Purdue University · School of Applied and Creative Computing

Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOn campus

Overview

On-campus undergraduate Cybersecurity major in the Purdue Polytechnic School of Applied and Creative Computing, offered at West Lafayette and Indianapolis, with courses such as Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Introduction to Cryptography and Cyber Criminology.

Official program name: Cybersecurity
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Cybersecurity
Source: polytechnic.purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Cybersecurity focus: Dedicated cybersecurity degreeThe degree itself is in cybersecurity or a closely related security field (information security, information assurance, cyber operations, digital forensics…).
Source: polytechnic.purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Purdue University — School of Applied and Creative Computing
Source: polytechnic.purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: West Lafayette, IN
Specializations: None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: Not verified

Entry pathway

Not verified whether this degree admits first-year students or only applicants with prior credits.

Why this program is listed

Dedicated undergraduate Cybersecurity major at Purdue Polytechnic, West Lafayette and Indianapolis.

Undergraduate major in cybersecurity; coursework covers cybersecurity fundamentals, cryptography, network defense, digital forensics and incident response.

Source: polytechnic.purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list cybersecurity bachelor's, master's and research doctorates at institutionally accredited US schools — dedicated degrees and formal concentrations, never certificates or electives-only degrees. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.

Formats offered: On campus
Source: polytechnic.purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

Curriculum

Course highlights include Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Introduction To Cryptography and Cyber Criminology.
Source: polytechnic.purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Lab environment

Labs listed for the program: Cybersecurity & Forensics Lab; Cyber Security and Networking Lab.
Source: polytechnic.purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

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Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
In-state — Undergraduate, West Lafayette, Polytechnic Institute flat rate (8+ credit hours), Indiana residentFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$10,564	per academic year · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Out-of-state — Undergraduate, West Lafayette, Polytechnic Institute flat rate (8+ credit hours), non-residentFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$29,366	per academic year · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
In-state — Undergraduate, Purdue University in Indianapolis, Polytechnic Institute differential, Indiana residentFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$10,330	per academic year · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Out-of-state — Undergraduate, Purdue University in Indianapolis, Polytechnic Institute differential, non-residentFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$29,132	per academic year · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

The NCAE-C directory lists Purdue University with a CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program; eligibility, service obligation and the programs it covers are set by the school and the federal program. Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

Accreditation, ABET and CAE

Three different things: the school's institutional accreditation, ABET accreditation of this exact program, and the school's NSA CAE designation.

Institutional accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

This program does not appear in ABET's accredited-program database. ABET accreditation is program-specific and optional; the school's other programs or its institutional accreditation do not imply it.

NSA CAE designation (school)

CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R) · 2010 - 2030Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

A CAE designation belongs to the institution and its validated program of study; it is not accreditation and does not certify every degree. Accreditation & CAE explained

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.

NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
polytechnic.purdue.edu/academics/ms-cybersecurity-and-trusted-systems — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
polytechnic.purdue.edu/degrees/cybersecurity — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
purdue.edu/treasurer/finance/bursar-office/tuition/fee-rates-2026-2027/purdue-university-in-indianap — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
purdue.edu/treasurer/finance/bursar-office/tuition/fee-rates-2026-2027/undergraduate-tuition-and-fee — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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