The average composite SAT score for admitted Purdue University Main Campus freshman is 1335 out of 1600. Purdue students have the 149th highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1335 is in the 91st percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1200 to 1470. The 75th percentile score is 1470 while the 25th percentile score is 1200.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by Purdue but we estimate it to be around a 1060 total composite SAT score.
The average score for Purdue students on the math portion of the SAT is 680 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 600 and the 75th percentile score 760.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 600 to 710 and the average score for Purdue University Main Campus students is 655.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at Purdue University Main Campus based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 52.7%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.67.
An SAT score of 1470 or higher is very competitive at Purdue and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. You have an above average chance of acceptance, around 68% or higher.
Scores between 1340 to 1460 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. You have a good chance of acceptance, around 54% to 67%.
SAT scores between 1200 to 1330 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 37% to 52% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1060 to 1190 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 36% chance of admission to Purdue. SAT scores below 1060 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2022 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 80% |
1590 | 79% |
1580 | 78% |
1570 | 78% |
1560 | 77% |
1550 | 76% |
1540 | 75% |
1530 | 74% |
1520 | 73% |
1510 | 72% |
1500 | 71% |
1490 | 70% |
1480 | 69% |
1470 | 68% |
1460 | 67% |
1450 | 66% |
1440 | 65% |
1430 | 64% |
1420 | 63% |
1410 | 62% |
1400 | 61% |
1390 | 59% |
1380 | 58% |
1370 | 57% |
1360 | 56% |
1350 | 55% |
1340 | 54% |
1330 | 52% |
1320 | 51% |
1310 | 50% |
1300 | 49% |
1290 | 48% |
1280 | 46% |
1270 | 45% |
1260 | 44% |
1250 | 43% |
1240 | 42% |
1230 | 41% |
1220 | 39% |
1210 | 38% |
1200 | 37% |
1190 | 36% |
1180 | 35% |
1170 | 34% |
1160 | 33% |
1150 | 32% |
1140 | 31% |
1130 | 30% |
1120 | 29% |
1110 | 28% |
1100 | 27% |
1090 | 26% |
1080 | 25% |
1070 | 24% |
1060 | 23% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=243780 IPEDS survey data for Purdue University Main Campus.