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Purdue University - Main Campus 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Purdue University - Main Campus has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or keep reading for details on how your school did in this year’s report.

This page was created to give you an overview of how Purdue fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

How Purdue University - Main Campus Fared in College Factual’s 2025 Best Colleges Rankings

Nationwide Ranking

Purdue placed #65 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This puts it among the best 5% of higher education institutions in the nation for students!

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Indiana Ranking

Purdue placed #3 out of 41 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This places Purdue among the top 5% of schools in the country for Indiana students! See the Best Colleges in Indiana ranking

This media kit features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Associate Degree Rankings
• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Associate’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, Purdue has been ranked for the following top quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools	1	64	98.4%
Best Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians Associate Degree Schools	1	35	97.1%
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	13	92.3%
Best Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	4	75.0%

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, Purdue has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	165	98.8%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60	1,187	95.0%
Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	72	98.6%
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	68	98.5%
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	54	98.2%
Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	50	98.0%
Best Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	36	97.2%
Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	9	88.9%
Best Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	9	88.9%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37	654	94.3%
Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	50	92.0%
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	111	92.8%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39	597	93.5%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21	1,150	98.2%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58	816	92.9%
Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	35	94.3%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30	883	96.6%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48	571	91.6%
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	134	95.5%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13	318	95.9%
Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	79	94.9%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31	344	91.0%
Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	21	90.5%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35	630	94.4%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22	373	94.1%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111	1,055	89.5%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21	345	93.9%
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	150	93.3%
Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	50	92.0%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	136	92.7%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41	558	92.7%
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13	155	91.6%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43	540	92.0%
Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	64	90.6%
Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	51	90.2%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19	228	91.7%
Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	87	90.8%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23	272	91.5%
Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	54	88.9%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36	374	90.4%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86	609	85.9%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68	694	90.2%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51	502	89.8%
Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	66	87.9%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29	257	88.7%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53	460	88.5%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113	959	88.2%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46	268	82.8%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75	573	86.9%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33	244	86.5%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36	265	86.4%
Best General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	30	83.3%
Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	22	81.8%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86	471	81.7%
Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	64	84.4%
Best Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5	28	82.1%
Best Agricultural Public Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4	21	81.0%
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23	149	84.6%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46	300	84.7%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	181	933	80.6%
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	38	97.4%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	20	95.0%
Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	11	90.9%
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	6	83.3%
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22	132	83.3%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78	481	83.8%
Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	78	82.1%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117	556	79.0%
Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15	80	81.3%
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9	44	79.6%
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38	164	76.8%
Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17	86	80.2%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	7	140	95.0%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	10	201	95.0%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	34	97.1%
Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	21	95.2%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	21	95.2%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	100	94.0%
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	16	93.8%
Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	16	93.8%
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	14	92.9%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	12	91.7%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	11	90.9%
Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	11	90.9%
Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	10	90.0%
Best Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	10	90.0%
Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	9	88.9%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	9	88.9%
Best Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	8	87.5%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	6	83.3%
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	5	80.0%
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	5	80.0%
Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	4	75.0%
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	4	75.0%
Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	4	75.0%
Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	3	66.7%
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	3	66.7%
Best Industrial Production Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	3	66.7%
Best Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	3	66.7%
Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	3	66.7%
Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	3	66.7%
Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	3	66.7%
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	3	66.7%
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	3	66.7%
Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	1	3	66.7%
Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	10	70.0%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	8	138	94.2%
Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27	128	78.9%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	3	35	91.4%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	17	88.2%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	182	93.4%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	16	87.5%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	58	96.6%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	56	96.4%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44	200	78.0%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	8	103	92.2%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	3	29	89.7%
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42	189	77.8%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	5	170	97.1%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	66	90.9%
Best Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	9	66.7%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	13	84.6%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	3	25	88.0%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	9	97	90.7%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65	280	76.8%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64	235	72.8%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	27	92.6%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	131	95.4%
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	24	91.7%
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	3	42	92.9%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71	294	75.9%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	7	123	94.3%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	20	90.0%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57	233	75.5%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	19	89.5%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	10	80.0%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59	238	75.2%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	54	92.6%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95	384	75.3%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	17	88.2%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	16	87.5%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	16	87.5%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	47	91.5%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111	437	74.6%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	11	153	92.8%
Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	15	86.7%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	9	118	92.4%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	10	124	91.9%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	3	26	88.5%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	8	89	91.0%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	3	16	81.3%
Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	19	68.4%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	9	101	91.1%
Best Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	48	70.8%
Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	3	22	86.4%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	11	81.8%
Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	11	81.8%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	80	85.0%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	5	28	82.1%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79	244	67.6%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	10	84	88.1%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	10	81	87.6%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	9	77.8%
Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	9	77.8%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	9	77.8%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	44	86.4%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	16	94	83.0%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	6	66.7%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	9	63	85.7%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	10	69	85.5%
Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	8	40	80.0%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79	255	69.0%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	29	158	81.7%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	3	11	72.7%
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	5	28	82.1%
Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	21	81.0%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	7	71.4%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	7	71.4%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	7	71.4%
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	5	27	81.5%
Best Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	5	27	81.5%
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38	116	67.2%
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47	144	67.4%
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	26	76.9%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	10	60	83.3%
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	7	39	82.1%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	3	13	76.9%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	9	48	81.3%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	3	12	75.0%
Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	2	6	66.7%
Best General Sales & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	6	66.7%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	7	35	80.0%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	10	42	76.2%
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	8	40	80.0%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	9	36	75.0%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	7	33	78.8%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	3	11	72.7%
Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	27	77.8%
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	13	69.2%
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	9	40	77.5%
Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	3	10	70.0%
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	9	38	76.3%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	13	55	76.4%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	10	36	72.2%
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	20	70.0%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	18	57	68.4%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	19	67	71.6%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	14	47	70.2%
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	11	36	69.4%
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	11	35	68.6%
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	18	57	68.4%

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