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Purdue University Fort Wayne was awarded 13 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business/commerce.
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PFW is ranked #1,561 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
PFW also holds the #29 spot on the Best Colleges in Indiana ranking.
When it comes to admittance, Purdue University Fort Wayne is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 81%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 56% of students accepted to PFW submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 610. Math scores were between 490 and 600.
The student to faculty ratio at Purdue University Fort Wayne is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Purdue University Fort Wayne is 96%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Purdue University Fort Wayne is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at PFW is 19%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,584 undergraduates at PFW with 5,161 being full-time and 2,423 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,171 | $7,609 | $11,606 | $16,075 | $16,796 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of PFW, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At PFW, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $5,387 a year. That adds up to $21,548 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for PFW are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2101 E Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499 |
| Phone: | 260-481-4739 |
| Website: | www.pfw.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 206 | $46,950 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 114 | $41,090 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 75 | $39,564 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 73 | $32,031 |
| General Biology | 71 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 61 | $42,902 |
| Computer Science | 54 | $61,354 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology | 40 | $65,385 |
| Communication Sciences | 40 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 36 | $39,712 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 3,477 students took at least one online class at Purdue University Fort Wayne. This is a decrease from the 3,560 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 3,477 | 692 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,560 | 652 |
| 2020-2021 | 5,214 | 854 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,588 | 513 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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