unitid 490805 · Hammond, IN · public 4-year · suburb (large)
Purdue University Northwest
- enrollment 2023
- 10,438
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
72%
30th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
5,671
55th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
28%
undergrads on Pell grants
37th pctl among public 4-years
completion
43%
finish within 150% time
45th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$15,571
19th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$6,079
after aid, aided students
13th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$48,318
after entry, Title IV students
45th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$21,229
66th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $1,432 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k33%
- 30-48k17%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110k16%
- 110k+19%
- Median family income
- $39,335
- First-generation students
- 43%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,675
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 482 | $84,328 | $24,552 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 94 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 58 | $47,485 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | 57 | $46,164 | $24,750 |
| Psychology, General. | 54 | $44,737 | $23,929 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 52 | $68,859 | $25,099 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 43 | $61,921 | $28,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 42 | $45,137 | $28,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 42 | $122,242 | — |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | 37 | — | — |
| Marketing. | 37 | — | $25,437 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 34 | — | $18,700 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.