Purdue University Northwest Overview

Purdue University Northwest is a public institution located in Hammond, Indiana. Hammond is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Purdue University Northwest Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Purdue Northwest.
• For the 2021-2022 academic year, 97% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Purdue Northwest makes roughly $44,672 a year. This is 9% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Purdue University Northwest?

Contact details for Purdue Northwest are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2200 169Th Street, Hammond, IN 46323
Phone:	219-989-2400
Website:	www.pnw.edu

How Do I Get Into Purdue Northwest?

You can apply to Purdue Northwest online at: www.pnw.edu/admissions-financial-aid/undergraduate/how-to-apply

Admission Requirements for Purdue Northwest

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Purdue Northwest?

With an acceptance rate of 73%, Purdue Northwest may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 50% of students accepted to Purdue Northwest submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 590. Math scores were between 470 and 580.

Purdue Northwest received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 23. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Purdue University Northwest?

The overall average net price of Purdue Northwest is $22,558. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Purdue Northwest, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $5,193 a year. That adds up to $20,772 over four years for those students.

Purdue University Northwest Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,044 undergraduate students at Purdue Northwest, with 4,687 being full-time and 3,357 being part-time.

There are also 750 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,687 full-time undergraduates at Purdue Northwest, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Purdue University Northwest students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	117
Black or African American	456
Hispanic or Latino	1,136
White	2,663
International Students	110
Other Races/Ethnicities	205

Online Learning at Purdue University Northwest

There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at Purdue Northwest. In 2022-2023, 3,326 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Purdue Northwest has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in Indiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Purdue Northwest majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Professions	12%
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	5%
Registered Nursing	25%

Purdue University Northwest Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	603	1	107	1	712
Business Administration & Management	0	48	0	48	0	96
Mechanical Engineering	0	48	0	20	0	68
Communication & Media Studies	0	57	0	6	0	63
General Biology	0	53	0	7	0	60
Accounting	0	53	0	7	0	60
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	59	0	0	0	59
Human Resource Management	0	51	0	0	0	51
Marketing	0	49	0	0	0	49
Engineering-Related Fields	0	9	5	33	0	47
General Psychology	0	47	0	0	0	47
General Education	0	0	3	39	0	42
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	41	0	0	0	41
Electrical Engineering	0	25	0	16	0	41
Construction Engineering Technology	0	38	0	0	0	38
Finance & Financial Management	0	34	0	0	0	34
Computer Information Systems	0	34	0	0	0	34
Hospitality Management	9	22	0	0	0	31
Computer Science	0	21	0	10	0	31
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	31	0	0	0	31
Health Sciences & Services	0	27	0	0	0	27
General English Literature	8	15	0	2	0	25
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	21	0	0	0	21
History	0	13	0	8	0	21
Civil Engineering	0	19	0	0	0	19
Sociology	0	19	0	0	0	19
Computer Software & Applications	0	15	0	1	0	16
Computer Engineering	0	15	0	0	0	15
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	15	0	0	0	15
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	13	0	0	0	13
Human Development & Family Studies	0	13	0	0	0	13
Social Work	0	12	0	0	0	12
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	11	0	11
General Engineering	0	0	0	9	0	9
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	8	0	0	0	8
Computer Systems Analysis	0	8	0	0	0	8
Mathematics	0	8	0	0	0	8
Behavioral Science	0	8	0	0	0	8
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	6	0	0	0	6
General Physical Sciences	0	6	0	0	0	6
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	4	0	0	0	4
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	3	0	0	0	3
Physics	0	3	0	0	0	3
Political Science & Government	0	3	0	0	0	3
Entrepreneurial Studies	2	0	0	0	0	2
Information Technology	0	0	2	0	0	2
Other Engineering	0	0	2	0	0	2
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	2	0	0	2
Chemistry	0	2	0	0	0	2
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	1	0	0	1
Philosophy	0	1	0	0	0	1
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0	0	0
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	0	0
Special Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0	0	0
Engineering Technology (Other)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quality Control Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	19	1,580	16	324	1	1,940

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.