Indiana Best Colleges Comparison

View the Indiana Best Colleges Comparison and compare the schools with key academic characteristics such as tuition and test scores to get right decision.
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Colleges In Indiana Statistics

There are 184 colleges in Indiana - 47 public and 137 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $20,112 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $19,950. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,154 and the average acceptance rate is 78% for Indiana Best Colleges Comparison.
The next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in Indiana. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Indiana colleges at Indiana Statistics page.
2022-2023 Colleges In Indiana Statistics
Top 20 colleges in IndianaAll colleges in Indiana
Number of Schools20 schools
(4 public, 16 private)
184 schools
(47 public, 137 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$10,371 (in-state)
$40,711 (out-of-state)
$6,847 (in-state)
$20,112 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees$9,826 (in-state)
$25,169 (out-of-state)
$8,973 (in-state)
$19,950 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid$25,407$11,570
Test Scores1,186 SAT, 26 ACT 1,154 SAT, 25 ACT
Acceptance Rate75.33% 78.49%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)20.39% 29.91%
Population177,148471,833
Undergraduate135,570366,311
Graduate41,578105,522
Graduation Rate67.95%56.22%
Transfer-out Rate19.89%22.83%
Students to Faculty Ratio11.50 to 113.39 to 1

Top Colleges In Indiana Comparison

The next table lists the top 20 colleges in Indiana for academic year 2022-2023. University of Notre Dame ranked top in the Indiana Best Colleges Comparison and Purdue University-Main Campus and Wabash College follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $40,711 for undergraduate programs $25,169 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Indiana is 1,186 and the acceptance rate is 75.33%. The average students to faculty ratio is 11.50 to 1 for top colleges in Indiana. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
2022-2023 Top colleges in Indiana Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 University of Notre Dame
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Private, 4-yearsNotre Dame, IN
$62,693 $45,321 13,10513% 1,510 SAT
34 ACT
9 to 1
2 Purdue University-Main Campus
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Public, 4-yearsWest Lafayette, IN
$28,794
($9,992)
$9,819 51,52853% 1,330 SAT
31 ACT
14 to 1
3 Wabash College
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Private, 4-yearsCrawfordsville, IN
$49,125 $35,702 83561% 1,225 SAT
26 ACT
9 to 1
4 DePauw University
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Private, 4-yearsGreencastle, IN
$57,070 $37,179 1,75266% 1,250 SAT
28 ACT
9 to 1
5 Indiana University-Bloomington
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Public, 4-yearsBloomington, IN
$40,482
($11,790)
$11,451 47,00582% 1,290 SAT
30 ACT
17 to 1
6 Saint Mary's College
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Private, 4-yearsNotre Dame, IN
$51,430 $34,206 1,51984% 1,220 SAT
28 ACT
9 to 1
7 Earlham College
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Private, 4-yearsRichmond, IN
$51,840 $33,897 67773% 1,270 SAT
26 ACT
6 to 1
8 University of Evansville
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Private, 4-yearsEvansville, IN
$42,676 $30,684 2,01776% 1,160 SAT
25 ACT
10 to 1
9 Trine University
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Private, 4-yearsAngola, IN
$35,600 $23,139 4,08892% - 16 to 1
10 Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
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Private, 4-yearsMarion, IN
$31,168 $20,043 2,60387% 1,090 SAT
24 ACT
13 to 1
11 Hanover College
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Private, 4-yearsHanover, IN
$42,894 $32,550 1,12474% 1,190 SAT
26 ACT
11 to 1
12 Valparaiso University
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Private, 4-yearsValparaiso, IN
$46,588 $40,463 2,95894% 1,240 SAT
28 ACT
11 to 1
13 Butler University
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Private, 4-yearsIndianapolis, IN
$45,980 $22,704 5,52582% 1,230 SAT
28 ACT
11 to 1
14 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
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Private, 4-yearsSaint Mary of the Woods, IN
$33,490 $21,387 1,14778% 990 SAT
22 ACT
9 to 1
15 Franklin College
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Private, 4-yearsFranklin, IN
$37,350 $29,358 95993% 1,090 SAT
22 ACT
11 to 1
16 Purdue University Fort Wayne
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Public, 4-yearsFort Wayne, IN
$22,220
($9,254)
$6,142 9,06981% 1,090 SAT
23 ACT
13 to 1
17 University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne
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Private, 4-yearsFort Wayne, IN
$35,420 $20,925 1,90398% 1,040 SAT
21 ACT
12 to 1
18 Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
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Public, 4-yearsIndianapolis, IN
$33,717
($10,449)
$11,422 25,97983% 1,140 SAT
25 ACT
13 to 1
19 Anderson University
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Private, 4-yearsAnderson, IN
$35,640 $23,453 1,29052% 1,090 SAT
21 ACT
9 to 1
20 Grace College and Theological Seminary
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Private, 4-yearsWinona Lake, IN
$30,034 $18,297 2,06585% 1,080 SAT
23 ACT
18 to 1
Average$40,711
($10,371)
$25,407 177,14875.33% 1,186 SAT
25.8421 ACT
11.50 to 1
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All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023