Purdue on campus living?

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<p>I see that only 35% of Purdue students live on campus. I'm curious as to why this number is so low?</p>

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<p>At many large universities, most non-frosh live off-campus.</p>

<p>Purdue does not indicate the percentage of frosh living on-campus (a reasonable proxy for resident (vs. commuter) students). It also says that frosh get priority for on-campus housing, but not a guarantee.
[Purdue</a> University Campus Life - CollegeData College Profile](<a href=“http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg05_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=1753]Purdue”>http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg05_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=1753)</p>

<p>For comparison, Michigan has 97% of frosh living on-campus (where they are guaranteed dorm space) and 34% of all undergraduates living on-campus.
[University</a> of Michigan Campus Life - CollegeData College Profile](<a href=“http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg05_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=379]University”>University of Michigan Housing & Campus Life | CollegeData)</p>