Purdue University-Main Campus
College or university · West Lafayette, Indiana
- Location
- West Lafayette, Indiana
- U.S. nonresident students, fall 2023
- 9,387
- Share of all students
- 17.7%
- Undergraduate / graduate
- 4,024 / 5,363
- Change since fall 2015
- +1.7%
International17.7%of students, fall 2023
Year by year
Data as at fall 2023
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International students, fall by fall
Students enrolled for credit who are in the United States on a visa or temporary basis (IPEDS "U.S. nonresident").
U.S. nonresident students
Data table
| 2015 | 9,230 |
| 2016 | 9,303 |
| 2017 | 9,134 |
| 2018 | 8,936 |
| 2019 | 9,085 |
| 2020 | 8,159 |
| 2021 | 8,958 |
| 2022 | 9,440 |
| 2023 | 9,387 |
| Fall | All students | U.S. nonresident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 52,905 | 9,387 | 17.7% |
| 2022 | 51,528 | 9,440 | 18.3% |
| 2021 | 50,344 | 8,958 | 17.8% |
| 2020 | 46,655 | 8,159 | 17.5% |
| 2019 | 45,500 | 9,085 | 20.0% |
| 2018 | 44,474 | 8,936 | 20.1% |
| 2017 | 42,699 | 9,134 | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 41,513 | 9,303 | 22.4% |
| 2015 | 40,472 | 9,230 | 22.8% |
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026
Undergraduate and graduate
Fall 2023.
- Undergraduate4,024
- Graduate5,363
- Rank in Indiana by international students
- 1 of 50
- Share of Indiana's international students
- 26.8%
- Share of all U.S. international students
- 0.92%
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026
How this school compares
Purdue University-Main Campus reports 9,387 U.S. nonresident students in fall 2023, 17.7% of its enrolment, against 7.6% across Indiana's colleges and 5.7% nationwide.
- Share of students from abroad, this school
- 17.7%
- Share across Indiana
- 7.6%
- Share across the United States
- 5.7%
- Change since fall 2015, this school
- +1.7%
- Change since fall 2015, Indiana
- +29.1%
- Purdue University Global240
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026
Sponsored jobs in West Lafayette
Employers in West Lafayette filed 1,583 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 for 333 job titles, at a median offered wage of $87,380.
- Applications since FY2022
- 1,583
- Employers filing
- 162
- Median offered wage
- $87,380
- Assistant Professor385
- Post-doctoral Research Associate148
- Research Scientist65
- Post-doctoral Research Assistant63
- Post Doctoral Research Associate53
- Clinical Assistant Professor51
- Postdoctoral Research Associate37
- Post Doctoral Research Assistant34
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026
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