Purdue University-Main Campus

4-years Public College In West Lafayette, IN

Total 51,528 students are enrolled in Purdue University-Main Campus (38,593 undergraduate and 12,935 graduate). Among them, 4,437 students are enrolled in online degree programs. 2,405 faculties are working for Purdue University-Main Campus and student to faculty ratio is 21.43 to 1.

Student Population

Total Population	51,528
Undergraduate	38,593
Graduate	12,935
Online Degree Enrollment	4,437
Total Number of Faculty	2,405
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

Population By Gender/Attending Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 51,528 students enrolled into Purdue University-Main Campus. 38,593 enrolled in undergraduate programs and 12,935 students enrolled in graduate programs. By attending status. there are 42,732 full-time and 8,796 part-time students. By gender, 29,057 male and 21,287 female students are attending at Purdue University-Main Campus. The following summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Purdue University-Main Campus.

Gender Distribution

	Total	Male	Female
Total	50,344	29,057	21,287
Undergraduate	37,806	21,853	15,953
Graduate	12,538	7,204	5,334

Attending Status

	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	50,344	42,732	7,612
Undergraduate	37,806	35,878	1,928
Graduate	12,538	6,854	5,684

Population by Race/Ethnicity

The following table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity at Purdue University-Main Campus. There are 28,982 White (57.57%), 1,362 Black/African American (2.71%), 3,020 Hispanic (6.00%), 5,202 Asian (10.33%), and 11,778 students with other races.

Total

	Total	Male	Female
Total	50,344	29,057	21,287
American Indian/Native American	70	36	34
Asian	5,202	3,202	2,000
Black/African American	1,362	653	709
Hispanic	3,020	1,634	1,386
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	31	19	12
White	28,982	15,961	13,021
Two More	1,888	1,009	879
Un-Known	831	491	340

Undergraduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	37,806	21,853	15,953
American Indian/Native American	39	23	16
Asian	4,391	2,760	1,631
Black/African American	937	473	464
Hispanic	2,364	1,291	1,073
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	24	15	9
White	23,741	13,156	10,585
Two More	1,633	883	750
Un-Known	509	340	169

Graduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	12,538	7,204	5,334
American Indian/Native American	31	13	18
Asian	811	442	369
Black/African American	425	180	245
Hispanic	656	343	313
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	4	3
White	5,241	2,805	2,436
Two More	255	126	129
Un-Known	322	151	171

Distance Learning Population

Purdue University-Main Campus offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for both undergraduate and graduate programs. 4,423 students (8.79% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 19,239 students (38.22% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following summarizes the online student population for Purdue University-Main Campus.

Distance Learning Student Population at Purdue University-Main Campus
	Total	Enrolled Exclusively	Enrolled Some Courses	Not In Online Courses
Total	50,344	4,423	19,239	26,682
Undergraduate	37,806	660	17,696	19,450
Graduate	12,538	3,763	1,543	7,232

Population by Age

The following table summarizes the students population by age at Purdue University-Main Campus. 23,710 students are aged 20 to 24 (47.10% of total students), 17,119 students are aged below 20 (34.00%), 357 students are aged above 50 (0.71%). The following summarizes the student population by age at Purdue University-Main Campus.

Total

	Total	Male	Female
Total	50,344	29,057	21,287
Under 18	362	207	155
Age 18-19	16,757	9,629	7,128
Age 20-21	15,660	8,870	6,790
Age 22-24	8,050	4,852	3,198
Age 25-29	5,406	3,222	2,184
Age 30-34	2,022	1,197	825
Age 35-39	876	484	392
Age 40-49	854	424	430
Age 50-64	330	157	173
Over 64	27	15	12
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

Undergraduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	37,806	21,853	15,953
Under 18	362	207	155
Age 18-19	16,749	9,624	7,125
Age 20-21	15,287	8,717	6,570
Age 22-24	4,399	2,764	1,635
Age 25-29	537	306	231
Age 30-34	201	104	97
Age 35-39	102	59	43
Age 40-49	106	48	58
Age 50-64	53	18	35
Over 64	10	6	4
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

Graduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	12,538	7,204	5,334
Under 18	0	0	0
Age 18-19	8	5	3
Age 20-21	373	153	220
Age 22-24	3,651	2,088	1,563
Age 25-29	4,869	2,916	1,953
Age 30-34	1,821	1,093	728
Age 35-39	774	425	349
Age 40-49	748	376	372
Age 50-64	277	139	138
Over 64	17	9	8
Age Un-Known	0	0	0