Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, IN

Purdue University Fort Wayne admitted 5,539 of 6,466 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class (85.7%).

Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2023 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.

What stands out at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Two things Purdue University Fort Wayne published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.

Trend1 of 2

The admit rate fell from 97% to 86% between fall 2018 and fall 2023.

Fall 201897%
Fall 202386%

Both ends are measured rates for classes that have already enrolled: a rate that moved, not a forecast. The fall 2023 figure is the one at the top of this page.

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2018 to fall 2023

Cost2 of 2

Families paid $13,171 on average after aid.

Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.

Source: the College Scorecard

Every figure, in full

The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.

Acceptance rate

85.7%

5,539 admitted of 6,466 applicants

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

SAT, middle 50%

Reading 480–600 · Math 480–590

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

ACT, middle 50%

19–26

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Enrolled students who sent an SAT

66%

Counted per test: a student may send both.

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Enrolled students who sent an ACT

8%

Counted per test: a student may send both.

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Where do you actually stand at Purdue University Fort Wayne?

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How the rate has moved

Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.

Fall 201897%
Fall 202386%

Between fall 2018 and fall 2023 the admit rate fell from 97% to 86%.

What Purdue University Fort Wayne says it weighs

The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.

  • Course rigorrequired

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • GPArequired

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Test scoresconsidered

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Not considered

  • Essay

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Recommendations

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Class rank

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Legacy

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

What students actually pay

Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.

Average net price: $13,171 a year.

Family income under $30k
$8,306
$30k–$48k
$8,703
$48k–$75k
$12,444
$75k–$110k
$18,430
Over $110k
$20,224

Source: the College Scorecard

Essays on this application

1 essay prompt on the application: 1 you would write.

Published deadlines

Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.

  • Rolling AdmissionJuly 1, 2027

    Verified July 12, 2026

More colleges on the record

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Other colleges in Indiana

The pages nearest this one on acceptance rate, in the same state.

Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate

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