Purdue Polytechnic Institute Statewide Cost Calculator 

If you are attending a Polytechnic Institute Statewide community, you may estimate your costs with the form below. Choose the option that applies to you from each category, then click “Find Cost” to see an estimate per semester. A total for both semesters of the academic year is also calculated at the bottom. The figures provided are estimates and are subject to change. 

Tuition and fees are direct costs billed by Purdue. Housing and food is a direct cost for students living on campus in a residence hall, but it is an indirect cost for students living off-campus in an apartment, sorority or fraternity, or in a house. Books, Transportation, and Miscellaneous expenses are indirect costs that are not billed through Purdue.

Direct & Indirect Costs

  • Tuition and fees are direct costs billed by Purdue.
  • Housing and food is a direct cost for students living on campus in a residence hall, but it is an indirect cost for students living off-campus in an apartment, sorority or fraternity, or in a house.
  • Books, Transportation, and Miscellaneous expenses are indirect costs that are not billed through Purdue.