Office of the Registrar

Personal Directory Information

If your address or phone number has changed, please update your information through one of the following: 

  • Newly admitted students: Update through your admissions application portal 
  • Former students: Visit the Office of the Registrar in STEW 176 or via email at registrar@purdue.edu  

If you live in Purdue housing (like residence halls or Purdue Village), your address and phone number are updated daily by the Housing System. That means you can’t change them yourself. If something needs to be updated, talk to your Hall Manager or Account Clerk.

Updating your Legal Name  

To change your name in official university records, it is necessary to bring one of the following official forms of identification with the new name to the Office of the Registrar, Stewart Center, 128 Memorial Mall, Suite 176: 

  • Marriage license 
  • Driver's license or state issued photo ID 
  • Social Security card (or Social Security print out) 
  • Permanent Resident card (Green card) 
  • Passport 
  • Divorce decree 
  • Court order 

Using your Preferred or Chosen Name  

Students can add their preferred name to their personal information in their myPurdue portal and other systems across Purdue. For detailed instructions on how to make updates, visit our preferred name page.

Restricting Directory Information 

If you wish to restrict display of your name, address, and/or phone number in the Student Telephone Directory, contact the Office of the Registrar, Stewart Center, 128 Memorial Mall, Suite 176, before the first week of the fall semester. 

Information contained in an Education Record of a Student that would not generally be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed is called Directory Information. The University is permitted to release Directory Information without the written consent of the student.

The University considers the following listed items to be Directory Information:

  • Student name 
  • Local and home addresses 
  • Local and home telephone listings 
  • Email address 
  • Major field of study 
  • Enrollment status and credit hour load (e.g., full-time or part-time) 
  • Classification (undergraduate, graduate, professional) 
  • Dates of attendance 
  • Participation in officially recognized activities and sports; position, weight, height, and photograph of members of athletic teams 
  • Degrees earned 
  • Honors and awards received

Institutions may disclose students’ “Directory Information” without their consent, and without violating FERPA if the student has not restricted their personal information. To initiate a formal request to restrict directory information, please complete the Request to Restrict Directory Information and return it to the Office of the Registrar.  Should the student graduate or otherwise leave the University, this restriction will remain in place until the student requests to remove it.  

Note:  Once a student’s record has been made confidential, no information can be shared about the individual without the student’s written consent. The Office of the Registrar will give the following response to all inquiries: "We have no information on this individual." In such a case, problems may occur thereafter when potential employers or other parties make inquiries about the student. 

For additional help concerning student personal information, call the Office of the Registrar at (765) 494-6165, come to Stewart Center, 128 Memorial Mall, Suite 176, or send an inquiry via e-mail to registrar@purdue.edu. 

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