Purdue University Fort Wayne

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Purdue University Fort Wayne

Purdue University Fort Wayne operates as a public institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 5,484 students of which 9,092 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Purdue University Fort Wayne is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 83.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,100 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,171, with published in-state tuition of $9,532 and a Pell grant recipient share of 24.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 34.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 66.6%. Graduates earn a median of $45,872 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,873 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 617900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 60.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.