After Purdue University Fort Wayne: graduation, pay and debt
Fort Wayne, Indiana · Public · 5,484 undergrads
32% of Purdue University Fort Wayne students finish within six years, the typical student earns $51,617 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,537 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$51.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
32%
finish within six years.
21%
finish in four years.
67%
of first-years come back for year two.
$19.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
53%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
21%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
32%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
67%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
35%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
31%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,475
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
40%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
35%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,645
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$45,367
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$51,617
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
60%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$19,537
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$10,556
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$8,750
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
53%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
57%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers