Purdue Acceptance Rate: Class of 2030 (Latest)

Purdue accepted 49.9% of its 78,745 applicants for the Class of 2028. While Class of 2030 figures are not out yet, recent years reveal a steep drop from the 68.9% acceptance rate for the Class of 2025.

Purdue Acceptance Rate: Class of 2028

Official Class of 2030 figures are not public yet. The most recent cycle with Common Data Set numbers is the Class of 2028, when Purdue admitted 39,272 of 78,745 applicants, an acceptance rate of 49.9%.[1] This page is updated as soon as the Class of 2030 figures are published.

Purdue Acceptance Rate by Year

Across the 7 cycles with official figures, the acceptance rate has fallen from 57.9% (Class of 2022) to 49.9% (Class of 2028).[1]

Class	Applied	Admitted	Acceptance rate
2028	78,745	39,272	49.9%
2027	72,800	36,602	50.3%
2026	68,309	35,995	52.7%
2025	59,173	40,759	68.9%
2024	57,279	38,457	67.1%
2023	54,912	32,834	59.8%
2022	53,439	30,965	57.9%

Purdue Waitlist Statistics

For the Class of 2028, Purdue offered a waitlist place to 3,344 applicants, of whom 1,860 accepted it, and 9 were ultimately admitted.[1] That is a 0.5% admit rate among students who stayed on the list.

Class	Offered a place	Accepted a place	Admitted off the waitlist
2028	3,344	1,860	9
2027	14,184	5,252	466
2026	13,290	5,548	19
2025	6,048	3,442	13
2024	5,307	2,740	90
2023	5,755	3,378	1,542
2022	5,276	4,409	565

Admitted Student Test Scores (Class of 2028)

The middle 50% of enrolled students scored:[1]

• SAT (combined mid-50%): 1200–1480 (EBRW 600–720, Math 600–760)
• ACT composite (mid-50%): 27–34

The combined SAT range is the sum of the two section ranges, not a true composite percentile.

Purdue Yield Rate

Of the 39,272 students admitted to the Class of 2028, 11,467 enrolled, a yield rate of 29.2%.[1] Yield is what the university is really managing when it sets an admit rate, so it moves the acceptance rate more than application volume does.

Class	Admitted	Enrolled	Yield
2028	39,272	11,467	29.2%
2027	36,602	9,285	25.4%
2026	35,995	9,354	26.0%
2025	40,759	10,191	25.0%
2024	38,457	8,869	23.1%
2023	32,834	8,056	24.5%
2022	30,965	8,357	27.0%

What to Expect for the Class of 2030

Over the three most recent official classes (2026–2028) the acceptance rate at Purdue has sat between 49.9%–52.7%.

That band is what the school has actually done recently, not a prediction. A single cycle can break it: a change to testing policy, a new direct-admission program, or a jump in application volume moves the rate more than any trend would.

What This Means for Your Application

• Prepare your test scores: Aim for the upper end of the ACT range of 27 to 34 or a combined SAT above 1200.
• Anticipate strong competition: The university received 78,745 applications for the Class of 2028 and ultimately admitted 39,272 of those students.
• Ignore the waitlist: Purdue admitted only 9 students from the 1,860 who accepted a waitlist spot for the Class of 2028.
• Strengthen your math skills: The middle half of admitted students scored between 600 and 760 on the math section of the SAT.