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Purdue University Northwest was awarded 63 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Purdue Northwest is ranked #1,108 out of 2,198 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Purdue Northwest is also ranked #28 out of 42 schools in Indiana.
The acceptance rate at Purdue University Northwest is 73%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Purdue Northwest is a good fit for you.
About 50% of students accepted to Purdue Northwest submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 590. Math scores were between 470 and 580.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Purdue University Northwest, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Purdue University Northwest is 97%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Purdue University Northwest is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 22% for first-time, full-time students at Purdue Northwest, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Purdue University Northwest.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,539 undergraduates at Purdue Northwest with 5,199 being full-time and 3,340 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,487 | $6,620 | $10,207 | $13,632 | $14,387 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Purdue Northwest, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Purdue Northwest, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $5,212 a year. That adds up to $20,848 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Purdue Northwest are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2200 169Th Street, Hammond, IN 46323 |
| Phone: | 219-989-2400 |
| Website: | www.pnw.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 712 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 96 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering | 68 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 63 | NA |
| Accounting | 60 | NA |
| General Biology | 60 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 59 | NA |
| Human Resource Management | 51 | NA |
| Marketing | 49 | NA |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 47 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 3,326 students took at least one online class at Purdue University Northwest. This is a decrease from the 3,756 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 3,326 | 952 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,756 | 1,256 |
| 2020-2021 | 6,058 | 1,511 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,245 | 1,549 |
Learn more about online learning at Purdue University Northwest.
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.
References
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