Purdue University Fort Wayne
Purdue University Fort Wayne admitted 84% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 970–1220 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $12,471 a year. Within six years, 40% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 84%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 970–1220
- ACT middle 50%
- 22–29
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $22,568 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $12,471 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $8,411 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $9,532 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $23,573 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 40%
- Students who return for a second year
- 67%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $51,617 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,537
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,484
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 36%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 19%
- Education
- 9%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 9%
- Engineering technologies
- 8%
- Visual and performing arts
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of Connecticut-Stamford CT · 83% admitted
- Houston Christian University TX · 84% admitted
- University of Mount Saint Vincent NY · 85% admitted
- Towson University MD · 82% admitted
- Grace College and Theological Seminary IN · 82% admitted
- Hawaii Pacific University HI · 86% admitted
More colleges in Indiana
- Purdue University-Main Campus IN · 50% admitted
- Indiana University-Bloomington IN · 78% admitted
- Ball State University IN · 86% admitted
- Indiana University-Indianapolis IN · 76% admitted
- University of Notre Dame IN · 11% admitted
- Indiana State University IN · 81% admitted
- Purdue University Northwest IN · 72% admitted
- Butler University IN · 85% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.