Purdue University Fort Wayne

What Purdue University Fort Wayne does

Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW) is a public regional university operating as the northeast Indiana campus of the Purdue University system, located at 2101 East Coliseum Boulevard in Fort Wayne. Founded in 1960 as Fort Wayne State College, it joined the Purdue system in 1975 and serves undergraduate, graduate, and international students through programs spanning engineering, technology, computer science, visual and performing arts, sciences, business, and education. The School of Education holds an A+ national rating with NCATE accreditation.

PFW operates a digital service portfolio anchored by the goPFW student/faculty portal, the Brightspace learning management system, ScholarshipUniverse for financial aid matching, WebPrint for print management, and Microsoft Office 365 productivity tools, all unified through Microsoft Authenticator-based SSO. Its IT organization supports campus-wide wired and wireless networks, student computing labs, and TOP500-class supercomputing clusters for research workloads, providing scale and reliability as core technical differentiators.

The university's revenue model is structural to public higher education: recurring undergraduate and graduate tuition (e.g., $25,161 international undergraduate tuition and fees; $15,647 graduate; $19,440 MBA for 2026-27), supplemented by state appropriations from Indiana, on-campus housing and dining revenue (including the Trace complex), and external grants. Recent grant inflows include $803,000 from the Don Wood Foundation (2025) for metallurgy and cybersecurity lab expansion and $300,000 from EBSCO Information Services (2023) for a solar array at Helmke Library. GTM is event-driven, centered on campus visits, recruitment fairs, K-12 summer camps, and digital channels emphasizing affordability and career outcomes.

Name

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Legal name

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Website

https://pfw.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Purdue University Fort Wayne is a public regional university serving northeast Indiana as part of the Purdue University system, offering undergraduate and graduate programs across engineering, technology, arts, sciences, business, and education to in-state, out-of-state, and international students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

akta.pro primary industry

Polytechnic & Applied Sciences Universities (EDAHAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cooperative Education (Co-op) Technical Universities (EDAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Undergraduate degrees
• Graduate programs
• Student housing
• Youth summer camps

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Wayne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Undergraduate Tuition and Fees: Tuition and mandatory fees charged to undergraduate students for academic instruction. In-state tuition rates differ from out-of-state rates. Financial aid in the form of grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study available.
2. Graduate and Professional Tuition: Graduate program tuition including MBA programs. 2026-27 estimates: Graduate tuition $15,647, MBA tuition $19,440.
3. State Funding and Appropriations: Public university receives state funding from Indiana for educational services.
4. Student Housing and Dining: On-campus housing including the new Trace complex, apartment floor plans, meal plans, and associated living costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Purdue University Fort Wayne is a public regional university offering undergraduate bachelor's degrees, graduate master's degrees including an MBA, and certificate programs across engineering, technology, computer science, business, sciences, education, and the arts. The university also delivers on-campus student housing and dining, K-12 youth summer camps, faculty-led study-abroad programs, and research support via shared Purdue IT infrastructure and TOP500-class supercomputing clusters.

Product overview

Purdue University Fort Wayne operates a unified suite of digital services for its student community, combining a central student portal (goPFW) with a learning management system (Brightspace), a scholarship matching platform (ScholarshipUniverse), a print management system (WebPrint), and access to productivity tools (Microsoft Office 365). These platforms are interconnected through the university's IT infrastructure and Microsoft-based authentication system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Degree Programs Bachelor's degree programs for first-time college students and transfer students across diverse academic fields, including state-of-the-art labs in metallurgy and cybersecurity.
• Graduate and MBA Programs Advanced degree programs including master's degrees, graduate certificates, and the MBA, with separate tuition and fees for international students.
• Student Housing and Dining On-campus student housing and meal plans for enrolled students, including the new Trace residential complex and multiple apartment floor plans.
• K-12 Youth Summer Camps Summer enrichment programs for K-12 students covering art, music, drama, STEM, and sports, with residential camp options priced from $50 to $500.
• Study Abroad Programs International and domestic study-away programs including faculty-led experiences and student exchange partnerships for enrolled PFW students.

Quantifiable outcome

• Don Wood Foundation $803,000 grant for metallurgy and cybersecurity labs expansion
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered moderate and supporting.

• FaciliomoderateTechnology or Integration · 24 July 2024Facilio, a property operations software company, partnered with Purdue University Fort Wayne to digitize campus maintenance operations, automate compliance, and improve real-time visibility across facilities using their Connected CMMS platform.
• City of Fort WaynesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEncouraging level sponsor of ETCS Outreach Program supporting community-based STEM outreach.
• Associated Chamber Music Players (ACMP)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerACMP supported Indiana Clarinet Experience and Summer Chamber Music Academy. ACMP's mission is to stimulate and expand the playing of chamber music for pleasure among musicians worldwide.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IU Fort Wayne: Indiana University Fort Wayne emerged from the same former joint IUPUFW campus and now directly competes with PFW for the same Northeast Indiana student base, sharing campus history and overlapping academic program portfolios.
• Purdue University Northwest: Another regional campus within the Purdue University system, located in northwest Indiana, with similar applied technology programs and the same parent governance structure, competing for Indiana-resident students.
• Ball State University: Indiana public regional university in Muncie comparable in mission, pricing model, and program breadth, competing directly for the same Indiana-resident student pool as PFW.
• Indiana State University: Indiana public regional university in Terre Haute with similar scale, mission, and Midwest student demographic, competing on affordability and applied program mix.
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Horizon League athletic conference peer and similar-sized regional public research university in the Midwest, sharing comparable enrollment scale and program mix.
• Wright State University: Horizon League peer and Ohio public regional university comparable in scale and applied program orientation, with similar industry-aligned curriculum and Midwest positioning.
• Cleveland State University: Horizon League peer urban public university in Ohio with comparable enrollment scale and program mix including applied sciences, engineering, and technology offerings.
• Oakland University: Horizon League peer regional public university in Rochester, Michigan with similar applied science programs, student demographic, and Midwest geographic positioning.
• University of Detroit Mercy: Horizon League peer and Detroit-area regional university comparable in scale and Midwest market, with overlapping applied and professional program offerings.
• Robert Morris University: Horizon League peer and Pennsylvania-based regional university with similar mid-sized scale and applied technology programs across engineering, business, and computing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ipfw
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCJ5KLv6EqJ4rMbgYKvB2q5g
• Facebookfacebook.com/110090775666
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/purdue-university-fort-wayne
• Instagraminstagram.com/purduenet

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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