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.