Colleges

Colleges in Indiana

Indiana has 42 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 12 public and 30 private. The largest is Purdue University, with 44,503 undergraduates.

School	City	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
Purdue University	West Lafayette	public	44,503	49.9%	1200–1480	$9,992	$14,600	83.1%
Indiana University	Bloomington	public	37,806	78.2%	1170–1400	$12,144	$16,264	80.2%
Ball State University	Muncie	public	13,988	85.5%	1080–1260	$11,082	$14,940	62.3%
Indiana University-Indianapolis	Indianapolis	public	13,830	76.4%	1030–1240	$10,762	$11,668	54.5%
University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame	private	8,818	11.3%	1455–1560	$65,025	$26,780	95.2%
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global	Marion	private	6,656			$8,208	$16,898	35%
Indiana State University	Terre Haute	public	6,188	80.8%		$10,258	$10,873	42.9%
Purdue University Northwest	Hammond	public	5,671	72.4%	890–1140	$8,675	$6,079	42.9%
Purdue University Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne	public	5,484	83.9%	970–1220	$9,532	$13,171	36.3%
Butler University	Indianapolis	private	4,317	85.1%	1160–1350	$47,560	$36,041	80.4%
Indiana University-South Bend	South Bend	public	3,933	83.8%	950–1190	$8,424	$8,653	40.1%
Indiana University-Southeast	New Albany	public	3,170	84.5%	970–1180	$8,424	$7,888	39.2%
University of Indianapolis	Indianapolis	private	3,005	66.5%		$37,200	$21,602	55.8%
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies	Fort Wayne	private	2,686			$9,896	$20,473	28%
Indiana University-Northwest	Gary	public	2,661	73.4%	910–1180	$8,424	$5,130	37.4%
Indiana University-East	Richmond	public	2,589	67.2%	960–1170	$8,424	$8,134	39.6%
Indiana University-Kokomo	Kokomo	public	2,352	86.5%	960–1150	$8,424	$3,968	45.6%
Trine University	Angola	private	2,324	85.5%		$36,560	$25,355	64.4%
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Terre Haute	private	2,309	76.9%	1320–1500	$58,649	$42,513	78.2%
Marian University	Indianapolis	private	2,266	95.5%		$40,664	$24,018	67.2%
Valparaiso University	Valparaiso	private	2,083	89.4%	1060–1280	$48,450	$18,578	70.4%
Taylor University	Upland	private	2,025	73.5%	1070–1330	$40,490	$24,865	73.8%
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	Marion	private	1,974	88.9%	960–1180	$32,352	$22,866	66.7%
DePauw University	Greencastle	private	1,905	57.2%	1200–1410	$59,070	$22,264	74.7%
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne	private	1,567	96%	870–1070	$36,460	$18,196	55%
University of Evansville	Evansville	private	1,539	77.6%		$44,172	$18,499	64.5%
Grace College and Theological Seminary	Winona Lake	private	1,464	82.2%	1000–1200	$31,200	$19,932	68.8%
Saint Mary's College	Notre Dame	private	1,458	76%	1130–1325	$53,230	$25,292	69.3%
Indiana Institute of Technology	Fort Wayne	private	1,441	70.4%		$31,361	$23,206	47.8%
Huntington University	Huntington	private	1,082	75.6%	930–1150	$31,870	$19,310	63.6%
Anderson University	Anderson	private	1,057	79.3%	900–1150	$37,240	$25,021	53.8%
Hanover College	Hanover	private	1,031	83.7%	1110–1280	$44,638	$21,829	67.1%
Bethel University	Mishawaka	private	1,008	97.7%	900–1150	$34,600	$18,610	53.2%
Manchester University	North Manchester	private	936	71.1%		$37,135	$18,805	46.1%
Franklin College	Franklin	private	900	69.8%	1060–1240	$38,710	$22,855	60.3%
Wabash College	Crawfordsville	private	866	63.3%	1060–1270	$50,800	$24,336	77%
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College	Saint Mary of the Woods	private	853	72.4%		$35,270	$31,872	46.6%
Goshen College	Goshen	private	773	84.1%	880–1110	$38,890	$14,493	65%
Earlham College	Richmond	private	670	73.1%	1110–1290	$53,930	$24,714	69%
Holy Cross College	Notre Dame	private	639	75.2%		$36,600	$26,728	72.9%
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses	Angola	private	607	39.9%		$7,176	$15,788	0%
Calumet College of Saint Joseph	Whiting	private	529			$23,850	$22,451	22.9%

A blank cell means the school did not report that figure. Net price is the average cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Graduation rate is within six years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are in Indiana?

42 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 12 public and 30 private, according to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Community colleges, for-profit schools, and online-only schools are not counted.

What is the hardest college to get into in Indiana?

By acceptance rate, University of Notre Dame (11.3%), Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses (39.9%), Purdue University (49.9%), DePauw University (57.2%), Wabash College (63.3%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in Indiana?

Indiana University-South Bend has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $8,424 a year. That is the sticker price before financial aid.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. These are federal figures. Schools with a linked profile have also been checked against their own filings; the others have not.