Computer Science is a concentration offered under the computer science major at Purdue University - Main Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in computer science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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BS in Computer Science - Software Engineering
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Purdue paid an average of $948 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $348 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $9,208 | $28,010 |
Fees | $784 | $784 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,030 | $10,030 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,760 | $1,760 |
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Purdue does not offer an online option for its computer science bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue Online Learning page.
Women made up around 14.7% of the computer science students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 20.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 26.4% of the computer science bachelor’s degrees at Purdue in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 103 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 170 |
International Students | 151 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 34 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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