Purdue University Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 89% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 30% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 30% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 30% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.64 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• electrical engineering
• mechanical engineering
• communications

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 1.50
• Sophomore: 1.60
• Junior: 1.70
• Senior: 1.70

Graduation Policy:

• The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.

Academic Calendar for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• Three summer modules of four weeks each.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in June/July.

• 20% continue within one year.

• Purdue U.

• Allied Signal, Arthur Andersen, AT&T, Ford, General Electric, General Motors, Hook's Drugs, IBM, Intel, Motorola, Walgreen.

• Neil Armstrong, astronaut and first man on the moon; Stephen Bechtel, chairperson of the board, Bechtel Corp.; Paul Oreffice, chairperson of the board, Dow Chemical.