-24%
First-year retention
First-year retention at Purdue University Global fell 24% between 2021 and 2024 (75.0% → 57.1%).
Indiana · Public · Predominantly certificates
Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, Indiana. 31,502 undergraduate students. 124 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Purdue University Global
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Purdue University Global fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.8% → 0.0%).
+74%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Purdue University Global rose 74% between 2021 and 2024 (28.7% → 50.0%).
+25%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Purdue University Global rose 25% between 2021 and 2024 (26.7% → 33.3%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Indiana
Each tile compares this institution to the Indiana median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$36,596+11% · 6→10y
Indiana median $46,945$32,973
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry47.6%+88% · '19→'24
Indiana median 60.7%$11,648-7% · '16→'20
At program completion31,502+6431% · '16→'24
latest IPEDS25.0%-43% · '19→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$10,110-29% · '16→'24
out-of-state $14,421SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.2%Median federal debt $11,648 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $36,596 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+88%
Purdue University Global · completion · 150% rose
26.5% → 50.0%
+583%
Purdue University Global · completion · 100% rose
4.9% → 33.3%
-43%
Purdue University Global · retention fell
100.0% → 57.1%
+6431%
Purdue University Global · undergrad enrollment rose
472 → 30,828
-100%
Purdue University Global · cohort default rate fell
14.6% → 0.0%
-40%
Purdue University Global · pell share fell
78.5% → 47.3%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$136,530Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$120,353Computer and Information Sciences, General.$109,202Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$97,094Bioethics/Medical Ethics.$96,335Legal Professions and Studies, Other.$93,725Law.$93,162Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$93,087Educational Administration and Supervision.$89,364Fire Protection.$87,490Business Administration, Management and Operations.$86,063Fire Protection.$80,826Computer and Information Sciences, General.$77,600Finance and Financial Management Services.$75,091Computer and Information Sciences, General.$73,684Business Administration, Management and Operations.$68,252Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$66,863Accounting and Related Services.$66,530Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$66,234Health and Medical Administrative Services.$65,236Public Administration.$64,120Public Health.$63,927Educational/Instructional Media Design.$60,046Natural Resources Conservation and Research.$58,956
Showing top 24 of 60 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
60 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Educational Administration and Supervision.$56,675Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$54,846Educational/Instructional Media Design.$60,046Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$26,368Educational Administration and Supervision.$89,364Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$34,923
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Health and Medical Administrative Services.$51,707Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$47,628Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$120,353Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$97,094Health and Medical Administrative Services.$34,242Health and Medical Administrative Services.$65,236Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.$41,644Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$34,894Public Health.$63,927Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$136,530Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$66,234Bioethics/Medical Ethics.$96,335Health and Medical Administrative Services.$38,065Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$34,522Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$36,490Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$46,737Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.$53,324
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$57,541Business Administration, Management and Operations.$68,252Business/Commerce, General.$42,162Accounting and Related Services.$54,668Accounting and Related Services.$66,530Accounting and Related Services.$46,576Business Administration, Management and Operations.$86,063Finance and Financial Management Services.$75,091
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Purdue University Global
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$381,188
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 9
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $12,267
- HS-only baseline · IN
- $36,400
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Indiana
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Purdue University Global graduates earn $X” — not “Purdue University Global makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Purdue University Global caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.