How many Purdue applicants are accepted in medical, dental, optometry, and other programs each year?
The answer to this question is really not helpful as, ultimately, it is the student who gains acceptance to a professional program – not the undergraduate institution. By keeping your grades up (ideally in the 3.6 or better range), preparing well for any required aptitude tests, following the advice of your academic advisor and the Health Professions Advisor, getting to know faculty, gaining medical experience, being active on campus, and participating in research, your chances of being accepted are very good. And, in fact, Purdue’s students who have done these things are quite successful in gaining acceptance into professional programs. Because there is no consistent method for gathering and reporting data on applicant success rates among institutions and these numbers can be very misleading, Purdue does not publish this information as a recruiting tool.
