Extra Facts about IU & Purdue

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) - IU Bloomington:

- Last fall's freshman class at IU Bloomington was the biggest we have ever had, with 7,564 students. It also included the largest number of in-state students that we have seen in at least 10 years, a total of 4,679 or 62% of the total.

- The largest area of growth in last fall's freshman class was among Indiana residents with a 3.7 GPA and 1300 or more SAT. This group was up 31% over the 2007 class.

- 50% of Indiana undergraduates at IU Bloomington are getting some kind of grant to reduce their cost.

Purdue West Lafayette:

- 66% of the 08-09 freshman class is from Indiana

• 11,454 applied for freshman class Fall 2008
• 69% of these admitted (7,888 students)
• 55% of those admitted enrolled (4.361 students)
• All but 100 of those not admitted at West Lafayette were offered admission to the Purdue system

Purdue WL Questions & Answers:

What is Purdue doing to try to make college more affordable?

We area in the midst of a $304 million Access and Success campaign to raise money for scholarships and programs to help students succeed. The money raised will be added to our endowment to support additional need based scholarships for both low and middle income students, as well as, merit scholarships to help high achievers.

Considering the Brain Drain, why should Indiana schools continue to educate so many out-of-state or international students who likely will leave the state after getting their degrees?

Non-residents not only add to the economy of Indiana, they actually support the cost of education for our Hoosier students. Non-residents are estimated to bring in $290 million at West Lafayette for the current school year compared to $178 million for Indiana students.

Not all non-residents leave Indiana after graduation. One very successful program, Purdue's Interns for Indiana is encouraging students to make careers in our state. In this program, students work for Indiana companies as third and fourth year students. This program is only 3 years old, but a survey of graduates shows that, overall, 66% of these interns stay in Indiana. Nearly 40% of the non-resident graduates stay in Indiana, including those who go to graduate school. This is not a drain, but a brain gain, for our state.