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Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, IN662 online only

Purdue University Fort Wayne is a public university in Fort Wayne, IN, with about 8,212 students on campus.

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Students on campus
8,212
plus 662 studying only online
Admission rate
84%
higher than at 63% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$13,171
lower than at 80% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
36%
lower than at 82% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$45,872
higher than at 63% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Purdue University Fort Wayne?

84%

of applicants admitted

About 17 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
490–610
SAT math
480–610
ACT
22–29

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1100.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $22,183 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $22,887

Tuition & fees (in state) $9,532Room & board $11,669Books & supplies $2,950

After grants, the average family on aid pays $13,171.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$12,444

About $49,776 over 4 years · 44% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
36%
within 6 years · Pell students 31%
Come back for year two
67%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$45,872
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$21,500
about $228 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.4%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$228 a month against about $3,573 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

53%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 64% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$41k
Middle income$30–75k
$48k
Higher incomeover $75k
$51k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 19%Education 9%Liberal arts 8%Engineering tech 8%Visual & performing arts 7%Computer science 7%Everything else 41%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business/Commerce, General175 graduates a year · typical debt $20,003
$64k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods113 graduates a year · typical debt $22,828
$46k4 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities79 graduates a year · typical debt $20,500
$44k4 yrs out
Biology, General59 graduates a year · typical debt $18,000
$50k4 yrs out
Research and Experimental Psychology55 graduates a year · typical debt $17,488
$45k4 yrs out
Computer Science42 graduates a year · typical debt $25,500
$101k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies35 graduates a year · typical debt $22,068
$47k4 yrs out
Fine and Studio Arts34 graduates a year · typical debt $22,806
$38k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

5,484 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 68%Hispanic 11%Black 7%Asian 6%Two or more 4%International 3%

Women and men

Women 48%Men 52%
13 : 1
students per teacher
25%
get Pell grants (lower income)
24%
take federal loans
10%
undergrads 25 or older
14%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Fort Wayne

6% of Fort Wayne’s 275,203 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Fort Wayne pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Purdue University Fort Wayne; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Concordia Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fort Wayne
1.5 mi276 students
Indiana Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fort Wayne
2.7 mi2,227 students
University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fort Wayne
4.1 mi1,630 students
Huntington UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Huntington
25.3 mi1,393 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.