The average composite SAT score for admitted Purdue University Main Campus freshman is 1295 out of 1600. Purdue students have the 129th highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1295 is in the 88th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1170 to 1420. The 75th percentile score is 1420 while the 25th percentile score is 1170.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by Purdue but we estimate it to be around a 1040 total composite SAT score.
The average score for Purdue students on the math portion of the SAT is 665 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 590 and the 75th percentile score 740.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 580 to 680 and the average score for Purdue University Main Campus students is 630.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at Purdue University Main Campus based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 67.2%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.67.
An SAT score of 1420 or higher is very competitive at Purdue and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. You have a very good chance of acceptance, around 79% or higher.
Scores between 1300 to 1410 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. You have a good chance of acceptance, around 68% to 79%.
SAT scores between 1170 to 1290 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 52% to 66% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1040 to 1160 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 50% chance of admission to Purdue. SAT scores below 1040 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2020 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 91% |
1590 | 90% |
1580 | 90% |
1570 | 89% |
1560 | 89% |
1550 | 88% |
1540 | 88% |
1530 | 87% |
1520 | 87% |
1510 | 86% |
1500 | 85% |
1490 | 85% |
1480 | 84% |
1470 | 83% |
1460 | 83% |
1450 | 82% |
1440 | 81% |
1430 | 80% |
1420 | 79% |
1410 | 79% |
1400 | 78% |
1390 | 77% |
1380 | 76% |
1370 | 75% |
1360 | 74% |
1350 | 73% |
1340 | 72% |
1330 | 71% |
1320 | 70% |
1310 | 69% |
1300 | 68% |
1290 | 66% |
1280 | 65% |
1270 | 64% |
1260 | 63% |
1250 | 62% |
1240 | 60% |
1230 | 59% |
1220 | 58% |
1210 | 57% |
1200 | 55% |
1190 | 54% |
1180 | 53% |
1170 | 52% |
1160 | 50% |
1150 | 49% |
1140 | 48% |
1130 | 47% |
1120 | 45% |
1110 | 44% |
1100 | 43% |
1090 | 41% |
1080 | 40% |
1070 | 39% |
1060 | 38% |
1050 | 37% |
1040 | 35% |
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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.