University profile

Purdue University

Location: West Lafayette, IN

Minimum graduate stipend

$28,000/yr Official

Paid over 12 months · 2024-2025 · From Aug 2024 · 2025-26 table was not retrieved and the minimum may be higher. · Flagged for re-verification: treat as provisional until we re-check the source

Official: published by the university · Source: Purdue Today (2023 announcement) · Verified 2026-09-27

Cost of living in West Lafayette, IN

Rent is a city-level figure, not a near-campus price. Each line is labeled with its own source.

Rent, 1-bedroom (city median) $1,240/mo Estimated City median 1BR. 1BR ($1,240) and 2BR medians ($1,300) are nearly identical; noisy student-season data. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (city median) $650/mo Estimated City median 2BR, split two ways. 1BR ($1,240) and 2BR medians ($1,300) are nearly identical; noisy student-season data. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
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Public transit $99/semester Official CityBus semester pass (about $25/mo). Purdue no longer subsidizes it (fall 2025 subsidized price was $49); fare increases planned for 2026. Purdue Campus Transit is free. Source: Purdue Administrative Operations; Purdue Exponent · Verified 2026-09-27
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