Purdue University Fort Wayne

Public · Moderately Selective · IN

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School data & stats

TypePublic

LocationIN · Midwest

SettingUrban

Undergrads5,484

Student:faculty13:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate21.5%

6-yr grad rate36.3%

Drop-out rate33.4%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$10k

Out-of-state tuition$23k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity32.1%

Gender diversity47.9%

International2.9%

Identity—

Overview

Purdue Fort Wayne is Purdue's campus in Indiana's second-largest city, formed when the longtime joint Indiana University-Purdue Fort Wayne campus split and Purdue took over sole administration. Most students commute from the Fort Wayne area, giving the university a strongly local, non-residential character relative to a typical four-year college.

Academics

Engineering and business are established strengths, and the Sweetwater-endowed music program, named for the recording-equipment company founded by Chuck Surack, has become a notable draw for a regional campus of its size, with recording and audio-engineering facilities uncommon elsewhere in the region.

Campus & student life

As a majority-commuter campus, traditional residential college life — dorms, a dominant Greek scene — is less central than at a residential university; student life instead centers more on academic departments, clubs, and the surrounding Fort Wayne community.

Getting in

Admission is accessible and grade-driven, in keeping with Purdue's broader regional-campus model, without the elaborate essay process associated with the flagship West Lafayette campus.

Worth knowing

Students should know Purdue Fort Wayne's degree carries the Purdue name and curriculum in many programs but operates with its own admissions, culture, and commuter-heavy student body distinct from the main West Lafayette campus.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate83.9%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 970–1220 · ACT 22–29

Test policyoptional

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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