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Ranks 1209th overall and 30th in Indiana

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Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near Hammond, IN 46323-2094

Surrounding communityLarge suburb (inside urban area but outside city, pop. over 250,000)
Total Population23,624 (23,624 urban / N/A rural)
Households9,265 (2.55 people per house)
Families6,132 (3.15 people per family)
Pop. — African American2,775
Pop. — Asian198
Pop. — Pacific Islander34
Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native222
Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)19,329
Pop. — Other1,651
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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)

UndergraduateProfessions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence
GraduatePostbaccalaureate with arts & sciences (business dominant)
Undergraduate PopulationMedium full-time four-year, inclusive
EnrollmentVery high undergraduate
Size & SettingMedium four-year, primarily nonresidential

General Characteristics

Highest offeringMaster's degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable TuitionYes

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance LearningYes
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force NoNo / No / No
Study AbroadYes
Weekend CollegeNo
Teacher CertificationYes

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Purdue University-Calumet Campus?

Ranks 1323rd for total cost of attendance

  In District In State Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition $4,666 $4,666 $10,961
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $498 $498 $498
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $192 $192 $425
FT Graduate Tuition $4,386 $4,386 $9,472
FT Graduate Required Fees $286 $286 $286
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $234 $234 $488
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $16,723 $16,723 $23,251
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $17,932 $17,932 $24,460
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $10,199 $10,199 $16,727

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $5,127 trend  $5,757 $5,127 trend  $5,757 $11,019 trend  $12,285
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies $950 trend  $1,050
On-Campus – Room & Board $5,764 trend  $6,155
On-Campus – Other Expenses $3,498 trend  $3,761
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $6,936 trend  $7,364
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $3,498 trend  $3,761
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $3,150 trend  $3,392

Admission Details

Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application FeeN/A
Graduate Application Fee$55
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 3,008 (1,347 male / 1,661 female)
Admitted 2,367 (1,062 male / 1,305 female)
Admission rate 79%
First-time Enrollment 1,452 (706 male / 746 female)
FT Enrollment 1,223 (593 male / 630 female)
PT Enrollment 229 (113 male / 116 female)
Total Enrollment9,303

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Purdue University-Calumet Campus use for admissions?

Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
Open AdmissionsNo
Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / Required / Required
College Prep. CompletionRecommended
RecommendationsN/A
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scoresRequired
TOEFLRequired
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Purdue University-Calumet Campus accept?

Dual CreditYes
Life ExperienceNo
Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NAIA
NAIA Basketball Conference Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conf

ACT Test Admission

Applicants submitting ACT results 20%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 15 / 22
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 16 / 23
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) /

SAT Test Admission

Ranks 1147th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting SAT results 70%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 400 / 510
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 390 / 510
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 790 / 1020

Student Services

Remedial ServicesYes
Academic / Career CounselingYes
PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
Career PlacementYes
On-Campus Day CareYes
Library FacilityYes

Student Living

First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
Dorm Capacity376
Meals per WeekN/A
Room Fee$4,270
Board FeeN/A

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

Purdue University-Calumet Campus Ranks 3358th for the average student loan amount.

  Average Users % of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid $2,852 367 pie   33%
State & Local Grant Aid $3,178 267 pie   24%
Institutional Grant Aid $1,414 161 pie   15%
Student Loan Aid $3,445 493 pie   45%
Any financial aid type   773 pie   71%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at Purdue University-Calumet Campus?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
13969208
Black Non-Hispanic
4541,0651,519
Hispanic
5217251,246
Asian / Pacific Islander
7556131
American Indian / Alaskan Native
162339
White Non-Hispanic
2,7373,4236,160
Race Unknown
N/AN/AN/A
Total 3,942 5,361 9,303

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at Purdue University-Calumet Campus?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
325
Black Non-Hispanic
3268100
Hispanic
5097147
Asian / Pacific Islander
9312
American Indian / Alaskan Native
246
White Non-Hispanic
370403773
Race Unknown
N/AN/AN/A
Total 466 577 1,043

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at Purdue University-Calumet Campus.

  Men Women Total
89 86 175
8 107 115
15 61 76
24 40 64
5 56 61

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

  Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
Accounting 2 5 6 28 1 42
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD 3 2 10 15
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician 2 7 20 1 30
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 1 5 2 25 1 34
Business Administration and Management, General 3 15 27 4 123 3 175
Business/Commerce, General 8 10 21 1 40
Chemistry, General 2 1 2 2 7
Child Care and Support Services Management 7 3 23 3 36
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician 2 8 10
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 1 11 7 1 1 42 1 64
Computer Engineering, General 6 2 8
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other 2 7 7 1 35 4 56
Economics, General 4 4
Education, General 1 12 4 58 1 76
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician 3 5 5 22 35
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 7 2 5 4 10 28
Elementary Education and Teaching 4 6 49 2 61
Engineering, Other 16 1 5 1 23
English Language and Literature, General 6 4 1 34 45
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 7 5 12
History, General 1 1 24 26
Hospitality Administration/Management, Other 6 6
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 4 2 2 11 1 20
Human Development and Family Studies, General 1 9 10
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 19 4 2 32 57
Industrial Technology/Technician 3 2 5
Management Information Systems and Services, Other 1 1 2 15 19
Mathematics, General 2 2 1 13 18
Mechanical Engineering 2 1 1 9 1 14
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Other 1 29 1 31
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 2 18 5 1 86 3 115
Operations Management and Supervision 13 3 1 41 1 59
Philosophy 3 3
Physics, General 1 1
Political Science and Government, General 3 3 22 2 30
Psychology, General 1 8 4 2 1 18 3 37
Robotics Technology/Technician 8 8
Social Sciences, General 9 9
Sociology 15 4 23 42
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 1 4 5
Total 48 181 137 21 5 891 33 1,316

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Purdue University-Calumet Campus Ranks 1312th for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system Yes
Average FT Salary $56,655 ($61,480 male / $51,285 female)
Number of FT Faculty 262 (138 male / 124 female)
Number of PT Faculty 210
FT Faculty Ratio 1 : 1
Total Benefits $5,160,241
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Purdue University-Calumet Campus Academics

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The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Moreover, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. For one thing, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Army, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Weekend College. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Purdue University: Calumet is unique in its study options.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Purdue University: Calumet.

Philosphy and Religion:
Philosophy
Computer Science:
Computer Graphics, Computer Networking/Telecommunications, Computer Programming – General, Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General, Database Management, Information Sciences/Systems
Foreign Language and Literature:
Foreign Language & Literature – General, French, Spanish
Multiple or Interdisciplinary:
Gerontology, Mathematics/Computer Science
Mathematics:
Applied Mathematics, Mathematics – General
History:
History – General
Psychology:
Psychology – General
Social Sciences:
Political Science/Government, Sociology
Health and Clinical Sciences:
Clinical Laboratory Science, Nursing (RN), Nursing – Preoperative/Surgical, Premedicine, Prepharmacy, Preveterinary Medicine
Popular majors:
forty-nine percent engineering technologies, thirty percent liberal arts, seventeen percent architecture, seventeen percent social sciences, fourteen percent engineering technologies, twelve percent computer and information sciences, eleven percent education, eleven percent engineering, ten percent communications per journalism, nine percent psychology, five percent biology
Education:
Biology Teacher Education, Chemistry Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, French Teacher Education, Physics Teacher Education, Science Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Science Teacher Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, Special Education, multiple levels
Physical Sciences:
Chemistry, Physics
English Language and Literature:
American Literature, English, English Composition
Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
Biology
Security and Protective Services:
Law Enforcement Administration
Business, Management, & Marketing:
Accounting, Business – General, Business Administration/Management, Entrepreneurial Studies, Finance/Banking, Human Resources Management, Retailing, Small Business Administration
Communications & Journalism:
Broadcast Journalism, Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism, Public Relations

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of May.

Purdue University-Calumet Campus Admissions

This school did not report their application fee. Transfer student are not ignored. Specifically, there were one thousand and seventy-one total number of transfer students who applied and seven hundred and sixty-six total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 80%. Remember that this can change at any time.

For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of May. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application due date was not reported. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 10th of March. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. SAT and ACT score reports are very important, so you will want to check on the specific dates with the university. Additionally, the SAT subject section score due date was not reported.

Purdue University-Calumet Campus Financial Aid

Financial aid distribution is at forty-six percent scholarships per grants and fifty-four percent loans per jobs. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics and Athletics. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics and Athletics.

Purdue University-Calumet Campus Students

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The school’s size is approximately seven thousand, eight hundred and seventy-nine degree-seeking undergrads, one thousand, three hundred and twenty-five first-time degree-seeking freshmen and nine hundred and forty-three graduate enrollment. Additionally, it is part of an Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. The university is a Public, Branch Campus, University, Four-year, Coed, where 80 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Purdue University: Calumet offers Associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Further, the student body consists of eighty-nine percent in-state students, eleven percent out-of-state students, seventeen percent part-time students, fifty-five percent women, forty-five percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, one percent asian per pacific islander, twenty-one percent black per non-hispanic, fourteen percent hispanic, sixty-two percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, seven percent in top 10th of graduating class, twenty-two percent in top quarter of graduating class and fifty percent in top half of graduating class.

This school features the Urban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. Without doubt, the school is located 20 miles from Chicago.

Purdue University-Calumet Campus Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

  • Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Golf
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Soccer
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball
The Peregrines are a member of NAIA.

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