By the Numbers
About Purdue Fort Wayne
- Established in 1964 in Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Chancellor: Ronald L. Elsenbaumer
- Largest university in northeast Indiana
- Campus is 688 acres with 46 buildings and structures and 2,676,313 square feet of building space
- Offers more than 200 academic options
- Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission
- Colleges, schools, and programs have acquired additional accreditation
- Academically composed of five colleges, three schools, and one division, with 32 total departments
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Engineering, Technology, and Computer Science
- College of Visual and Performing Arts
- College of Professional Studies
- Richard T. Doermer School of Business
- Division of Continuing Studies
- Hosts 13 Centers of Excellence that integrate teaching, research, and service to the community
Students and Alumni
Undergraduate Enrollment
- Degree-seeking: 7,270
- Nondegree-seeking: 2,394
Graduate Enrollment
- Degree-seeking: 459
- Nondegree-seeking: 16
Total Enrollment: 10,139
- Top 10% of high school class: 11.8%
- Top 20% of high school class: 27.3%
- Top 50% of high school class: 72.2%
- First-generation college students: 48.5%
Degrees Granted
Degrees and certificates awarded 2017–18
- Certificates: 86
- Associate: 101
- Bachelor’s: 1,429
- Master’s: 189
- Total: 1,805
Degrees and certificates awarded since 1968: 73,361
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
- American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 3.2%
- Black: 6.4%
- Hispanic or Latino: 7.6%
- International: 3.2%
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Other: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 3.7%
- White: 75.3%
Enrollment by Area (degree-seeking students)
- College of Arts and Sciences: 31.0%
- College of Engineering, Technology, and Computer Science: 22.7%
- College of Professional Studies: 16.6%
- College of Visual and Performing Arts: 7.6%
- Doermer School of Business: 12.6%
- Unit of Affiliated Programs: 2.5%
Total Credit Hours: 106,313.5
Alumni
- 60,712 alumni
- 75% live and work throughout Indiana
Faculty and Staff
- Faculty (tenured, tenure-track, continuing lecturers, clinical professors): 311
- Lecturers (limited and continuing): 344
- Administrative: 281
- Clerical/Services (temps, custodial, techs): 448
Tuition, Gifts, and Budget
Tuition and Fees
Undergraduate Resident
- Tuition & Fees: $8,450
- Housing*: $6,108
- Food*: $3,134
- Transportation*: $1,158
- Books and Supplies*: $1,250
- Miscellaneous*: $2,100
- Total: $22,200
* Actual cost may vary based on student choice, travel habits, and academic major.
Nonresident
- Total tuition cost: $34,038
Graduate Student
- Resident, total tuition cost: $20,005
Gifts and Endowments
- Total number of endowments: 202
- Total market value of endowments: $60,567,424
- New endowments established in FY 2018: 8
- Gifts: $5.85 million
Grants, and Contracts Awarded
- $2.45 million
Budget
- Annual expenditures (2017-18): $157,460,910
- Capital projects over the past 10 years: $136,108,570
- Capital projects over the past five years: $43,603,072
Athletics
- NCAA: Division I
- Conference: Summit League and MIVA
- Number of teams: 14
- Number of student-athletes: 205
- Average GPA: 3.19
For 2017–18
- 70% of student-athletes have a 3.0 or higher GPA