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12 months agoContributor-Level 10
Along with scoring good grades in academics, students must prove themselves in volunteer activities and extracurricular activities during Purdue University admission. The university prioritizes factors, such as rigor of secondary school record, class rank, academic GPA, recommendations, standardized test scores, application essays, extracurricular activity, and overall personality to select candidates under various majors.
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12 months agoContributor-Level 10
There is no compulsion to submit GRE scores for graduate programs at Purdue University. However, students prefer to submit the scores to create a positive impact on their resumes. They submitted their scores during admission and their basic range was between 310 and 320. So we can conclude that Purdue University might accept these scores during graduate admissions.
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12 months agoContributor-Level 10
According to the unofficial source, one of the best colleges, Purdue University, took the #46 spot among national universities. The university received more than 59,000 applications for the class of 2026. More than 40,000 were admitted to the university, including more than 10,000 enrolled. Purdue University attracts students from all over the world because of its stellar academic reputation, accreditation from reputable organizations, stunning campus, and wide range of options.
The institution provides graduate and undergraduate courses in more than 200 subject areas. Mechanical engineering, information technology, aerospace engineeri
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12 months agoContributor-Level 10
With a 50% regular acceptance rate and a 60% early acceptance rate, Purdue University is moderately stringent during admission. There is a 50% probability of any applicant to get into the university. Also, students must prove themselves by scoring excellent academic scores, standardized test scores, and English language proficiency to enhance their selection probability. In addition, Purdue University considers factors, such as rigor of secondary school record, class rank, academic GPA, recommendations, application essays, extracurricular activity, and overall personality during admission.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Purdue University’s Mechanical Engineering programme is way better than Indiana’s program. As per the Shiksha Grading, the grading for Mechanical Engineering is A+ at Purdue whereas it is C+ at Indiana University Indianapolis. Along with the subject grading and overall university ranking, the Mechanical Engineering programme at Indiana lags in many ways, including the academic curriculum, research and career opportunities, placement rates, and faculties.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Purdue University is no doubt a better university than Indiana University Indianapolis. Purdue University ranked at the #43 place among National Universities where Indiana stands at #201. In addition, as per the Shiksha grading, the overall university grade of Purdue is ‘A’, and Indiana got a ‘B+’ overall grade. If we compare both universities based on affordability and selection criteria, Indiana University is easy to get into and has low tuition costs as compared to Purdue. Students can check the table below for the comparison of both universities:
Particulars | Indiana University Indianapolis | Purdue University |
---|---|---|
National University Rankings (US News) | #201 | #43 |
Acceptance Rate (2024) | 83% | 53% |
Graduation Rate | 39% | 63% |
Student-faculty ratio | 13:1 | 14:1 |
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
As per the graduation data for year 2022, some of the roles for which Purdue University MBA graduates are hired are
- Consulting
- Finance
- General management
- Marketing
- Sales
- Strategy/ Planning
- Operations
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Purdue is one among the popular universities among international students. For some students the cost of attending a global universities can be expensive. The various scholarships offered by the university reduces the cost of attending the university and makes thge education highly affordable to its students. Some of the ways to increase your chances of getting scholarships Purdue University are:
- Having an excellent academic scores
- Having professional experience
- Having good GMAT scores.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
No, Purdue University is not part of Ivy League Universities. Ivy League universities is a group of 8 private research universities located in the Northeastern part of the USA. The Purdue University is a public land grant university established in 1869, in West Lafayette.
The Ivy League Universities includes:
University | QS World University Ranking 2025 |
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#4 | |
#34 | |
#11 | |
#23 | |
#22 | |
#16 | |
#79 | |
#243 |
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Purdue University is one of the elite university across the globe. Ranked among the global top 100 universities by major ranking bodies, Purdue attracts many international students including Indian students. As per the review by Indian students who studied at purdue available on various unofficial sources, the experience of attending purdue is given below:
- State of the art education: the students rate education by the Purdue as one of the best among the public universities.
- Expensive: Being an Indian students who have to spend in dollars, the cost of attending Purdue University can be expensive.
- Excellent placements: The university
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