Check Your Application Status

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Note: Admission decisions are not guaranteed by December 5. Beginning December 8, Purdue will begin releasing new decisions daily. The Purdue Admissions Committee requires at least 8-10 weeks to make a decision after an application and all required material are received.

Understanding Your Application Status

Understanding your Decision Code

 

Application Status

Incomplete Items Outstanding

Check the “Requirements” section at the bottom of the Application Summary page to see which required items we may have received and which are still outstanding.  If the “Received” date is blank for any item, we have not yet received or processed the item.

During the peak application processing season (typically from September through January), items may not be recorded for several days - possibly up to four weeks, after we have received them. 

Complete Ready for Review

We have received all required items and your application has been sent to the Admissions Committee for evaluation.

Decision Made

We have received all required items. Your application has been reviewed and a decision has been made.  Once a decision has been released online, applicants will receive official notification in the mail.

 

Decision Codes

Admit Codes

• Offer Admission – 1st Choice:  Applicant admitted to first program of study requested
• Offer Admission – 2nd Choice:  Applicant admitted to second program of study requested
• Offer Admission – Alt Choice:  Applicant admitted to an alternate program of study
• Offer Conditional Admit – Trf:  Transfer applicant offered admission on the condition that course and grade requirements are met

Deny Decision Codes

• Denied Admission:  Applicant denied admission to the University
• Denied/Academic Expectations:  Applicant does not meet the academic expectations for the requested program(s)
• Denied/Program Closed:  Applicant applied to a program that is closed to admission
• Denied WL/Offer Regional Campus:  Indiana resident applicant denied to the West Lafayette Campus but offered general admission to a Purdue regional campus or Technology Statewide location
• Denied/Program Competitiveness:  Applicant denied due to the competitive nature of the applicant pool for the program(s)
• Denied Program/Offer Other WL:  Applicant denied to program of study requested, but offered other program of study if space is available at the time the applicant contacts Admissions to discuss options

Other Codes

• Pending/Additional Information: The Admissions Committee has requested that the applicant provide additional academic information before a final decision can be made. The requested material is listed in the “requirements” section of the applicant’s online status summary and on a letter mailed to the student.
• Admitted/Reinstated:  Applicant’s cancelled admission has been reinstated
• Applicant Acceptance:  Applicant has accepted offer of admission
• Revoked Admission:  Admission offer rescinded.