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University of Notre Dame ranked first and Purdue University-Main Campus ranked second in Indiana college rankings. The 2025 average tuition & fees of the Indiana best colleges is $23,422 for Indiana residents and $32,978 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 75.61% and the average SAT score is 1,142. The average number of student population is 8,020 and the average student to faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for Indiana best colleges. For the statistics, we only include 4 years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees is $32,978 and University of Notre Dame has the highest tuition & fees of $65,025 and Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,176.
The average graduate tuition & fees is $20,804 and University of Notre Dame has the highest tuition & fees of $64,826 and Grace College and Theological Seminary has the lowest tuition & fees of $8,566.
The average SAT score is 1,142 and University of Notre Dame has the highest SAT score of 1,520 and University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne has the lowest score of 970.
The average acceptance rate is 75.61% and University of Notre Dame has the tightest (lowest) rate of 11% and Bethel University has the loosest (lowest) rate of 98%.
The average student population is 8,020 and Purdue University-Main Campus has the most students of 58,658 and Martin University has the fewest students of 198.
The average graduation rate is 57.08% and University of Notre Dame has the highest rate of 95% and Calumet College of Saint Joseph has the lowest rate of 23%.

Indiana Best Colleges Comparison

The below table compares the 41 best colleges in Indiana with important academic factors. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column name that you want to sort.

Rank	College Name	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Graduate Tuition & Fees	SAT Score	Acceptance Rate	Population	Graduation Rate	Student to Faculty Ratio
1	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$65,025	$64,826	1,520	11.3%	13,042	95%	8 to 1
2	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$28,794	$28,794	1,350	49.9%	58,658	83%	14 to 1
3	DePauw University Greencastle, IN	$59,070	-	1,315	57.2%	1,917	75%	10 to 1
4	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	$34,891	$28,964	1,130	76.4%	22,534	54%	13 to 1
5	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$41,891	$33,454	1,290	78.2%	48,424	80%	18 to 1
6	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN	$32,352	$10,620	1,080	88.9%	2,204	67%	12 to 1
7	Butler University Indianapolis, IN	$47,560	$14,460	1,250	85.1%	5,746	80%	11 to 1
8	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	$48,450	$13,250	1,160	89.4%	2,579	70%	10 to 1
9	Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN	$22,811	$20,256	1,060	84.5%	3,736	39%	13 to 1
10	Hanover College Hanover, IN	$42,698	-	1,180	83.7%	1,243	67%	11 to 1
11	Ball State University Muncie, IN	$29,630	$30,052	1,160	85.5%	21,089	62%	14 to 1
12	Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN	$50,800	-	1,170	63.3%	866	77%	9 to 1
13	Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Angola, IN	$7,176	$10,350	-	39.9%	9,868	-	13 to 1
14	Earlham College Richmond, IN	$53,930	$22,751	1,190	73.1%	753	69%	7 to 1
15	University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN	$22,907	$21,948	1,130	95.8%	9,488	48%	15 to 1
16	Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN	$22,811	$20,256	1,080	83.8%	4,631	40%	15 to 1
17	University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN	$36,460	$26,092	970	96.0%	1,763	55%	11 to 1
18	Bethel University Mishawaka, IN	$34,600	$9,744	1,020	97.7%	1,167	53%	12 to 1
19	Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN	$22,887	$15,962	1,090	83.9%	7,206	36%	13 to 1
20	Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN	$22,811	$20,256	1,050	73.4%	3,041	37%	15 to 1
21	Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN	$53,230	$29,803	1,220	76.0%	1,601	69%	9 to 1
22	Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN	$22,811	$20,256	1,060	86.5%	2,921	46%	15 to 1
23	University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	$37,200	$43,768	-	66.5%	5,000	56%	12 to 1
24	Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, IN	$31,361	$13,616	-	70.4%	2,770	48%	16 to 1
25	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Saint Mary of the Woods, IN	$34,240	$14,100	-	72.4%	1,159	47%	9 to 1
26	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	$22,322	$16,642	-	80.8%	7,895	43%	16 to 1
27	Grace College and Theological Seminary Winona Lake, IN	$29,645	$8,566	1,090	82.2%	2,304	69%	23 to 1
28	Manchester University North Manchester, IN	$37,135	$19,475	-	71.1%	1,276	46%	12 to 1
29	Huntington University Huntington, IN	$31,870	$10,742	1,040	75.6%	1,776	64%	11 to 1
30	Oakland City University Oakland City, IN	$27,900	$9,000	-	82.5%	640	66%	13 to 1
31	University of Evansville Evansville, IN	$44,172	$28,537	-	77.6%	2,114	64%	10 to 1
32	Calumet College of Saint Joseph Whiting, IN	$23,850	$22,850	-	-	658	23%	11 to 1
33	Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN	$15,504	$11,960	1,020	72.4%	9,051	43%	17 to 1
34	Franklin College Franklin, IN	$38,710	$40,014	1,140	69.8%	985	60%	12 to 1
35	Indiana University-East Richmond, IN	$22,811	$20,256	1,050	67.2%	3,203	40%	15 to 1
36	Marian University Indianapolis, IN	$40,664	$22,860	-	95.5%	3,486	67%	13 to 1
37	Anderson University Anderson, IN	$37,240	$11,028	1,025	79.3%	1,228	54%	10 to 1
38	Martin University Indianapolis, IN	$13,200	$12,060	-	-	198	33%	14 to 1
39	Holy Cross College Notre Dame, IN	$36,600	-	-	75.2%	661	73%	13 to 1
40	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN	$9,648	$10,926	-	-	14,331	35%	21 to 1
41	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	$14,412	$11,241	-	-	45,588	50%	25 to 1
	Average	$32,978	$20,804	1,142	75.6%	8,020	57%	13 to 1

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