How has Purdue University Northwest changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate rose from 35% (2017) to 72% (2024).
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2017–2024
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants rose from 4,136 (2017) to 8,617 (2024).
Enrollment
Total enrollment fell from 12,071 (2017) to 9,051 (2024).
Source: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) · 2017–2024
SAT mid-50% range
SAT mid-50% range moved from 970–1170 (2017) to 890–1140 (2024).
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range moved from 19–25 (2017) to 16–24 (2024).
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $7,582 (2017) to $8,675 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.