by our College Data Analytics TeamThe Purdue undergraduate student body is split among 50 states (may include Washington D.C.).
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 4,758 | 46.8% |
| Illinois | 877 | 8.6% |
| California | 783 | 7.7% |
| New Jersey | 396 | 3.9% |
| Texas | 370 | 3.6% |
| Ohio | 298 | 2.9% |
| New York | 268 | 2.6% |
| Virginia | 208 | 2.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 207 | 2.0% |
| Michigan | 190 | 1.9% |
| Massachusetts | 181 | 1.8% |
| Washington | 172 | 1.7% |
| Maryland | 120 | 1.2% |
| Missouri | 118 | 1.2% |
| Wisconsin | 115 | 1.1% |
| Colorado | 110 | 1.1% |
| Florida | 105 | 1.0% |
| Minnesota | 102 | 1.0% |
| Tennessee | 101 | 1.0% |
| Connecticut | 84 | 0.8% |
| North Carolina | 74 | 0.7% |
| Georgia | 71 | 0.7% |
| Kentucky | 61 | 0.6% |
| Arizona | 49 | 0.5% |
| Kansas | 46 | 0.5% |
| Oregon | 43 | 0.4% |
| Iowa | 26 | 0.3% |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 0.2% |
| Delaware | 22 | 0.2% |
| Alabama | 21 | 0.2% |
| Hawaii | 16 | 0.2% |
| Idaho | 16 | 0.2% |
| South Carolina | 16 | 0.2% |
| Oklahoma | 15 | 0.1% |
| New Mexico | 13 | 0.1% |
| Nevada | 12 | 0.1% |
| Utah | 11 | 0.1% |
| Arkansas | 11 | 0.1% |
| Louisiana | 11 | 0.1% |
| Rhode Island | 8 | 0.1% |
| District of Columbia | 7 | 0.1% |
| Nebraska | 7 | 0.1% |
| Maine | 6 | 0.1% |
| Vermont | 5 | 0.0% |
| West Virginia | 5 | 0.0% |
| South Dakota | 5 | 0.0% |
| Mississippi | 4 | 0.0% |
| North Dakota | 4 | 0.0% |
| Alaska | 3 | 0.0% |
| Montana | 2 | 0.0% |
The majority of the Purdue students who live in the U.S. are from Indiana.
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