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Business & finance at Purdue

Purdue graduates about 982 business & finance majors a year, 12% of its graduating class. That puts it 81st of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 173 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 86% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $84,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $16 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

78/100Strong#81 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year98212% of the class
Courses in the catalog173more than 86% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$84,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$16Ma year, NSF
Admit rate50%whole school
SAT middle 50%1200–1470whole school

Around Purdue

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Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship (MRGN), Materials Management Storage Building, Materials Management and Distribution Center, Krannert School of Management.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 209 · Dorm 75 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 9 · Dining 4 · Arts 4.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Florida State University 78
  2. University of Florida 78
  3. University of Colorado Boulder 78
  4. University of Missouri 78
  5. Brigham Young University 78
  6. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 78
  7. University of Pittsburgh 78
  8. Georgia Institute of Technology 78

Other strong majors at Purdue

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Purdue with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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