Purdue University Northwest academics

Hammond, Indiana · Public · 5,671 undergrads

Purdue University Northwest has 5,671 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 46 fields of study. The most degrees go to Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other.

The short answers

5,671

undergraduates.

777

graduate students.

fields of study with a bachelor's degree.

1,329

bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.

43%

of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.

Who studies here

UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024

5,671

Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023

777

All studentsIPEDS, 2023

8,679

Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release

62%

First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid

43%

Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid

25.3 years

Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid

$53,357

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

WhiteCollege Scorecard

52%

Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard

26%

BlackCollege Scorecard

11%

Two or more racesCollege Scorecard

3.5%

AsianCollege Scorecard

3.2%

InternationalCollege Scorecard

3.1%

UnknownCollege Scorecard

1.5%

American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard

0.1%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard

0.1%

Degrees awarded in a year

Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023

1,329

Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023

310

Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023

How it works

School yearIPEDS, 2023

Semester

Online classesIPEDS, 2023

Offered

Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025

Master's

Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025

Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium

Research levelCarnegie Classifications, 2025

Research Colleges and Universities

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