Purdue affordability: Top 10 education. Within reach.

Frozen tuition. Accelerated degree pathways. Nationally recognized student outcomes. Purdue continues to set the national standard for affordability and value in higher education. For 14 consecutive years, Purdue has held tuition flat while expanding opportunities and delivering strong outcomes, enabling more students than ever to graduate debt-free.

Freezing tuition

• 14 years of frozen tuition (2013-27)
• 12 consecutive graduating classes without a tuition increase
• Today’s freshmen in pre-K the last time Indiana residents saw a tuition increase
• More than $2.5 billion saved in educational expenses since 2013
• Tuition under $10,000 annually for Indiana residents

Lowering costs of attendance

• A national leader since 2017, Purdue has added nearly 60 majors to its Degree in 3 pathways, saving individual students up to $19,000
• Degree in 3 pathways help accelerate average time to degree — now 3.84 years — a record pace
• Lowest room-and-board rates in the Big Ten
• 67% graduate debt-free vs. 36% nationally
• Seven-year bachelor’s to PhD through B2D7 accelerated pilot program
• Boiler Gold Grant covers up to eight semesters of tuition, fees and books for eligible Indiana residents

Highest proven value

• No. 2 Best Value Public University in the U.S. (SmartAsset, 2026)
• No. 1 Public University in Indiana for Return on Investment (Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, 2024)
• No. 3 Public University in the U.S. for internships and co-ops (U.S. News & World Report, 2026)

Core investments

• Over $1 billion in total research expenditures in 2025
• Merit-based compensation increase offered to faculty and staff every year since 2010, except 2020-21 pandemic year
• Expanded housing capacity with six new halls in 10 years, supporting a record 18,500-plus total students

About Purdue University

Purdue University is a research institution ranked among the top 10 public universities in the United States. More than 111,000 students study at Purdue across multiple campuses, including more than 57,000 at our main campus locations in West Lafayette and Indianapolis. As a land-grant university committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue’s main campus has frozen tuition 14 years in a row, enabling more students than ever to graduate debt-free.