OWL Annual Reports

The Purdue OWL's annual report contains information and statistics about the use, clients, special projects, and research in a given academic year.

A brief snapshot of the current year's report is below, but you can also download the complete 2025-2026 annual report as a PDF. Copies of past annual reports and English as a Second Language (ESL) reports can also be found below.

2025-2026 Summary

The Purdue OWL and its staff, faculty, and graduate and undergraduate writing consultants served the Purdue West Lafayette campus online and on-campus. During this academic year, 4,825 visits were made by 1,588 clients. Approximately 35% percent of total visits were from international students representing numerous countries. The website saw over 104 million pageviews worldwide from 27 million unique users. The Purdue OWL also continued to assess and update its services for campus writers, support for faculty across the disciplines, and outreach to the wider university community.

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ESL & Purdue OWL Reports

ESL Reports

2015-2016 ESL Report (PDF)
2014-2015 ESL Report (PDF)
2013-2014 ESL Report (PDF)
2012-2013 ESL Report (PDF)
Purdue OWL Reports
1997-1998 Purdue OWL Report (PDF)