported2.1%
Top home states
- Indiana(home state)41% 4,758
- Illinois7.6% 877
- California6.8% 783
- New Jersey3.5% 396
- Texas3.2% 370
From 50 states (counting DC) and 17 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
3,096
new transfer students, 21% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 41% of colleges.
2,461 full-time, 635 part-time.
Going on to another college
12%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,078 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
5.9% of undergrads study part-time.
41% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 16,270 students.
Housing
Beds
16,270
About 37 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Up to 21 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Big Ten Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Big Ten Conference comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
Not listed
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 9% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 3
- Jewish 1
- Christian 2
Christian
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 10% of men, 16% of women.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
5listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Theta Nu
Delta Epsilon
Indiana Delta
Beta Sigma
4listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
LGBTQ+ center or office
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 0
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Purdue University-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Purdue University-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)