Purdue University Fort Wayne

Overview of Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW)

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Purdue's hardworking students also have time to become well-rounded citizens of the world. The Fort Wayne campus helps students become well-rounded adults with student clubs and organizations, sports, and a variety of events and activities. The fitness center, for example, is a campus hub where students are able to get fit, stay fit, and have fun doing so. Students enjoy competing in the twelve intramural sports leagues, sweating in the many fitness classes, and teeing off on the highest-rated public disc golf course in Indiana.

Students also appreciate the campus' dedication to mental health and wellness and the many regular campus events. For instance, the campus hosts a weekly farmer's market, regular cultural events, and more. These events and organizations are not only fun, but they offer students the opportunity to form the connections that can inform a lifetime.

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PFW Acceptance Rate and Admissions

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PFW Tuition Cost & Financial Aid

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Purdue University at Fort Wayne is a public university that is able to provide Indiana state residents with a terrific college education at an affordable rate. Though out-of-state students may pay more, they, too, enjoy competitive educational costs. In fact, Indiana residents pay only around $10,000 for a year of tuition, books, and other associated academic costs. Non-residents pay more, but their gross $22,000 price tag is still in line with, or below, what many private colleges charge.

Naturally, students have other costs such as room, board, and the various costs of living in Fort Wayne. Once these gross costs are tallied, Indiana residents face gross costs of around $24,000. Non-state residents then pay around $36,000, regardless of whether they live on or off campus. However, none of these numbers factor in the grants and scholarships the financial aid office is able to apply.

In fact, the average net price for a year at Purdue University Fort Wayne is a mere $12,000, including all living costs. At the lower end, households that earn under $30,000 see an average net cost of under $6,000. At the top end, households that earn over $110,000 pay around $16,000, on average, for a year at Purdue's Fort Wayne campus. This is an academic value that is hard to beat.

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Academics

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Educational statistics are an important part of the college search. While many choose Purdue University at Fort Wayne for its location, sports, or some other non-academic attraction, our researchers seek out solid data. They look at metrics, such as the retention rate and graduation rate among others, to determine the overall strength of a university's academic programs. The retention rate is a measure of how many first-time, full-time students return to the Fort Wayne campus for a second year. The graduation rate then describes how many students stick around to receive a well-earned diploma.

PFW's retention rate is a relatively strong 57%. While this is below the national average, it's worth noting that only 34% of the school's entering students were counted as first-time, full-time students. The rest may come from a community college or even another Purdue campus. The other 66% may thus be highly motivated transfer students who simply aren't counted in this metric.

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Outcome & Salary

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It may be a given that Purdue students not only survive in the job market but that they thrive in fulfilling careers. However, researchers ventured out to survey alumni to confirm what most everyone could guess. When the numbers come in, Purdue University Fort Wayne alumni who complete the rigorous mechanical engineering program report median earnings of $71,000 in their first year. Lower on the scale are the dental support services alumni, who started their career earning $46,000. Others in the top five earning degree programs include the business students, registered nursing grads, and the construction engineering experts. Given Purdue's strong academics, all of these graduates are sure to thrive in successful careers.

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