What does my child need to get accepted to Perdue?

[Anonymous]

She’s interested. I’m not sure if she has the stats.

[Anonymous]

Purdue. Here’s the admissions criteria. https://admissions.purdue.edu/become-student/first-year-criteria/

[Anonymous]

Get a strong math SAT score. Try for over 750. Take the difficult math/stem APs or equivalent at your school and highest grades possible.

My son had a few mediocre grades in grade 9 but slowly picked his grades up and was very strong in grade 11 and early 12 and is 1 month into his 1st yr now, studying engineering. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

First, she should know how to spell the school’s name accurately.

[Anonymous]

Here are the stats by major by major for 2024. https://admissions.purdue.edu/become-student/class-profile/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get a strong math SAT score. Try for over 750. Take the difficult math/stem APs or equivalent at your school and highest grades possible.

My son had a few mediocre grades in grade 9 but slowly picked his grades up and was very strong in grade 11 and early 12 and is 1 month into his 1st yr now, studying engineering. Good luck!

you don't need a 750 plus math SAT to get into Purdue. C'mon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get a strong math SAT score. Try for over 750. Take the difficult math/stem APs or equivalent at your school and highest grades possible.

My son had a few mediocre grades in grade 9 but slowly picked his grades up and was very strong in grade 11 and early 12 and is 1 month into his 1st yr now, studying engineering. Good luck!

you don't need a 750 plus math SAT to get into Purdue. C'mon.

Like most large public universities, Purdue admits by major, so required test scores and GPAs vary significantly. While I agree that a 750 math score isn't strictly required for any program, a 750+ would be beneficial for engineering and CS, as these are among Purdue's most competitive majors. Provide more details if you want a more specific answer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She’s interested. I’m not sure if she has the stats.

High school diploma should be sufficient, and even that may not be required.

https://www.perduecareers.com/

[Anonymous]

Maybe OP is confused with Perdue farms vs Purdue university

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First, she should know how to spell the school’s name accurately.

Unless she wants to go to chicken school . . .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First, she should know how to spell the school’s name accurately.

Well, her mom went to Stamford so I'm confident that she knows how to spell Perdue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First, she should know how to spell the school’s name accurately.

Unless she wants to go to chicken school . . .

Maybe that's what's holding them back - people think the school is run by the chicken people? I always thought it was a public option to the ND experience but ranking is way of. Should be closer like Berkeley and Stanford.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get a strong math SAT score. Try for over 750. Take the difficult math/stem APs or equivalent at your school and highest grades possible.

My son had a few mediocre grades in grade 9 but slowly picked his grades up and was very strong in grade 11 and early 12 and is 1 month into his 1st yr now, studying engineering. Good luck!

you don't need a 750 plus math SAT to get into Purdue. C'mon.

Like most large public universities, Purdue admits by major, so required test scores and GPAs vary significantly. While I agree that a 750 math score isn't strictly required for any program, a 750+ would be beneficial for engineering and CS, as these are among Purdue's most competitive majors. Provide more details if you want a more specific answer.

https://admissions.purdue.edu/become-student/class-profile/

College of Engineering Admit rate 46.1% SAT 1370 – 1510 ACT 31 – 34 GPA 3.81 – 4.00 (Fall 2024)

The Admit was 34% in 2025

[Anonymous]

If she's OK with the smell of raw chicken, she can probably get a job at one of their plants.

[Anonymous]

2025 Admission stats for Engineering at Purdue

Here is the academic profile for students admitted to Purdue Engineering for fall 2025:

GPA (unweighted) Average: 3.85
ACT Composite: Average: 31.4
SAT Composite: Average: 1409

https://www.purdue.edu/futureengineers/common-questions/