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Purdue University Admissions 2022:
Requirements, Fee Details & FAQs
Updated on Nov 11, 2020
Purdue University is classif ied under the ‘R1: Doctoral
Universities – very high research activity’ and is a member
of the Association of American Universities. It is a public
research university with a separate area on-campus
dedicated to research and encourage multidisciplinary
innovation called Discovery Park. This 40-acre park
creates an interactive environment where Purdue
researchers and f irms/businesses come together.
Recently, Purdue was termed as the sixth most innovative
school in the US by the U.S News and World Report
2020. It also has an online writing lab popularly known as
Purdue OWL (Purdue Online Writing Lab). It helps
students, writers, and researchers with ref erence and
research materials f or their projects, assignments,
reports, and so on. The student to f aculty ratio is 13:1
and 38.3 percent of the classes have less than 20
students.

Purdue is also a member of the Big Ten Conf erence and
NCAA Division-I with 18 intercollegiate sports teams. As
per Wayback Machine’s report, Purdue enrolls the second

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largest student body in Indiana and has the f ourth largest
f oreign student population in the United States. It has
also been integral in creating America's aviation history
by establishing the f irst college credit in f light training. It
also introduced the f irst f our-year bachelor's degree in
Aviation and built the f irst university airport (Purdue
University Airport). Since then, the university’s Aviation
Technology and Aeronautical Engineering programs are
considered to be the most competitive Aviation-specif ic
programs in the world. With time, it encompassed the
spacef light technology in its curriculum as well and
churned out astronauts like Gus Grissom, Neil Armstrong,
and Eugene Cernan, who went on to make history.

 Table of Contents
  1. Courses Of f ered
  2. Eligibility & Documents Required
  3. Application & Tuition Fees
  4. Scholarships & Financial Aid
  5. Admission Process
  6. Student Diversity & Pref erred Prof ile
  7. Part Time Work While Studying

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8. Campuses & Accommodation
  9. University Contact Inf ormation

Courses Offered

What all courses are available to international
students?

Purdue of f ers 200 majors in undergraduate and over 70
specializations in graduate programs. For undergraduate
aspirants who wish to pursue a rigorous honors
coursework and build a strong network with the f aculty
members and their peers, Purdue provides the
opportunity to join an Honors College. Apart f rom this, it
has a summer school program called Think Summer f or
students who want to make the most of their f ree time
during summer. Along with a competitive engineering
curriculum, it also of f ers research opportunities in 211
disciplines.

To know more about courses of f ered by Purdue, read
their catalog here.

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Eligibility & Documents Required

What are the eligibility requirements?

The exact eligibility requirements vary depending on the
course and program. For details, check the respective
school and course page.

For UG programs, grade 10, 11, and 12 score are required
as per course prerequisites and either IELTS or TOEFL
scores and SAT or ACT scores as given below:
  IELTS: 6.5 or higher, at least 6 in each section
  TOEFL: 80–88
  SAT: Reading Test: 33 or higher or Critical Reasoning:
  top 15 percentile
  ACT: 28 or higher
For PG programs, a bachelor’s degree in relevant f ield or
as per course requirement is a must. Along with IELTS or
TOEFL scores, GRE or GMAT may also be required.
Following are the score requirements:

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IELTS: at least 6.5, or as per course requirement or
  TOEFL: 80 or as per course requirement
For MBA programs, a three-year or f our-year
college/university degree with a GPA equal to 3.0 is
required along with the GRE/GMAT and TOEFL/IELTS
score as given below:
  GMAT is pref erred: 500 or higher
  GRE: check class average on the website
  TOEFL: at least 93
  IELTS: 7.5
  Work experience is not mandatory but pref erred: two to
  f our years

What all documents are needed f or application?

All students need to submit original documents in English
f or the application process.

For UG aspirants, the f ollowing documents are required:
  Academic transcripts
  IELTS or TOEFL score reports

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SAT or ACT score reports
  Letters of recommendation (LORs)
  Purdue supplement essays
  Additional supplements such as interview f orm or
  portf olios, as per course requirement
  Financial documents
  Fee waiver f orm, if any
For PG students:
  Academic transcripts
  IELTS or TOEFL score reports
  GRE or GMAT score reports
  Resume/CV
  Essays or SOP, as per course requirement
  Two to three LORs
  Additional supplements such as videos essays or
  portf olios, as per course requirement
  Financial documents
  Fee waiver f orm, if any

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Application & Tuition Fees

Is there any application f ees?

UG application f ee f or Purdue is USD 60 f or both: the
Common App and the Coalition App. For graduate
programs, the application f ee is USD 75, non-ref undable,
but may vary as per courses. Check the respective
course page f or details.

What is the f ee structure of courses of f ered by the
university?

The f ee structure dif f ers depending on the programs and
courses. The table below is an estimation of the tuition
f ee f or international students.

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Note: Honors College charges an extra USD 200. The
tuition f ee f luctuates yearly. Please check the university
website f or the exact f ee structure.

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Is there any scholarship or f inancial aid available f or
international students?

As Purdue is a state-assisted public institution, it does
not of f er any scholarship or f inancial aid to international

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students. The university believes that since there has
been no increment in the tuition f ee f or the past f our
years, this provides an opportunity f or excellent ROI to
international students.
However, students can apply f or scholarships like the
Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which is of f ered to a
citizen of any country outside the United Kingdom. Also,
owing to generous f unding f rom Purdue alumni, the Indian
Emerging Scholar Fund provides a limited number of
renewable f our-year scholarships to Indian students. It is
a merit-based scholarship whose selection process is
supervised by the dean of international programs. For
more inf ormation on this, please check the university
website.

Admission Process

When do the admissions start?

Admissions f or UG programs start as soon as the
Common App and Coalition App open their portals f or
entry in the Fall-Intake. Following are the deadlines f or

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UG application:

           Decision                                     Deadline
          Early Action                             Early-November
      Regular Decision                               Mid-January
         Fall Transf er                                Early-July

Graduate programs are of f ered throughout the year
(Spring and Fall). Thereby, the deadlines depend on
intake, program, and course. Do check the Graduate
Program Requirements web page f or details on
application deadlines. The MBA program in Krannert
School of Management is of f ered in the Fall-Intake and
has three rolling deadlines. Interviews may be mandatory
f or some courses such as MBA, EMBA, etc., which is
usually held in a week af ter the university receives the
complete application.

  Type of MBA
                                       Rolling Deadlines*
    Program
                          Round 1 (Early Round): September 1
                                    – November 15

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MBA                 Round 2 (Priority Round): November
                                    16 – January 15
                           Round 3 (Final International Round):
                                 January 16 – March 1
                            Application Fee Waiver: August 15
 Executive MBA             Final: September 1 or until the class
                                          is f illed
                           Application Fee Waiver: December 4
  IMM Global
                           Final: February 4 or until the class is
 Executive MBA
                                           f illed

*Deadlines are subject to change as per academic year.
For application f ee waiver details, check the respective
webpage.

How to apply to UG courses?

Students can apply to Purdue through either the Common
Application or the Coalition Application. Do not apply on
both the portals as this would delay or even f orf eit the
application. The university advises students to apply f or
a course that they are targeting through only one portal

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as mentioned in the college/school website. Af ter
submitting your application, within two to three business
days, the university will send an email with login
credentials f or its application tracking portal. The
students can use this portal to view and track their
Purdue application status.

How to apply to PG courses?

The application process f or graduate programs is pretty
straightf orward. You can easily apply through the
Application Portal. However, some prof essional or
medical courses may have a separate portal. You can
f ind more details about this on their respective college or
school website.
Applying through Application Portal
First of all, you need to create an Application Account to
start your application by registering at
https://gradapply.purdue.edu/apply/.

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Af ter creating your account, log in to the portal and start
your application.

Choose your application type (academic year) and select
‘Create Application’.

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Read the instructions caref ully bef ore proceeding. As
you can see below, there 11 sections that need to be
f illed or reviewed bef ore you submit the application.

When will I hear f rom the university af ter I submit my

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application?

For UG courses, the results are declared as per the
f ollowing submissions:

     Type of
                                    University Reverts by*
     Deadline
   Early Action                               January 15
 Regular Decision                               March 31
                                   12 weeks af ter application
   Fall Transf er
                                         submission
            Acceptance f rom the Student: May 1

*Deadlines are subject to change. Check the university
website f or details.

Unlike UG, f or a graduate program, decision dates are not
f ixed. The university generally reverts within 12 weeks
f rom the date of application submission. For students
who go through the interview process, the admissions
committee will communicate its decision in ten days.

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Student Diversity & Preferred Profile

What are the chances to get into this university?

Admission to Purdue is competitive. Thus, you should
aim f or high scores in all exams and maintain an excellent
academic record. As per their Freshman Class Prof ile
(Fall 2019), the f ollowing numbers may help you in f ixing
a target score:

   High School GPA                         Middle 50%: 3.5–3.9
   SAT (1600 Scale)                     Middle 50%: 1210–1420
    ACT Composite                           Middle 50%: 26–33

Source: Purdue
Note: These ranges represent the entire f reshman class
— the middle 50% f or individual majors may be higher or
lower based on space availability or the rigor of the
program’s curriculum.
On the other hand, f or graduate aspirants, the
admissions committee looks at the holistic prof ile of a
student considering dif f erent elements of the application.

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The emphasis is laid on the f ollowing f actors:

How many Indian/international students are studying
at the university?

According to the Institute of International Education’s
‘Open Door’ report, Purdue ranks f ourth in international
student enrollment among US public institutions. As per
the Freshman Class Prof ile (Fall 2019), out of 8,357 total
enrollments, 785 were international students.

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Apart f rom this, Purdue currently houses 2,001 Indian
students — 933 undergraduate and 1068 graduate
students. Indian students make up 21.9% of the
university’s international student body, a sharp rise f rom
18.2% two years ago.

Part Time Work While Studying

Can I work while studying here?

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Purdue allows students to work part-time during the
academic year and f ull-time during the summer vacation.
It also has a Student Employment Services website that
posts job requirements. Apart f rom this, a student may
also work f or Purdue Rec Sports or the Housing and
Food Services. International students can contact the
International Students & Scholars Of f ice to know more
about employment eligibility and working hours. J-1 and
F-1 students need to adhere to the f ollowing rules to
work while studying:
  Fall/Spring academic semesters: maximum of 20 hours
  per week
  Semester breaks/of f icial school/summer vacation: 40
  hours per week
  Exception: if a student is required to register during the
  summer, a maximum of 20 hours per week is permitted
On-campus employment is not permitted af ter completion
of a course unless the student:
  has been issued a Form DS 2019 to begin a new
  program and intends to enroll f or the f ollowing
  semester, or
  has obtained Academic Training authorization to be

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employed on-campus

Campuses & Accommodation

How many colleges and campuses does the
university have?

Purdue University has f our campuses in the US that
include West Laf ayette (main), Purdue Northwest, Purdue
Fort Wayne, and IUPUI (Indianapolis). Colleges under
Purdue are:

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Is on-campus housing available?

On-campus housing is available f or all students at
Purdue. All f reshmen need to submit their housing
application by May 5. If more units remain vacant, the
housing application may re-open later in May. This

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housing application (contract) will be available to all
admitted students through the myPurdue portal about two
days af ter they accept the admission of f er. Students
have the option to stay in residence halls, UR boiler
apartments, or Honors College residences. For more
inf ormation on this, check the Purdue Housing webpage.

Graduate students have the option to stay either on-
campus or of f -campus as per availability and their
pref erence. On-campus housing options (Purdue Village
and PRF Residential Housing) are limited, so the students
are advised to apply early. For of f -campus housing,
students may rent an apartment in Laf ayette, which is
less expensive than that in West Laf ayette. Students may
also ref er to the Black Bird Farms II website f or of f -
campus options or check out Purdue’s Of f -Campus
Housing webpage f or details.

University Contact Information

Whom should I contact in case of any doubts?

Address: Purdue University, 610 Purdue Mall, West

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Laf ayette, Indiana – 47907, USA

Website: www.purdue.edu/
Contact No: +1-765-494-4600

Admission Process

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