Purdue Northwest earned 36 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 4 in the top 5%, 10 in the top 10% and 22 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 89 in Best for the Money (Indiana), a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 36 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 4
Highest placement: #1 of 89, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 11
Placements this edition: 209
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 Northwest Earned?
Purdue University Northwest holds 36 ranking badges across 11 fields of study, 4 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. These badges come from the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Find out 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%
0
Top 5%
4
Top 10%
10
Top 15%
22
Total
36
What Is Purdue University Northwest Known For?
Purdue University Northwest is best known for Engineering Technologies: 4 of its 36 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Engineering-Related Fields, Social Work and Behavioral Science.
How Does Purdue University Northwest Rank in Athletics?
Purdue University Northwest earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #50 of 67 in Outdoor Track and Field (D2).
How Does Purdue University Northwest Rank for Veterans?
Purdue University Northwest earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #3,959 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
College Factual’s rankings are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Purdue University Northwest appears in 209 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).
by our College Data Analytics Team