Purdue University Acceptance Rate
Purdue University's overall acceptance rate for the 2024 application year stands at 50.3%, with 73,083 applicants and 36,763 accepted. In the Early Action round, the acceptance rate is also 50.3%, while the same rate applies to Regular Decision, with 36,542 and 36,541 applicants respectively. The waitlist acceptance rate is quite low at 0.1%, with only 19 out of 13,290 waitlisted applicants gaining admission. Transfer applicants have a more favorable acceptance rate of 50.14%, with 72,800 applying and 36,500 accepted. The average SAT scores range from a 25th percentile of 1210 to a 75th percentile of 1450, and the average GPA for admitted students is 3.8.
Overall Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 73,083
Accepted Applicants: 36,763
Regular Decision vs Early Action Acceptance Rates
Historical Acceptance Rates
Purdue University's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 50.3%, with 73,083 applicants and 36,763 acceptances. This marks a decline from the 52.7% acceptance rate in 2023, where 68,582 applicants were processed. The acceptance rates have shown significant fluctuation over the past few years, with a notably higher rate of 69.0% for the application year 2022 and 67.15% for 2021. This trend indicates a tightening competition at Purdue, especially as the number of applicants continues to rise, evidenced by the increase from 39,896 applicants in 2015 to the current figures.
Wait List Acceptance Rate
Purdue University's wait list acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 0.1%, with 19 students accepted out of 13,290 offered a place. This acceptance rate mirrors that of 2023, where 19 out of 13,290 were also accepted. Historically, the acceptance rates have shown some variability, with a higher rate of 0.2% for both the application years 2022 and 2021, where 13 and 8 students were accepted respectively from smaller pools of wait-listed applicants. Conversely, the acceptance rate dropped to 0.1% in the application year 2019, indicating a trend of increased selectivity in recent years.
13290
Offered a Place
19
Admitted
0.1%
Acceptance Rate
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Purdue University's transfer acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 50.14%, with 36,500 out of 72,800 applicants gaining admission. This marks a decline from 53.0% in 2022 and 59.8% in 2021, indicating a tightening of the acceptance rate over recent years. In 2020, the transfer acceptance rate was 54.0%, underscoring a trend of increasing competitiveness. The average GPA of accepted transfer students is 3.6, reflecting the caliber of applicants attempting to join Purdue's academic community.
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 72,800
Accepted Applicants: 36,500
Domestic vs International Acceptance Rates
Scores
GPA
3.8
SAT
1210-1450
Math: 600-760
Reading: 590-710
ACT
25-32
Math: 26-33
English: 24-34
Reading: 24-34
Science: 25-32
Acceptances by Race
| Race | Applicants |
|---|---|
| White | 47% |
| Asian American | 15% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5% |
| Black/African American | 3% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
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