Admitted Students

Pre-Arrival Information

The documents below contain important information for all incoming students.

Prepare to be WOWed: A Guidebook for Incoming International Students

Get ready for Weeks of Welcome (WOW). Highlights include: Important Dates, Visa Application Process, Traveling to Purdue, Housing, Health Insurance

New International Student Checklist

Highlights include: virtual arrival confirmation, enrollment requirements, Weeks of Welcome (WOW) events, International Friendship, ISS Social Media

Travel to Purdue

Purdue University in West Lafayette

Making your way to West Lafayette and the Purdue campus is easiest from Chicago, Illinois airport (ORD) or from Indianapolis, Indiana airport (IND)

For information about travel services, lodging, driving and parking for the Purdue University West Lafayette campus, please Make Travel Plans | Admissions (purdue.edu)

Purdue University in Indianapolis

Making your way to West Lafayette and the Purdue campus is easiest from Indianapolis International Airport (IND), not Chicago, Illinois.

For information about transportation options, please visit Indianapolis International Airport Transportation & Car Rental information page

Paying For Purdue

Purdue University is pleased to announce the partnership with Flywire & CIBC to accept international and domestic payments in the currency of your choice, without extra fees or delays. Go to Bursar Wire Transfers to see more information and to find additional instructions.

Undergraduate Admission Process

Undergraduate Programs

Purdue University's undergraduate program listing is available at Purdue Academics Undergrads

Undergraduate Application

Instructions to apply for an undergraduate program are available at Purdue Admissions Undergraduate Students

International Undergraduate Notification of Intent

After Purdue Admissions has admitted you, follow instructions to gain access to your Purdue University email address and watch for the MyISS Notification of Intent (NOI) email.

Purdue University Email Access

You will need to follow "New to Purdue?" instructions to gain access to your Purdue University email address.

Notification of Intent eforms

The ISS database is updated with your admission within a week and will then send an email to your Purdue University email address to confirm access and instructions for the MyISS Notification of Intent (NOI) online forms, which serve to confirm your intention to attend Purdue University and your international status.

When completing the NOI, you must attach scanned images of your official financial support documents, and your passport (and dependents, if applicable) showing the legal spelling of your name before an immigration document will be prepared and mailed.

We review the information you provide on the NOI form in addition to your source(s) of funding, and any other required documents as listed on the form. If everything is complete, a Form DS 2019 or Form I-20 is issued.

The Form I-20 or DS 2019 along with a valid passport, financial documentation and receipt for payment of the SEVIS fee (if required), are needed to apply for a student visa at a US embassy or consulate. For more information on the visa application process, please see Prepare to be WOWed: A Guidebook for Incoming International Students.

Graduate Admission Process

Graduate Programs

Purdue's graduate program listing is available at Graduate Degree Programs

Graduate Application

To learn how to apply, please visit the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars home page at How to Apply to Purdue Graduate School

Three Step Admissions Process

As an international applicant for admission to a graduate or professional program at Purdue, you will go through a three-step process involving the academic department in which you have an interest, The Graduate School, and ISS.

Step 1 Academic Departments

After you submit your application, application fee, and required documents, the academic department will evaluate your application and inform you if you have met admission requirements.

If you are accepted, the department will forward your application to the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars.

Each department has Graduate Program Heads, Graduate Committee Chairs, and Graduate Program Departmental Contact Persons.

Step 2 Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars

The Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars reviews your application and makes the formal admission decision.

If you are accepted by the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars, you will be notified by email. The admission letter that you will receive has important information about ISS Notification of Intent (NOI) requirement.

ISS's database will be informed of your admission within a week and send an email to your Purdue email account confirming you have access to the online NOI eforms. To access your Purdue email, follow "New to Purdue?" instructions.