Indiana University vs Purdue University

Indiana University vs Purdue University- West Lafayette

Overview Comparison
Indiana UniversityPurdue University
Collegedunia Score5.4 Out of 105.8 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 73 US News 2024
# 198 Times Higher Education 2024
# 313 QS World University 2024
# 43 US News 2024
# 86 Times Higher Education 2024
# 99 QS World University 2024
Subject Strength# 301 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 170 for Medicine by Times Higher Education 2023
# 45 for Law by US News 2024
# 4 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 127 for Medicine by Times Higher Education 2023
# 127 for Law by Times Higher Education 2023
ProgramsUG Programs -34
PG Programs -88
Doctorate Programs -9
UG Programs -199
PG Programs -60
Doctorate Programs -7
Acceptance Rate78.0 %56.0 %
Exam ScoreGMAT-670
GRE updated-309
IELTS-6.5
SAT-1140
TOEFL-79
IELTS-7.5
SAT-1150
TOEFL-100
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   37600
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  54635
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 22036 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   31104
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  28203
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 31948 Per Year
placement (average package)

Annual salary offered to graduates is 67,000 USD; the annual ROI of the university is 8.1%. MBA: $115,000; Msc: $82,000; BSc.: $75,000, BA: $70,000. 


Top recruiters are Cummins Inc, Boeing Company, Eli Lily and Company, Northrop Grumman Corporation, etc.

Degree                   Average Salary

Doctorate:                 $120,000 

MBA:                         $107,000 

Executive MBA:        $95,000 

Masters in Science:  $85,000 

Bachelor of Science:  $78,000 

Masters of Arts:        $75,000 


Campuses and B-SchoolsKelley School of Business
Krannert School of Management
CollegeDunia Reviews8.0/10 Read 4 reviews7.9/10 Read 6 reviews
General Facts Comparison
General FactsIndiana UniversityPurdue University
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1820
1869
Student:Faculty Ratio17:1
17:1
Male:Female51% Male, 49% Female58% Male, 42% Female
Location Facts

Bloomington campus listed as one of the most beautiful campuses of US by Travel+Leisure; Jordan River flows through the center of campus. Bloomington campus is one of the oldest and two of the main core campuses. It rests on the bed of Indiana Limestone with outcroppings of St. Louis Limestone.   


West Lafayette campus located in Indiana is the flagship campus of Purdue University System


Library

Has dozens of libraries spread across campus; 9.9 miliion volumes in 450 languages, 1.9 million e-books, 60000 elctronic journal subscriptions, 100 thousand films.


9 libraries: 6 subject-oriented, Hicks Undergraduate Library, VIrginia Kelly Karnes Archives, Special Collection Research Center, Includes 3,317,331 printed volumes and electronic books; 227,814 electronic and print journals; 400,000 microforms and government documents.


Campus Life

Over 750 student organizations, 70 fraternities and sororities, 70 clubs, and intramural sports. Over 100 films are screened on-campus and 1500+ performances for ballet, arts, music, and more. The campus has its own art gallery. 55+ intramural sports teams indulge in various varsity sports.  


Over 1000 sports clubs and organizations such as A Cause for Paws, Make and Go Maker Space Initiative, 3D Printing Club, Accounting Association, Center for Democratic Citizenship


Hostel#Room and Board - $11206
#Rooms - $7230
#Room and board - $11650
#Triple Room - $4680
#Large Double shared Bathroom - $6484
#Single room - $9134
Famous Alumni

Howard Ashman (Oscar-winning playwright and lyricist); Meg Cabot (author); Alex Dickerson (baseball player); Jason Jordan (professional wrestler); James Watson (Molecular biologist, geneticist, zoologist); Jimmy Wales (founder of Wikipedia), etc.


23 astronauts including Neil Armstrong (first man to walk on moon), Edward Mills Purcell (Nobel laureate, physicist), Yitang Zhang (mathematician), Jeffrey Lacker (Federal Reserve Bank president), James Thompson (CEO of Rand Corporation)


City Life

Bloomington is home to a large number of employers providing over 100,000 jobs locally. The largest employer is Mall of America. It has more jobs per capita than St. Paul or Minneapolis. The city has great metro connectivity, one-third of the city is reserved for parks, has extensive park system, has the center of arts, and more to offer. Skiing is an adventure sport available in Bloomington. The unemployment rate (May 2020) reached 10%.


Lafayette – West Lafayette is situated between Chicago, Illinois and Indianapolis; Has over 40 parks and extensive trail systems, many nationally and international known high-tech corporations and institutions; population is approximately 190,000


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