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Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana

https://www.pnw.edu

#467 National Colleges

28.57% Admission Rate
Moderately Selective

7,546 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
  • Four-year, medium full-time , selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, medium, primarily nonresidential
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is a public university with two campuses in Northwest Indiana, one in Hammond and another in Westville. It is part of the Purdue University system and offers more than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to approximately 9,400 students with more than 64,000 alumni.

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Location

City
Hammond, Indiana

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Locale
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Health Professions And Related Programs 39.3%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 15.6%
Engineering 7.8%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields 7.7%
Education 4.4%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 3.8%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 3.8%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 3.6%
Psychology 3.1%
Social Sciences 2.4%
English Language And Literature/Letters 2.0%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 1.6%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1.1%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 1.1%
Physical Sciences 0.8%
History 0.6%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.5%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 0.4%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.3%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.1%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 0.1%

Cost

In State Tuition
$7,812.00

Out of State Tuition
$14,495.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
35.18%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$11,250.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1074 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 580 535 490
Verbal 580 535 490

ACT Scores

21 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 24 21 18
English 25 22 18