Hammond, IN · Public · 5,671 undergraduates · suburban
Purdue University Northwest
Moderately selective
Purdue Northwest serves the Chicago-Gary industrial corridor with applied engineering, technology, nursing, business, and computing programs.
Institutional profile
Established Strong in affordability, and steady in student experience.- Admission
- 70.6% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 48%
6,394 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$48,318 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Purdue University Northwest apart
Academic design
Engineering, engineering technology, computing, nursing, business, and sciences emphasize regional workforce preparation.
Campus pattern
Hammond and Westville campuses serve both urban-industrial and smaller-community settings.
Career & value signal
Steel, manufacturing, logistics, health, energy, and Chicagoland employers provide direct internship markets.
Can I get in?
70.6% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
6,394About 71 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 67% submitted an SAT, and 5% submitted an ACT. Treat the ACT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Purdue University Northwest, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Purdue University Northwest weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Engineering, engineering technology, computing, nursing, business, and sciences emphasize regional workforce preparation.
Make institutional fit specific
Purdue Northwest serves the Chicago-Gary industrial corridor with applied engineering, technology, nursing, business, and computing programs.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Purdue University Northwest
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
Admits separately
Biology, General
Psychology, General
Accounting and Related Services
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
Purdue University Northwest beyond the classroom
Hammond and Westville campuses serve both urban-industrial and smaller-community settings.
A defining academic feature
Engineering, engineering technology, computing, nursing, business, and sciences emphasize regional workforce preparation.
What shapes an ordinary week
Hammond and Westville campuses serve both urban-industrial and smaller-community settings.
Where the degree can lead
Steel, manufacturing, logistics, health, energy, and Chicagoland employers provide direct internship markets.