Undergrad Programs Graduate Programs

---

Purdue University-Main Campus Ranking Badges

Purdue earned 305 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 31 in the top 1%, 106 in the top 5%, 93 in the top 10% and 75 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 1,188 in Most Popular for Engineering, a top 1% award.

Key facts

• Badges earned: 305 (2027 edition)
• In the top 1% / top 5%: 31 / 106
• Highest placement: #1 of 1,188, a top 1% award
• Fields of study with a badge: 23
• Placements this edition: 686
• Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Purdue University-Main Campus Earned?

Purdue University-Main Campus holds 305 ranking badges across 23 fields of study, 137 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	31
Top 5%	106
Top 10%	93
Top 15%	75
Total	305

What Is Purdue University-Main Campus Known For?

Purdue University-Main Campus is best known for Engineering: 40 of its 245 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Architectural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautical Engineering.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Best				✓
Overall Best (Great Lakes)				✓
Overall Best (Indiana)			✓
Best for the Money (Indiana)			✓
Location Diversity		✓
Location Diversity (Great Lakes)			✓
Location Diversity (Indiana)		✓
Ethnic Diversity	✓
Ethnic Diversity (Great Lakes)		✓
Ethnic Diversity (Indiana)			✓
Most Popular				✓
Most Popular (Great Lakes)				✓
Most Popular (Indiana)			✓
Highest Paid Graduates (Great Lakes)		✓
Highest Paid Graduates (Indiana)	✓

Agriculture

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular				✓
Agricultural Economics
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Agricultural Mechanization
Top Ranked		✓
Agricultural Public Services
Best Value	✓
Animal Science
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Food Science Technology
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
General Agriculture
Top Ranked			✓
Plant Sciences
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular	✓
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences.
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value		✓
Veterinary Medicine.
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓
Ecology & Systematics Biology
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value	✓
General Biology
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
Best Value		✓
Physiology & Pathology Sciences
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓
Zoology
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value		✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Accounting
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Business Administration & Management
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Corporate Communications
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value	✓
Most Popular		✓
Entrepreneurial Studies
Top Ranked			✓
Finance & Financial Management
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓
General Sales & Marketing
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Hospitality Management
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Human Resource Management
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Management Sciences & Methods
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value		✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Marketing
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Communication & Media Studies
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Computer Information Systems
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Computer Science
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Computer Software Applications
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Information Science
Top Ranked			✓
Information Technology
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Curriculum & Instruction
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓
Educational Assessment
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value	✓
General Education
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Special Education
Top Ranked		✓
Teacher Education Grade Specific
Top Ranked			✓
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value	✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Aeronautical Engineering
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular				✓
Most Focused	✓
Agricultural Engineering
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value	✓
Most Popular				✓
Most Focused		✓
Biomedical Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓
Chemical Engineering
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value	✓
Most Popular				✓
Civil Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular				✓
Computer Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused	✓
Construction Engineering
Best Value		✓
Electrical Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular				✓
Most Focused		✓
Environmental Engineering
Most Popular				✓
General Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Industrial Engineering
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Most Focused	✓
Materials Engineering
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Mechanical Engineering
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Most Focused	✓
Nuclear Engineering
Most Popular	✓
Other Engineering
Most Popular			✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Architectural Engineering
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates				✓
Electronics Engineering
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Engineering-Related Fields
Top Ranked	✓
General Engineering Technology
Top Ranked		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Industrial Production Technology
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Mechanical Engineering
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular				✓
Other Engineering Technology
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓

English Language & Literature

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
General English Literature
Top Ranked		✓
Writing Studies
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular		✓

Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular	✓
Area Studies
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value	✓
Ethnic Studies
Top Ranked			✓

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Child Development & Family Studies
Top Ranked			✓

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
East Asian Languages
Top Ranked		✓
Linguistics & Literature
Top Ranked			✓
Romance Languages
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
Top Ranked			✓
Communication Sciences
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Dietetics & Nutrition Services
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular		✓
Health/Medical Admin Services
Top Ranked		✓
Nursing
Top Ranked			✓
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
Best Value	✓
Most Popular		✓
Public Health
Most Popular	✓

Liberal Arts & Humanities

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Liberal Arts General Studies
Top Ranked			✓
Highest Paid Graduates				✓

Mathematics & Statistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Mathematics
Most Popular			✓
Statistics
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused		✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular		✓
Biological & Physical Science
Top Ranked			✓
Classical & Ancient Studies
Most Popular	✓
Data Analytics.
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value	✓
Gerontology
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Interdisciplinary Studies
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Other Interdisciplinary Studies
Top Ranked			✓
Systems Theory
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular	✓

Natural Resources & Conservation

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular		✓
Fisheries Sciences
Most Popular		✓
Natural Resources Conservation
Top Ranked	✓

Philosophy & Religious Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value	✓
Most Popular		✓
Philosophy
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓

Physical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Chemistry
Most Popular				✓
Geological & Earth Sciences
Most Popular			✓
Physics
Most Popular			✓

Psychology

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Child Development & Psychology
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓

Social Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Anthropology
Top Ranked	✓
Economics
Most Popular		✓
General Social Sciences
Top Ranked			✓
Geography & Cartography
Top Ranked			✓
Political Science & Government
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Sociology
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓

Transportation & Materials Moving

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓
Air Transportation
Top Ranked				✓
Most Popular			✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Design & Applied Arts
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
Drama & Theater Arts
Top Ranked		✓
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
Top Ranked			✓
Fine & Studio Arts
Top Ranked	✓

How Does Purdue University-Main Campus Rank in Athletics?

In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Purdue University-Main Campus earned 6 badges across 5 sports, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #42 of 909 in Volleyball.

Men’s Sports

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Basketball	✓
Swimming & Diving		✓
Tennis	✓

Women’s Sports

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Swimming & Diving		✓
Volleyball			✓
Volleyball (D1)		✓

How Does Purdue University-Main Campus Rank for Online Students?

In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Purdue University-Main Campus earned 13 badges across 12 online programs, 4 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 42 in Most Popular Online for Mechanical Engineering.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular Online			✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Human Resource Management
Most Popular Online	✓
Management Sciences & Methods
Most Popular Online	✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Curriculum & Instruction
Most Popular Online		✓
General Education
Most Popular Online	✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Aeronautical Engineering
Most Popular Online		✓
Civil Engineering
Most Popular Online		✓
Electrical Engineering
Most Popular Online			✓
Industrial Engineering
Most Popular Online		✓
Mechanical Engineering
Most Popular Online				✓
Other Engineering
Most Popular Online	✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Architectural Engineering
Most Popular Online				✓

Mathematics & Statistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Statistics
Most Popular Online		✓

How Does Purdue University-Main Campus Rank for Veterans?

In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Purdue University-Main Campus earned 41 badges, 5 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 20 in Top Ranked Veterans for Architectural Engineering.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best for Veterans			✓

Agriculture

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Agricultural Mechanization
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.
Top Ranked Veterans			✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
General Biology
Top Ranked Veterans		✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Accounting
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Business Administration & Management
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Finance & Financial Management
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
General Sales & Marketing
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Human Resource Management
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Marketing
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Communication & Media Studies
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Computer Science
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Information Technology
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
General Education
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Special Education
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Teacher Education Grade Specific
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Architectural Engineering
Top Ranked Veterans				✓
Electronics Engineering
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
General Engineering Technology
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Industrial Production Technology
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Mechanical Engineering
Top Ranked Veterans		✓

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Child Development & Family Studies
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Nursing
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Other Health Professions
Top Ranked Veterans		✓

Psychology

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Child Development & Psychology
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Social Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Political Science & Government
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Transportation & Materials Moving

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Air Transportation
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Design & Applied Arts
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Continue Your Research on Purdue

• All rankings for Purdue
• Purdue overview
• Best Colleges ranking
• Purdue official website
• Purdue on Wikipedia
• Purdue on Twitter
• Purdue on Facebook

Notes and References

These rankings are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Purdue University-Main Campus appears in 686 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.