Dive Summary:
- Undergraduate enrollment at Purdue University's West Lafayette campus is down 629 to 30,147 this semester, with a freshman class size numbering 368 fewer than last year.
- The decrease is part of the school's goal to shift enrollment on the campus to 30,000 undergraduates and 9,000 graduate students, the school reported Monday.
- Purdue also notes that the incoming class of undergraduates scored all-time high test scores and average high school grade point averages.
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Undergraduate enrollment at Purdue University is down a bit from last year as part of a plan to make space for additional graduate students. ...