Purdue received 86,953 applications for its incoming fall 2025 undergraduate class — the 14th consecutive year of record applications. The in-state undergraduate admissions rate remained at 71%, similar to recent years, while the out-of-state admissions rate dropped to 39%, leading to the most selective incoming class in recent history. By far the most selective public university in the state, and with 97% of all admitted students submitting standardized test scores, the average SAT score and GPA of the incoming class also set new records, at 1,337 and 3.81, respectively.
The quality and impact of work led by Purdue researchers continue to be recognized by external funding bodies. Here are the researchers who received Sponsored Program awards approaching $1 million or greater in August.
Professionals in agriculture, defense and security, environmental monitoring, food quality analysis, industrial quality control, and medical diagnostics could benefit from a patent-pending innovation that opens new possibilities of conventional photography for optical spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging.
Registration is now open for the Sept. 30 Westwood Lecture Series. Matthew Waninger, managing director of the Crossroads Pediatric Device Consortium, will present “Accelerating Pediatric Medical Device Innovation Through Collaboration” from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at Westwood, the Purdue president’s residence. This lecture is being offered exclusively to members of the Purdue University Retirees Association, reflecting Purdue’s commitment to offering meaningful educational and social opportunities for retirees who remain closely connected to the university.
