Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, Indiana · Public · 5,484 undergraduates · pfw.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
84%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
970 to 1200
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$29,790Est.Estimate
$44,900 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Purdue University Fort Wayne
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
84% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$44,900
a year in 2027-28, from a $44,900 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1080
Send your score
About 63% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 940, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Admission Requirements | Purdue University Fort Wayne · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Aug16Rolling admission · August 16, 2027Applications are reviewed as they arrive.
Who gets in
84%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 34% of them sent SAT scores and 3.6% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 970 to 1200
Reading and Writing 490 to 620
Math 470 to 600
ACT composite 21 to 28
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16002.7%
- 1200 to 139923%
- 1000 to 119945%
- 800 to 99926%
- 600 to 7993.8%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.34
- 4.017%
- 3.75 to 3.9916%
- 3.50 to 3.7416%
- 3.25 to 3.4914%
- 3.00 to 3.2413%
- 2.50 to 2.9917%
- Below 2.506.4%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$29,790
a year, in state
$44,900
a year, out of state (tuition $25,200)
- Tuition (in state)$10,090
- Food and housing$12,390
- Books and supplies$3,170
- Transportation and other$4,140
Purdue University Fort Wayne published $28,135 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$8,411
- $30,001 to $48,000$7,061
- $48,001 to $75,000$9,817
- $75,001 to $110,000$15,280
- Over $110,000$20,622
Financial aid
57%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$8,344
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
26%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $1,895 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 4/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
38 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,010Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | AD 1XXXX |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | AD 1XXXX |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | HIST 10001 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | AD 10101 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIOL 1XXXX |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 10000 & 10001 |
| Biology | 5 | 4 | BIOL 11900 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MA 22700 or MA 22900 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MA 16500 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MA 16500, or 22700, or 22900 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MA 16500 and MA16600 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHM 11100 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHM 11500 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHM 11500 and 11600 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | EALC 1XFL1 & 1XFL2 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | EALC 1XFL1, 1XFL2, 2XFL3 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | EALC 1XFL1, 1XFL2, 2XFL3, 2XFL4 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POLS 10700 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CS 11200 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CS 16000 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CS 11200 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | AD 10801 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 13100 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1XXXX |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 20201 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | PPOL 16200 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIST 11400 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FR 20301 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FR 20301+ FR 20401 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | FR 20301 + FR 20401 +FR 31700 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GER 20301 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GER 20301 + GER 20401 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | GER 20301 + GER 20401 + GER 31800 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1XXXX |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | ILCS 1XFL1 & 1XFL2 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | ILCS 1XFL1, 1XFL2, 2XFL3 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | ILCS 1XFL1, 1XFL2, 2XFL3, 2XFL4 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | EALC 10101 + EALC 10201 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | EALC 10101 +EALC 10201+ EALC 20102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | EALC 10101 +EALC 10201+ EALC 20102 + EALC 20203 |
| Latin | 3 | 4 | CLCS 10000 |
| Latin | 4 | 8 | CLCS 10000 + CLCS 15000 |
| Latin | 5 | 11 | CLCS 10000 + CLCS 15000 + CLCS 20000 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 20201 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 20101 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 10900 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 6 | MUSC 10900 + MUSC 11300 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 22000 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 22100 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 5 | PHYS 25100 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 15200 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 5 | MA 15900 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 12000 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | IDIS 1XXXX |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | IDIS 1XXXX |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 20301 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 20301 and SPAN 20401 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPAN 20301, SPAN 20401, SPAN 31100 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 30101 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 6 | SPAN 30101 + SPAN 30201 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STAT 1XXXX |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | STAT 30100 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POLS 10300 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 10501 and HIST 10601 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIST 11400 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
40%
Come back for a second year
67%
Typical earnings
$51,617
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Purdue University Fort Wayne$50,034
- All colleges$55,386
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 23 majors here have earnings data.
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