Purdue University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Purdue University is a public research university in West Lafayette, IN (city setting), with 39,864 undergraduates (42% women). It admitted 50% of 73,083 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1190–1460 on the SAT and 27–34 on the ACT. Cost of attendance is $43,684 a year for out-of-state students and $24,882 in-state; aided first-year students paid $12,421 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 83% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in engineering, business, computer & information sciences. The campus reported 0.47 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Purdue University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,992 in-state · $28,794 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 49 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 68 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Purdue University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Purdue University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big Ten Conference | 36 | 8 over | 5 | $2.2M | $61,738 | 997 | |
| Baseball | Big Ten Conference | 45 | 11 over | 4 | $3.2M | $70,528 | 977 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 18 | 3 over | 1 | $14M | $780,024 | 975 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 15 | at cap | 6 | $4.9M | $327,418 | 973 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 6 | — | — | 985 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Big Ten Conference | 126 | 21 over | 1 | $37M | $295,184 | 954 | |
| Men's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $1.1M | $105,627 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 11 | 2 over | 1 | $1.2M | $108,624 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Big Ten Conference | 24 | room 1 | 5 | $2.3M | $94,818 | 969 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Big Ten Conference | 38 | 8 over | 1 | $1.9M | $49,366 | 994 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Big Ten Conference | 45 | 15 over | 1 | $2M | $44,896 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $920k | $115,027 | 968 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 11 | 1 over | 2 | $1.1M | $104,174 | 992 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 97 | 52 over | 1 | $2.3M | $23,640 | 952 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 120 | 75 over | 1 | $2.6M | $21,679 | 964 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big Ten Conference | 24 | 6 over | 4 | $3.2M | $134,880 | 1000 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Big Ten Conference | 34 | 4 over | 1 | $1.9M | $54,664 | 977 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.