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Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, IN · Public · 5,671 students · mostly bachelor degrees
4th-cheapest of 96 Indiana colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$6,079
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$15,571
Graduation rate
43%
Admission rate
72%
Median graduate earnings
$48,318
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$21,229
Average SAT
1024
Median ACT
23
Pell grant recipients
28%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
98 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree94 grads/yr$119,447Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$96,206Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$91,229Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree482 grads/yr$88,935Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree42 grads/yr$88,461Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$88,158Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$85,242Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree29 grads/yr$84,514Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$84,288Packaging Science · Bachelor's Degree2 grads/yr$82,075Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree34 grads/yr$75,365Accounting · Bachelor's Degree52 grads/yr$69,186Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Bachelor's Degree19 grads/yr$67,466Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$65,912Education, General · Master's Degree26 grads/yr$64,815Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree37 grads/yr$63,333Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree43 grads/yr$57,191General Studies · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$51,349Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree42 grads/yr$49,326Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree58 grads/yr$49,224Sociology, General · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$48,830Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree57 grads/yr$48,094Health and Wellness, General · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$46,277Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree54 grads/yr$42,322Child Development · Bachelor's Degree6 grads/yr$39,664
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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