WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue President Mitch Daniels on Saturday (Feb. 15) announced that tuition at the university’s flagship West Lafayette campus will hold at 2012 levels through 2021-22, marking the ninth straight year of no tuition increase.
In addition, Daniels said, Purdue will continue its strategy of investing in people and priority initiatives, and will provide a 3% salary merit pool for West Lafayette employees for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
As total student loan debt in the United States has climbed to $1.56 trillion, with the average borrower saddled with nearly $33,000 in debt by graduation, Purdue has made affordability and accessibility top institutional priorities.
This newest extension means that seven graduating classes will have earned their degrees without seeing any tuition hike, all while receiving an education considered among the nation’s most valuable.
More students than ever are seeking a Purdue degree — more than 55,000 applied for admission for fall 2020 — and more employers than ever are seeking out Purdue graduates. Enrollment, an overall 44,551 students, is at its highest ever, and the academic credentials of incoming students and graduation rates continue to rise to record levels. At the same time, Purdue has added expert faculty, 87% of whom are tenured or tenure-track, the highest among public AAU institutions. The undergraduate student-faculty ratio remains among the best in the Big Ten and has held steady over the course of the tuition freeze.