2026 Tightest Indiana Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Indiana colleges, University of Notre Dame has the tightest acceptance rate (11.27%) and Purdue University-Main Campus has the second lowest rate (49.87%) based on academic year 2023-2024 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest Indiana Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year Indiana colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest Indiana Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | 29,942 | 3,374 | 2,082 | 11.3% | 61.7% | $65,025 | 13,042 | 1,520 |
| 2 | Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN | 78,745 | 39,272 | 11,467 | 49.9% | 29.2% | $28,794 | 58,658 | 1,350 |
| 3 | DePauw University Greencastle, IN | 6,683 | 3,822 | 505 | 57.2% | 13.2% | $59,070 | 1,917 | 1,315 |
| 4 | University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | 10,891 | 7,242 | 770 | 66.5% | 10.6% | $37,200 | 5,000 | - |
| 5 | Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, IN | 5,643 | 3,972 | 530 | 70.4% | 13.3% | $31,361 | 2,770 | - |
| 6 | Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN | 8,617 | 6,235 | 1,139 | 72.4% | 18.3% | $15,504 | 9,051 | 1,020 |
| 7 | Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | 15,643 | 11,947 | 2,942 | 76.4% | 24.6% | $34,891 | 22,534 | 1,130 |
| 8 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN | 6,097 | 4,686 | 604 | 76.9% | 12.9% | $56,046 | 2,334 | 1,420 |
| 9 | University of Evansville Evansville, IN | 5,044 | 3,914 | 415 | 77.6% | 10.6% | $44,172 | 2,114 | - |
| 10 | Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN | 67,658 | 52,918 | 9,611 | 78.2% | 18.2% | $41,891 | 48,424 | 1,290 |
Qualified Indiana Colleges in Core Admission Stats
