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Purdue Northwest Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual ran the numbers to learn how diverse the average college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Keep reading the Purdue Northwest diversity report to see how they stack up against the average.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Purdue Northwest Student Population

How Many Students Attend Purdue University Northwest?

Purdue Northwest total enrollment is approximately 9,363 students. 5,199 are undergraduates and 266 are graduate students.

Purdue Northwest Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Purdue Northwest undergraduate population is made up of 52% women, and 48% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Purdue Northwest Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	2,961
Hispanic	1,244
Black or African American	523
Multi-Ethnic	147
Asian	126
International	121
Unknown	63
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	4

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Purdue Northwest Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 54% of full-time grad students are women, and 46% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Purdue Northwest Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
International	112
White	92
Hispanic	26
Black or African American	17
Asian	11
Unknown	5
Multi-Ethnic	2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Purdue Northwest Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	5,449
Hispanic	2,009
Black or African American	932
International	288
Asian	277
Multi-Ethnic	260
Unknown	116
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	12

High Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Purdue University Northwest Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	937
Black or African American	120
Asian	80
Multi-Ethnic	8
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2
Hispanic	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Purdue Northwest.

Purdue Northwest Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 5,442 female students and 3,921 male students at Purdue Northwest.

Close to Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Purdue Northwest is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Purdue Northwest faculty.

There are approximately 817 female teachers and 589 male teachers.

Learn more about international students at Purdue Northwest.

High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Purdue Northwest, 35.50% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
22-24	2,233
20-21	2,210
18-19	2,075
25-29	1,402
35 and over	1,395
30-34	683
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• Learn more about how College Factual creates their Diversity Rankings.