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Acceptance Rate 49.87%
Yield 29.20%
SAT Score 1,350
ACT Score 31
Applicants 78,745

PU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 49.87% at Purdue University-Main Campus. Total 78,745 students applied and 39,272 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,350 and the average ACT score is 31.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$60
Graduate Application Fees$60
Admission Informationhttps://www.purdue.edu/purdue/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.admissions.purdue.edu/apply/apply.php
Acceptance Rate49.87%
Average Test Scores1,350 SAT / 31 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 49.87%. A total of 78,745 students (48,473 men and 30,272 women) have applied to and 39,272 (22,551 men and 16,721 women) students admitted to Purdue University-Main Campus.
Among them, 6,945 male and 4,522 female students have enrolled into PU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 29.20%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at PU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants78,74548,47330,27200
Admitted39,27222,55116,72100
Enrolled11,4676,9454,52200
Acceptance Rate 49.87% 46.52% 55.24% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 29.20% 30.80% 27.04% - -
[Chart] Purdue University-Main Campus Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At PU, 9,110 applicants (79% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 2,898 applicants (25%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,350 at PU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,480 and 25th percentile score is 1,200.
The average ACT score is 31 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 34 and the 25th percentile score is 27.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at PU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of PU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at PU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total120013501480
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing600660720
Math600690760
ACT Composite273134
Math263034
English263235
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Purdue University-Main Campus, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School Record, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Work experience.
Application Requirements for PU
High School GPA✗
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✔
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at PU

The calendar system at Purdue University-Main Campus is Semester. Purdue University-Main Campus accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Purdue University-Main Campus accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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