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Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana Public 4-year Large city

Overview

Purdue University Fort Wayne is a public four-year institution in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 7,206 students in fall 2024, including 6,489 undergraduates and 717 graduate students. It is part of Purdue University.

Purdue University Fort Wayne offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 92 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer Science, Business/Commerce, and Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. It awarded 1,523 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 14 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

67% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

7,206
Students enrolled
67%
First-year retention
1,523
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
92
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 92

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 14
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Education 8
Engineering Technologies 7
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 9
Engineering 8
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Psychology 1
Health Professions 5
English Language and Literature 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 6
Communication and Journalism 2
Science Technologies 2
Social Sciences 6
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Physical Sciences 3
History 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
67%
First-year retention, part-time students
36%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
999
Associate degrees
62
Master's degrees
336
Certificates under 1 year
88
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
21
Postbaccalaureate certificates
6
Post-master's certificates
11

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
7,206
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,489
Graduate students, fall 2024
717
Full-time, fall 2024
70%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
9,151
Undergraduates, 2024-25
8,360
Graduate students, 2024-25
791
Full-time, 2024-25
58%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
51%
Men
49%
White
67%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
14
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
15%
Students taking some online courses
48%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Purdue University
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Horizon League
Chancellor
Ronald Elsenbaumer
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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