URM Statistics
More students with diverse backgrounds are finding an academic home at Purdue.
10 Emerging Leader Scholars in 2018–19
A freshman merit scholarship for underrepresented minority undergrads in-state ($10,000 / year) and out of-state ($15,000 / year)—based on a holistic review of admission application information.
MANRRS: A SPRINGBOARD TO SUCCESS
MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences) is changing the face of agriculture, natural resources and related sciences. We supply industries with a diverse pool of talented leaders, whose new ideas and perspectives can enhance the world around us.
A national society with a Purdue chapter, MANRRS welcomes all racial and ethnic groups to participate and promotes academic and professional advancement through empowerment.
32% INCREASE IN UNDERGRAD URM ENROLLMENT SINCE 2012
59% OF PURDUE AGRICULTURE UNDERGRADS ARE WOMEN
7.5% OF UNDERGRADS ARE UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES (URM)
Undergraduate Student Enrollment — Ethnic Demographics
| | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|
International
| 208
| 195
| 220
| 211
| 199
|
Hispanic/Latino
| 88
| 83
| 92
| 112
| 108
|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
Asian
| 63
| 56
| 74
| 81
| 90
|
Black or African American
| 52
| 63
| 64
| 51
| 40
|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
White
| 2,214
| 2,194
| 2,197
| 2,225
| 2,235
|
2 or more races
| 48
| 52
| 44
| 65
| 84
|
Unknown
| 34
| 25
| 39
| 35
| 40
|
Total
|
2,711
|
2,671
|
2,736
|
2,782
|
2,803
|
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