Which colleges are most affordable for Indiana residents ? The answer may surprise you.
These rankings of the most affordable colleges for Indiana residents are based on the estimated net price for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Indiana.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue University Global | 7100 | 18000 | 0.6051 | 31,224 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | University of Notre Dame | 8500 | 85400 | 0.9003 | 8,950 | 1497 | 0.0938 | |
| 3 | Indiana State University | 11600 | 25900 | 0.5535 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 4 | Oakland City University | 16100 | 47400 | 0.661 | 505 | 1010 | 0.8251 | |
| 5 | Marian University-Ancilla | 16500 | 92300 | 0.8208 | 230 | 0 | 0.9169 | |
| 6 | Goshen College | 18100 | 55300 | 0.6729 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 7 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 18400 | 30600 | 0.3971 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 | |
| 8 | Ball State University | 18900 | 22400 | 0.1572 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 9 | Bethel University | 19900 | 53600 | 0.6291 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 10 | Manchester University | 20300 | 54100 | 0.624 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 11 | Hanover College | 20400 | 63300 | 0.6769 | 1,004 | 1185 | 0.8215 | |
| 12 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 20500 | 57300 | 0.6429 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 13 | Holy Cross College | 20600 | 79300 | 0.7397 | 661 | 1190 | 0.7518 | |
| 13 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20600 | 47400 | 0.5647 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 15 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.326 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 16 | Indiana University-South Bend | 21700 | 23900 | 0.0956 | 4,206 | 1050 | 0.8146 | |
| 17 | Saint Mary's College | 22100 | 79700 | 0.7231 | 1,576 | 1192 | 0.9109 | |
| 18 | Indiana University-Southeast | 22600 | 25900 | 0.1269 | 3,200 | 1095 | 0.842 | |
| 19 | University of Southern Indiana | 23400 | 27200 | 0.1394 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 20 | Indiana Institute of Technology | 23700 | 48100 | 0.5065 | 1,650 | 1055 | 0.7039 | |
| 21 | Vincennes University | 24100 | 26400 | 0.0866 | 20,080 | 0 | 0.8227 | |
| 22 | Earlham College | 24300 | 75800 | 0.6792 | 670 | 1237 | 0.7904 | |
| 23 | Franklin College | 24400 | 61800 | 0.6054 | 894 | 1189 | 0.7254 | |
| 24 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 24900 | 50000 | 0.5032 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 25 | University of Evansville | 25000 | 64700 | 0.6137 | 1,920 | 1174 | 0.9412 | |
| 26 | Calumet College of Saint Joseph | 25100 | 39800 | 0.3706 | 530 | 915 | 1 | |
| 27 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26100 | 28400 | 0.0805 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 28 | Trine University | 26500 | 56100 | 0.5278 | 4,373 | 1159 | 0.8548 | |
| 29 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28500 | 41800 | 0.3167 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 30 | Marian University | 29200 | 58700 | 0.5026 | 2,378 | 1085 | 0.9546 | |
| 31 | Taylor University | 30000 | 59100 | 0.4926 | 2,769 | 1229 | 0.9881 | |
| 32 | Valparaiso University | 30900 | 62700 | 0.5072 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 33 | Huntington University | 31700 | 43500 | 0.2717 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 34 | University of Indianapolis | 32400 | 60700 | 0.466 | 3,394 | 1080 | 0.728 | |
| 35 | DePauw University | 32700 | 70300 | 0.5344 | 1,858 | 1293 | 0.5602 | |
| 36 | Anderson University | 35700 | 46900 | 0.2405 | 1,096 | 1035 | 0.7934 | |
| 37 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 37200 | 82900 | 0.5516 | 2,160 | 1374 | 0.809 | |
| 38 | Butler University | 39400 | 67600 | 0.417 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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