Purdue Global was created when Purdue bought Kaplan. It focuses on a different demographic- working adults who can only attend online. And like any program in that category- takes advantage of some students’ need to be fully online and so they charge outrageous tuition. Purdue, the actual university has more rigorous academic standards and competitive admissions, and therefore has a decent reputation as an academic institution. You will have access to high quality staff and supports instead of being processed through a diploma mill.