Accepting Your Admission Offer*

Set Up Your Online Career Account

To accept an offer of admission, admitted students must first activate their online student career accounts.

Activate your career account. View a PDF or watch a video of how to activate your career account.

Accept Through MyPurdue

If you have activated your career account, you may access your myPurdue portal to accept your admission offer. View a PDF of how to accept your admission offer.

A nonrefundable $200 deposit will be required at the time you accept your offer. The deposit will be applied toward first-semester fees.

The nonrefundable deposit may be paid by e-check or with MasterCard, American Express, or Discover credit cards (not Visa). (Be sure to choose “deposit” not “payment” when submitting this $200 advance deposit.)

Note: The online payment system to accept your offer and pay your deposit is not compatible with the Google Chrome internet browser. Use a different browser (such as Internet Explorer or Firefox) to do this.

Some students will not be required to pay the $200 deposit but still must accept their offer of admission by the appropriate deadline. The online student system, myPurdue, recognizes students who are exempt from the fee, and will allow them to accept their offer online without the payment.

*International students should refer to the International Students and Scholars Web site for additional requirements.

Deadlines to Accept Admission Offers

Fall term - Students admitted by April 10 must accept their offer by May 1. Students admitted after April 10 have three weeks to accept.

Spring term - Students admitted by December 1 must accept their offer by December 15. Students admitted after December 1 have three weeks (or until the start of the semester) to accept.

Summer Term - Students admitted by May 1 must accept their offer by May 15. Students admitted after May 1 have three weeks (or until the start of the term) to accept their admission offer.

Students who cannot access their online portal may accept their offer via paper mail by sending their nonrefundable $200 advance deposit and a note with the student's full name and birth date to:

Purdue University
Bursar's Office
610 Purdue Mall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2040

Declining an Admission Offer

If you wish to decline your admission offer, you may email Admissions, stating your wish to decline and including your full name and birth date.