Purdue University-Main Campus
Purdue University-Main Campus is a public college in West Lafayette, IN. Its average net price is $14,851 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $6,147 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $5,618 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $9,056 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $15,253 |
| $110,001 and up | $23,490 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $68,067 |
| 8 years after entry | $75,294 |
| 10 years after entry | $80,082 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $69,425 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=95 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $81,997 n=174 | $20,500 n=213 |
| Agricultural Business | $61,552 n=116 | $12,662 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Agricultural Engineering | $71,807 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $22,153 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Agricultural Mechanization | $61,865 National median for this major n=298 | Not published |
| Agricultural Production Operations | $62,437 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Agricultural Public Services | $45,991 National median for this major n=576 | Not published |
| Agriculture, General | $43,778 National median for this major n=2,007 | Not published |
| Air Transportation | $56,314 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=93 |
| Animal Sciences | $43,099 n=131 | $19,500 n=125 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | $48,512 National median for this major n=408 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $76,065 n=128 | $17,829 n=141 |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | $19,084 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Biology | $35,791 n=116 | $19,500 n=211 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $76,119 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $18,458 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | $36,829 National median for this major n=278 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $58,348 n=103 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=93 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $41,457 National median for this major n=2,766 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $86,660 n=120 | $19,500 n=101 |
| Chemistry | $53,943 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Civil Engineering | $76,175 n=120 | $20,500 n=119 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | $33,774 National median for this major n=168 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Communications | $51,071 n=106 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=93 |
| Computer Engineering | $93,048 n=135 | $19,500 n=156 |
| Computer Science | $74,383 n=204 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
| Computer Science | $98,322 n=187 | $16,750 n=223 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | $49,195 n=124 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | $19,500 n=111 |
| Construction Engineering | $78,801 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Data Analytics | $66,895 National median for this major n=494 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $51,456 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $23,499 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | $17,062 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $62,321 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $87,713 n=105 | $23,250 n=102 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $79,634 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $24,440 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $66,818 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| Engineering, Other | $78,647 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | $73,960 National median for this major n=1,712 | Not published |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | $67,011 National median for this major n=899 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $44,165 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $13,750 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Environmental Conservation | $51,198 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $73,304 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $19,252 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services | $47,829 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $38,356 National median for this major n=2,406 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $67,193 n=170 | $18,306 n=152 |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management | $33,684 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $17,791 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| Forestry | $46,339 National median for this major n=1,230 | Not published |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $66,112 n=122 | $19,499 Small program - rough guide n=76 |
| Genetics | $41,098 National median for this major n=526 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | $44,416 National median for this major n=2,767 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | Not published |
| History | $39,354 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $19,106 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $49,730 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $16,500 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,456 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $19,062 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | Not published |
| Industrial Engineering | $84,842 n=165 | $19,500 n=125 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $70,751 n=127 | $19,606 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $74,323 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $18,000 Small program - rough guide n=91 |
| Marketing | $60,635 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $15,390 Small program - rough guide n=88 |
| Materials Engineering | $79,562 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $16,974 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Mathematics | $50,650 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | $76,818 National median for this major n=704 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $82,015 n=237 | $16,000 n=259 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $71,325 n=286 | $19,500 n=201 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Natural Sciences | $39,311 National median for this major n=1,607 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Nuclear Engineering | $77,686 National median for this major n=264 | Not published |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | Not published |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | $58,869 National median for this major n=912 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | $20,186 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $35,467 National median for this major n=4,169 | $16,641 n=116 |
| Plant Sciences | $44,457 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $42,339 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $16,522 n=112 |
| Public Health | $44,867 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $18,505 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Registered Nursing | $78,769 n=207 | $18,215 n=156 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $35,116 n=192 | $18,812 n=262 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,359 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $15,696 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Sociology | $42,555 n=117 | $16,750 n=125 |
| Soil Sciences | $48,415 National median for this major n=193 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $35,949 Small program - rough guide n=51 | Not published |
| Statistics | $79,554 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $17,629 Small program - rough guide n=94 |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Systems Science and Theory | $67,084 National median for this major n=328 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $48,705 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Teaching | $47,539 n=119 | $17,635 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | $37,416 National median for this major n=583 | Not published |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $33,118 National median for this major n=2,431 | Not published |
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