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Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN

Campus Life

  • Setting
    Suburban
  • Undergraduate Students
    37,796
  • Average Per Year for Campus Housing
    $10,030
  • Sports
    Club, Intercollegiate, Intramural, NCAA Division I and NCAA Division IA

Housing

Average Housing Cost

$10,030 per year

First-Years in College Housing

93%

Housing Options
  • Apartments For Married Students
  • Apartments For Single Students
  • Coed Housing
  • Cooperative Housing
  • Fraternity/Sorority Housing
  • Living Learning Communities
  • Men's Housing
  • Special Housing For Disabled Students
  • Theme Housing
  • Wellness Housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free)
  • Women's Housing

Extracurricular

Sports

The sports programs offered and athletic scholarships available are below.

  • No sports found
Activities
  • Air Force ROTC
  • Army ROTC
  • Campus Ministries
  • Choral Groups
  • Concert Band
  • Dance
  • Drama/Theater
  • Film
  • International Student Organization
  • Jazz Band
  • Literary Magazine
  • Marching Band
  • Model UN
  • Music Ensembles
  • Musical Theater
  • Naval ROTC
  • Pep Band
  • Radio Station
  • Student Government
  • Student Newspaper
  • Symphony Orchestra
  • Television Station

Student Body

  • Total Undergrad Students

    37,796

  • Total Graduate Students

    12,935

  • Full-Time Students

    36,133

  • Part-Time Students

    1,807

Race and Ethnicity

  • Black or African American

    2%

  • Asian

    13%

  • Hispanic or Latino

    7%

  • Multiracial

    5%

  • Native American

    Less than 1%

  • Pacific Islander

    Less than 1%

  • Unknown

    1%

  • White

    61%

  • International (Non-Citizen)

    11%

Student Primary Residence

  • Out-of-State

    50%

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