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Colleges similar to Purdue University-Main Campus

15 schools closest to Purdue University-Main Campus (Trajecta Score 69) — neighbors in Indiana first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to Purdue University-Main Campus, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
Purdue University-Main Campus (this school) West Lafayette, IN 50% 1200–1480 $14,600 $72k 69
1 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Open Terre Haute, IN 77% 1320–1500 $42,513 $101k 62
2 Indiana University-Bloomington Open Bloomington, IN 78% 1170–1400 $16,264 $64k 61
3 DePauw University Moderate Greencastle, IN 57% 1200–1410 $22,264 $71k 61
4 University of Notre Dame Highly Selective Notre Dame, IN 11% 1455–1560 $26,780 $100k 82
5 Wabash College Moderate Crawfordsville, IN 63% 1060–1270 $24,336 $70k 57
6 Butler University Open Indianapolis, IN 85% 1160–1350 $36,041 $77k 54
7 Bucknell University Selective Lewisburg, PA 29% 1310–1470 $40,766 $94k 69
8 Binghamton University Selective Vestal, NY 39% 1340–1500 $21,620 $81k 69
9 Santa Clara University Moderate Santa Clara, CA 48% 1350–1490 $50,062 $109k 69
10 Stony Brook University Moderate Stony Brook, NY 49% 1330–1500 $18,784 $75k 70
11 University of Rochester Moderate Rochester, NY 40% 1410–1540 $29,278 $79k 69
12 George Washington University Moderate Washington, DC 47% 1350–1500 $36,586 $91k 69
13 Jewish Theological Seminary of America Moderate New York, NY 49% 1440–1580 $43,195 $93k 69
14 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Moderate Raleigh, NC 42% 1300–1470 $17,303 $69k 69
15 Brigham Young University Open Provo, UT 68% 1270–1460 $15,564 $76k 70

How these are picked: schools in Indiana with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →