Do Indian students face higher competition in Engineering and Computer Science due to volume at Purdue University?

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Indian students face higher competition in fields like Engineering and Computer Science at Purdue University in comparison to domestic applicants

While the overall Purdue University acceptance rate is around 49.87%, this rate drops below 20% for Indian students. 

The reason behind this is that Purdu

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