Purdue CS by the Numbers

Computing at Purdue University has a rich history and continues to play an important role in shaping this rapidly evolving field. 

Department metrics for 2024. $20 million in research expenditures, 3,497 undergraduate students, the first degree-granting computer science program in the US (as of October 24, 1962), 495 graduate students, 84 faculty members.

Faculty

  • 77 Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty Members

    •  11 ACM Fellows 
    •  12 IEEE Fellows
    •  4 SIAM Fellows
    •  5 AAAS Fellows
    •  2 Sloan Fellows
    •  28 NSF CAREER Awards
  • 10 Professors of Practice

 

Students

  • 3,497 undergraduate students, computer science, data science, and artificial intelligence majors, Fall 2024
  • 534 Bachelor of Science degrees awarded, Academic Year 2023-2024
  • 495 graduate students, Fall 2024
  • 119 Master's of Science degrees, 40 PhD degrees awarded, Academic Year 2023-2024

 

Academic Programs

 

Research Expenditures

  • $20 Million, Fiscal Year 2023-2024

 

Rankings

  • Purdue University, notable rankings
  • US News & World Report
    • Graduate Computer Science Program: 19 (2024)
    • Undergraduate Computer Science Program: 16 (2024)
    • Cybersecurity: 6 (2024)
    • Software Engineering: 10 (2024)
    • Systems: 13 (2024)
    • Data Analytics: 15 (2023)
    • Programming Languages: 13 (2023)
    • Artificial Intelligence: 20 (2024)
  • CSRankings.org:
    • Institution Ranking: 13 (2014-May 2024)
Last Updated: Jun 20, 2025 9:30 AM