Purdue University Northwest

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Purdue University Northwest

Purdue University Northwest operates as a public institution located in Hammond, Indiana (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 5,671 students of which 8,960 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 Northwest is categorized as “18” 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 72.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,024 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $6,079, with published in-state tuition of $8,675 and a Pell grant recipient share of 28.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,229, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 43.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 65.7%. Graduates earn a median of $48,318 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,439 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 351800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 53.9% 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.