Inside Academics at Purdue University Northwest

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Purdue University Northwest: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

With 17 students per faculty member, Purdue University Northwest is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. Purdue University Northwest employs 100% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Majors & Degrees

Purdue University Northwest offers 45 majors with reported completions across 21 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Purdue University Northwest are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Purdue University Northwest.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at Purdue University Northwest, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Purdue University Northwest offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 2,232 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Purdue University Northwest retains and graduates its students — 66% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Purdue University Northwest.

Dig Deeper into Academics at Purdue University Northwest

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Purdue University Northwest — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty Composition at Purdue University Northwest — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation and Retention at Purdue University Northwest — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Online Learning at Purdue University Northwest — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation Detail at Purdue University Northwest — regional and program accreditation status