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 | 18100 | 0.6052 | 31,224 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Indiana State University | 12400 | 25900 | 0.5226 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 3 | Oakland City University | 12800 | 56200 | 0.773 | 505 | 1010 | 0.8251 | |
| 4 | University of Southern Indiana | 14500 | 26100 | 0.4426 | 7,600 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 5 | University of Notre Dame | 15200 | 85400 | 0.8218 | 8,880 | 1500 | 0.1127 | |
| 6 | Goshen College | 15700 | 55300 | 0.7152 | 780 | 995 | 0.8407 | |
| 7 | Ball State University | 17000 | 22400 | 0.242 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 8 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 18400 | 30600 | 0.3971 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 9 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 19100 | 68000 | 0.7184 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 10 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 19700 | 47400 | 0.5846 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 11 | Indiana Institute of Technology | 20300 | 48100 | 0.5772 | 1,650 | 1055 | 0.7039 | |
| 12 | Manchester University | 20500 | 54100 | 0.6219 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 13 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.326 | 44,819 | 1327 | 0.4987 | |
| 14 | Bethel University | 20800 | 62500 | 0.6676 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 15 | Holy Cross College | 21000 | 85300 | 0.7535 | 661 | 1190 | 0.7518 | |
| 16 | Indiana University-South Bend | 21100 | 23900 | 0.1203 | 4,083 | 1075 | 0.8384 | |
| 17 | Calumet College of Saint Joseph | 21300 | 50500 | 0.5792 | 530 | 895 | 0.4 | |
| 18 | Hanover College | 21900 | 63100 | 0.6535 | 1,035 | 1210 | 0.837 | |
| 19 | Indiana University-Southeast | 22800 | 25900 | 0.1207 | 3,276 | 1090 | 0.8446 | |
| 20 | Vincennes University | 23800 | 25900 | 0.0822 | 19,795 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Earlham College | 24400 | 75800 | 0.6778 | 696 | 1233 | 0.7311 | |
| 22 | University of Evansville | 24900 | 64700 | 0.6143 | 1,742 | 1174 | 0.776 | |
| 23 | Franklin College | 25000 | 61800 | 0.5946 | 931 | 1150 | 0.698 | |
| 23 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 25000 | 50000 | 0.5 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 25 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26300 | 28400 | 0.0749 | 14,504 | 1149 | 0.7637 | |
| 26 | Trine University | 26600 | 56100 | 0.525 | 4,373 | 1159 | 0.8548 | |
| 27 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28500 | 41800 | 0.3167 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 28 | Marian University | 29900 | 58700 | 0.4907 | 2,378 | 1085 | 0.9546 | |
| 29 | Taylor University | 30000 | 59100 | 0.4916 | 2,503 | 1229 | 0.7353 | |
| 30 | Valparaiso University | 30900 | 62700 | 0.5072 | 2,123 | 1189 | 0.8943 | |
| 31 | Saint Mary's College | 31400 | 79700 | 0.6064 | 1,505 | 1249 | 0.7597 | |
| 32 | Huntington University | 31600 | 43500 | 0.274 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 33 | University of Indianapolis | 31800 | 59900 | 0.4696 | 3,603 | 1080 | 0.665 | |
| 34 | DePauw University | 32700 | 70300 | 0.5344 | 1,917 | 1321 | 0.5719 | |
| 35 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 34100 | 82600 | 0.5877 | 2,315 | 1404 | 0.7686 | |
| 36 | Anderson University | 35800 | 46900 | 0.2371 | 1,092 | 1035 | 0.7934 | |
| 37 | Butler University | 42600 | 68300 | 0.376 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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