Admission Application

Freshman Applicants

Apply as early as possible your senior year (August-October).

For 2010 enrollment, Purdue will begin releasing admission decisions after 5 p.m. Eastern on December 11, 2009. However, decisions are not guaranteed by this date, and students who apply later are less likely to have a decision by December 11.

November 15 is the admission application deadline for some academic programs as well as for maximum consideration for all Purdue scholarships. (See freshman deadlines below.) However, students who wait until close to November 15 to apply will not receive an admission decision until early February.

Freshman Deadlines

• November 15 priority* deadline: Health Sciences, Nursing, and Prepharmacy
• November 15 firm* deadline: Professional Flight and Veterinary Technology
• November 15 firm* deadline: Purdue scholarship consideration
• March 1 priority* deadline: All academic programs other than those noted in November 15 deadlines (applying August-October is strongly recommended)

To meet the freshman application deadline: applications must be complete - all required material received or postmarked by the deadline. Required material includes: application form (online preferred), application fee, high school transcript, SAT or ACT test score (including writing; test scores must be sent electronically from testing agency).

Transfer Applicants (Including Purdue Regional Campus Transfers)

Transfer Deadlines

• Summer enrollment: April 1
• Fall enrollment: July 1
• Spring enrollment: November 1

Transfer deadlines are firm* for all Engineering majors and priority* for all other programs.

To meet the transfer application deadline: applications must be complete - all required material received or postmarked by the deadline. Required material includes: online application, application fee, transcripts for all college coursework completed at the time of application; final high school transcript (unless applicant has a bachelor's degree); SAT or ACT test score (unless applicant has completed at least 24 college semester credit hours; test scores must be sent electronically from testing agency).

Some programs may close to transfer applicants before the application deadline. Therefore, transfer students are advised to apply as early as possible. Review the closed programs web page prior to submitting an application.

*Priority deadline means that applications may still be accepted after the deadline if space remains available. Firm deadline means that applications will not be accepted after the deadline.

Scholarships and University Honors Program

To ensure maximum consideration for Purdue scholarships, students should submit a complete admission application (application form and all required material) by November 15 and file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 1.

Additional information follows.

Trustees and Presidential Scholarships

These scholarships are awarded automatically to qualified freshman who apply for admission by November 15 (application and all required material received or postmarked by this date). Students who meet this deadline may submit additional, new test scores until January 1 for scholarship consideration.

School-Specific and Need-Based Scholarships

Some Purdue scholarships for freshmen can be awarded only to students who meet specific criteria. These scholarships, some of which are based on a combination of academic merit and financial need, are awarded through an application process. Admitted students can apply online beginning in early December. The 2010 deadline for this application is February 15. Also, file a FAFSA by March 1. Students who do not complete their Purdue admission application by November 15, 2009, are unlikely to have an admission decision in time to complete this separate scholarship application.

University-wide Honors Program

Students who complete an admission application by November 15 (application and all required material) will be considered for this invitation-only program.

Admission Decisions

For freshmen applying for summer and fall 2010 enrollment, Purdue will begin releasing decisions on December 11, 2009, after 5 p.m. Eastern Time. After we begin releasing decisions, new decisions will be released daily. Decisions are not guaranteed by this date.

For all transfer applicants and any applicants applying for spring enrollment, decisions are released on a rolling basis beginning in early September.

Offer Acceptance

To enroll at Purdue, admitted students must accept their offers of admission by the following dates.

• Fall term – Students admitted by April 10 must accept their offer by May 1. Those admitted after April 10 must accept by the start of the term.
• Spring term – Students admitted by December 1 must accept their offer by December 15. Those admitted after December 1 have until the start of the term to accept.
• Summer term – Students admitted by May 1 must accept their offer by May 15. Those admitted after May 1 must accept by the start of the term.

Financial Aid

March 1 is the priority deadline for students to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for aid awarded for the upcoming academic year. Students who meet this deadline will receive award letters in early April.

On-Campus Housing

Students admitted for fall must apply for on-campus housing by May 1. Students who apply after this date will receive housing assignments if space remains available.

Registration and Orientation Programs

The office of Student Access Transition and Success (SATS) oversees registration and orientation programs for new Purdue students. New undergraduate students enrolling during the fall semester are required to attend a Summer Transition, Advising, and Registration (STAR) program during the summer prior to enrollment. Visit the SATS Web site for more information about STAR and all new student orientation programs.