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Purdue is in the top 10% of the country for aerospace engineering. More specifically it was ranked #7 out of 69 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Indiana.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Purdue University - Main Campus handed out 253 bachelor's degrees in aerospace & aeronautical engineering. This is an increase of 0% over the previous year when 252 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 136 students received their master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Purdue. This makes it the #2 most popular school for aerospace engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 37 students received their doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering in 2021, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the aerospace engineering majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.
Of the 253 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering from Purdue in 2020-2021, 84% were men and 16% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 70% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in aerospace engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 23 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
White | 178 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 24 |
Other Races | 16 |
Of the 136 aerospace engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue, about 85% were men and 15% were women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Purdue are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 57% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in aerospace engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 77 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 43 |
Other Races | 3 |
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