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Acceptance Rates & Admissions Statistics
Purdue University Acceptance Rate & Admissions Statistics
Purdue University admitted 37,738 students to its Class of 2029 from 86,953 applications. Below is a full picture of Purdue University’s admissions data, what the numbers actually indicate, and what the school looks for in an applicant.
Class of 2029
At a Glance
- Overall acceptance rate
- 43.4%
Class of 2029
Acceptance Rates
For the Class of 2029, Purdue University admitted 37,738 students from 86,953 total applications — an overall acceptance rate of 43.4%. Across the last four cycles the overall rate has held between 38.4% and 52.7%, with class size and application volume shown below.
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2029 | 86,953 | 37,738 | 43.4% |
| 2028 | 78,745 | 30,272 | 38.44% |
| 2027 | 72,800 | 36,602 | 50.28% |
| 2026 | 68,309 | 35,995 | 52.69% |
| 2025 | 59,173 | 40,759 | 68.88% |
View historical data
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 57,279 | 38,475 | 67.17% |
| 2023 | 54,912 | 32,834 | 59.79% |
| 2022 | 53,439 | 30,965 | 57.94% |
| 2021 | 48,912 | 28,092 | 57.43% |
| 2020 | 48,775 | 27,226 | 55.82% |
No data is available for this admission round.
No data is available for this admission round.
Class of 2029
Test Scores & Academic Profile
- SAT middle 50%
- 1200-1480
- ACT middle 50%
- 28-34
- Testing policy
- Required — Purdue requires the SAT or ACT for applicants.
- GPA
- 3.7-4.0
Good to Know
- Purdue uses the Common Application
- Early Action is nonbinding.
- Purdue does not consider legacy status.
- Purdue does not offer interviews.
