Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at PNWU is largely skewed towards women students, with 58.4% of undergraduate students being women and 41.6% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 8,044, with 4,694 women and 3,350 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at PNWU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 65.5% of undergraduate students being women and 34.5% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 750, with 491 women and 259 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 41.6% 3,350 students
- women 58.4% 4,694 students
Graduate Students
- men 34.5% 259 students
- women 65.5% 491 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 58.7% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 4,717 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 23.2% of the student body, with 1,861 students. African American students represent 9.2% of the population, with 741 students, while Mixed race students account for 3.1%, with 247 students. Asian students account for 3.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 246 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 11 students.
International students make up 1.5% of the undergraduate population, totaling 120 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.1% of the population, totaling 87 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within PNWU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 58.7% 4,717 students
- Hispanic 23.2% 1,861 students
- African American 9.2% 741 students
- Mixed race 3.1% 247 students
- Asian 3.1% 246 students
- International students 1.5% 120 students
- Unknown race 1.1% 87 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 11 students
Graduate Students
- White 55.6% 417 students
- International students 19.1% 143 students
- Hispanic 9.7% 73 students
- African American 8.3% 62 students
- Asian 3.7% 28 students
- Unknown race 2.4% 18 students
- Mixed race 0.9% 7 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 2 students
Transfer Students
- White 60.5% 308 students
- Hispanic 20.2% 103 students
- African American 10.6% 54 students
- Asian 4.1% 21 students
- Mixed race 2.0% 10 students
- International students 2.0% 10 students
- Unknown race 0.6% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 22% 1,801 students
- 20-21 21% 1,711 students
- 22-24 17% 1,342 students
- 25-29 9% 690 students
- 30-34 5% 363 students
- 40-49 3% 280 students
- 35-39 3% 257 students
- 50-64 1% 93 students
- 25-29 26% 197 students
- 22-24 20% 151 students
- 40-49 18% 135 students
- 30-34 17% 129 students
- 35-39 11% 85 students
- 50-64 6% 44 students
- 20-21 1% 8 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Purdue University Northwest in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 972 | 91.10% | |
| Illinois | 82 | 7.69% | |
| Michigan | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | less than 1% |
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