Colleges / Purdue University Fort Wayne
College · Public · Fort Wayne, IN · City
PUF

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, IN

Address2101 E Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
Websitewww.pfw.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate84%
6-yr median pay$43k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size5,484
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $43k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 84% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1100 · ACT 23.

If you get in

5,484 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$89k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$53k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$36k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$9.5k
Tuition · out-of-state
$22.9k
Room & board
$11.7k
Books & supplies
$2,950

How students pay for it.

Pell grants25%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans24%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention65%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr36%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$43k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$46k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
5,484
Location
Fort Wayne, IN
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
IPFW · IUPUFW · Purdue University-Fort Wayne · Purdue-Fort Wayne · Purdue Fort Wayne
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White68%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Black7%
  • Asian6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
First-gen students35%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time14%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$46k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 56

What you can study.

Colleges / Purdue University Fort Wayne
College · Public · Fort Wayne, IN · City
PUF

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, IN

Address2101 E Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
Websitewww.pfw.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate84%
6-yr median pay$43k
Net price / yr$13k
Undergrad size5,484
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $13k/yr for a shot at a $43k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 84% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1100 · ACT 23.

If you get in

5,484 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $13k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$89k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$53k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$36k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$9.5k
Tuition · out-of-state
$22.9k
Room & board
$11.7k
Books & supplies
$2,950

How students pay for it.

Pell grants25%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans24%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention65%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr36%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$43k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$46k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
5,484
Location
Fort Wayne, IN
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
IPFW · IUPUFW · Purdue University-Fort Wayne · Purdue-Fort Wayne · Purdue Fort Wayne
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White68%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Black7%
  • Asian6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
First-gen students35%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time14%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$46k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 56

What you can study.