Purdue University Global

Overview

Purdue University Global is a public four-year institution based in West Lafayette, Indiana. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 45,588 students in fall 2024, including 31,224 undergraduates and 14,364 graduate students. It is part of The Trustees of Purdue University.

Purdue University Global offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 95 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Behavioral Sciences, and Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. It awarded 19,987 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 95 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 57% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.

Mission

Purdue University Global delivers personalized online education tailored to the unique needs of adults who have work or life experience beyond the classroom, enabling them to develop essential academic and professional skills with the support and flexibility they need to achieve their career goals.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 95

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

Admissions

Admission policy

Open admission

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students

57%

First-year retention, part-time students

35%

Student-to-faculty ratio

25:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees

5,852

Associate degrees

2,090

Master's degrees

3,887

Professional doctorates

261

Certificates under 1 year

6,368

Certificates of 1 to 2 years

144

Postbaccalaureate certificates

913

Post-master's certificates

472

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

45,588

Undergraduates, fall 2024

31,224

Graduate students, fall 2024

14,364

Full-time, fall 2024

28%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

68,523

Undergraduates, 2024-25

47,778

Graduate students, 2024-25

20,745

Full-time, 2024-25

26%

Size category

20,000 students or more

Student body

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

Women

62%

Men

38%

White

49%

Hispanic or Latino

16%

Black or African American

21%

Asian

4%

Two or more races

5%

International (U.S. nonresident)

1%

Race or ethnicity unknown

4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online

95

Online undergraduate programs

Yes

Online graduate programs

Yes

Students studying fully online

100%

Students taking some online courses

0%

Weekend or evening classes

Yes

Campus and services

Setting

Small city

Academic calendar

Other academic year

Part of

The Trustees of Purdue University

Carnegie classification

Doctoral/Professional Universities

Chief Executive Officer

Eva Nodine

Services and opportunities

Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience

For veterans and service members

Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization