Purdue University Fort Wayne Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
5,484 students
Larger than 80% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 35.8%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Huntington25.3 mi
- North Manchester34.8 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Purdue University Fort Wayne, the largest reported group is White (67.9%), followed by Hispanic (11.3%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 1.4% |
| Asian | 5.6% | 15.9% |
| Black | 7.3% | 1.7% |
| Hispanic | 11.3% | 4.2% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 67.9% | 65.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.5% | 0.7% |
| Non-resident | 2.9% | 8% |
| Unknown | 0.3% | 2.8% |
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- 83.9%Purdue University Fort Wayne admitted 4,998 of 6,007 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 24.8%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,242 of 4,998.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $12,471average net price after grants for aided students, against $23,573 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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