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PFW total enrollment is approximately 5,347 students. 4,912 are undergraduates and 435 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time PFW undergraduate population is made up of 48.4% women, and 51.6% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
PFW Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 3,347 | 68.2% |
| Hispanic | 524 | 10.7% |
| Black or African American | 364 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 276 | 5.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 226 | 4.6% |
| International | 158 | 3.2% |
| Unknown | 9 | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 43.0% of full-time grad students are women, and 57.0% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
PFW Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| International | 325 | 74.9% |
| White | 81 | 18.7% |
| Hispanic | 11 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 5 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 4 | 0.9% |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.5% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 3,428 | 64.2% |
| Hispanic | 535 | 10.0% |
| International | 483 | 9.0% |
| Black or African American | 370 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 280 | 5.2% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 231 | 4.3% |
| Unknown | 11 | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.0% |
Purdue University Fort Wayne faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 67.2% |
| Asian | 15.0% |
| International | 7.5% |
| Hispanic | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 2.0% |
| Unknown | 2.0% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1.0% |
This school is more popular with men than with women.
There are approximately 2,566 female students and 2,781 male students at PFW.
Purdue University Fort Wayne faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 87.8% of PFW students come from within the state, and 12.2% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 20 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 1,231 | 91.3% |
| Ohio | 57 | 4.2% |
| Illinois | 19 | 1.4% |
| Michigan | 12 | 0.9% |
| New Jersey | 4 | 0.3% |
PFW hosts about 9.0% international (nonresident) students, adding to the international character of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At PFW, 55.7% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 2,249 | 31.2% |
| 20-21 | 1,765 | 24.5% |
| 22-24 | 1,152 | 16.0% |
| Under 18 | 862 | 12.0% |
| 25-29 | 578 | 8.0% |
| 35 and over | 387 | 5.4% |
| 30-34 | 212 | 2.9% |
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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