Purdue University ,West Lafayette,USA

A. Purdue is known for offering world-class education and is popularly known as a great engineering school. Purdue University is best known for its STEM Programmes. Apart from this, Purdue is also known for its great nursing program, and a pharmacy program along with its management course.

Purdue University Highlights

A. Purdue University is a highly ranked university nationally. It has been ranked at #51 in National Universities and #18 in Top public schools by US News & World Report. Purdue is known for offering courses in engineering and nursing. Apart from this, the university is also known for its various MBA programs.

We have also compared job placement data for Purdue with universities (Texas A & M University and Arizona State University) in a similar category.

Verdict: After looking at the above data, we can say that Purdue is a good university.

A. The acceptance rate at Purdue is 68.8%. So, for every 100 applicants, 68 are admitted. So, the school is moderately selective. For all graduate programs at Purdue, there is a 3.0 minimum GPA requirement.

Comparison with similar universities

International students need to have a 3.0 GPA to get into Purdue which has an acceptance rate of 68.8%. With an acceptance rate of 88.2% and a 3.0 GPA, it is even more difficult to secure admission to Purdue than ASU. Also, the University of Texas A&M has an acceptance rate of 64.3% and a GPA of 3.0. So, getting into Purdue is relatively more difficult than Texas A&M.

QS has consistently dropped Purdue's position in its world university ranking in the last five years. In 2019, it was ranked in the 100th position whereas in 2023 it has been ranked 129th.

When we compare it to other similar universities then we can notice that Texas A&M has continuously improved its position in the QS World university ranking.

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Out of a total of 9,452 international students, 2698, or 28.5% were Indian students. So, a lot of Indian students prefer Purdue to pursue their higher education.

A. QS (Top universities) gives maximum weightage to the academic reputation of the university. Purdue's rank has been consistently dropped by QS since 2019, so, we can say that Purdue is missing on its academic reputation. Similarly, THE has also dropped Purdue's rank in university ranking from 64th in 2019 to 127th in 2023. So, Purdue has not maintained high standards in teaching, research, and citations which are the main parameters used by THE in deriving the rankings.

As US News' best global universities ranking methodology, it focuses more on global and regional research reputation and number of publications cited among the top. Purdue has not performed well on these parameters in the last two years.

If we look at the last five years’ data by QS universities then we can notice that it has continuously dropped Purdue's position in its world university ranking. It ranked Purdue at 100th position for 2019 and at #129 for 2023. If we compare it with other similar universities then Texas A&M's position has been improved by QS since 2019 from #203 to #164 in 2023. Also, ASU has been range bound and has been ranked 212-220 in the last five years by QS in its World University Ranking.

A. Purdue University's acceptance rate is 68.8% this means that out of 100 applicants, 68 make it to Purdue. So, Purdue is relatively selective in its admission policy.

• When it comes to international enrollment, Purdue University ranks among the top public universities for international admissions to the university.
• For Fall 2021, Purdue is home to over 8,900 international students, including more than 4,760 graduate and professional students from 112 countries.
• Approximately 41% of Purdue graduate students are international students.
• Purdue has approximately 700 international faculty and staff.

International students’ services provided by Purdue University

F-1 students who require authorization for internships off-campus during their studies or who will graduate soon and wish to apply for Optional Practical Training can check Practical Training for F-1 Students sites by Purdue.

Immigration counseling is the most important service offered by Purdue University. Some of the immigration services offered by Purdue University are:

• International undergrad, graduate, & professional students' documents
• Transfer between Purdue and other U.S. academic institutions
• Employment applications

A. Below we have provided tuition fees for Purdue University’s popular courses.

Tuition fee for popular courses at Purdue University

The cost of attending Purdue varies depending on where you choose to live, enrollment in a specific program or college, food and travel expenses, and other expenses. Below we provided estimated costs for the 2023-24 academic year for students enrolled in two semesters full-time in an undergraduate program living in on-campus housing.

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