by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Purdue University Global was awarded 586 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health sciences and services.
College Factual ranked Purdue University Global as #481 out of 2,241 colleges and universities in the country on its 2023 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Purdue University Global held the #1,004 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Purdue University Global also holds the #12 spot on the Best Colleges in Indiana ranking.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Purdue University Global since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
Learn more about Purdue University Global admissions.
At Purdue University Global, the student to faculty ratio is 28 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Purdue University Global is 19%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 33% rate at Purdue University Global is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Purdue University Global.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 33,192 undergraduates at Purdue University Global with 5,438 being full-time and 27,754 being part-time.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Purdue University Global, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $4,874 a year. That adds up to $19,496 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Purdue University Global is 9.5%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
See which majors at Purdue University Global make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Purdue University Global.
Contact details for Purdue University Global are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2550 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 1100, Indianapolis, IN 47906 |
| Phone: | 866-522-7747 |
| Website: | https://www.purdueglobal.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/PurdueGlobal |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/PurdueGlobal |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 805 | $47,866 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 613 | $40,812 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 550 | $36,626 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 467 | $41,882 |
| Nursing | 403 | $68,216 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 300 | $38,533 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 249 | $33,198 |
| Social Work | 221 | NA |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 205 | $46,308 |
| Computer Information Systems | 191 | $51,063 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2019-2020, 43,927 students took at least one online class at Purdue University Global. This is an increase from the 37,913 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 43,927 | 43,927 |
| 2018-2019 | 37,913 | 37,778 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,498 | 1,498 |
| 2016-2017 | 603 | 496 |
| 2015-2016 | 527 | 246 |
Learn more about online learning at Purdue University Global.
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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