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Best Colleges in Indiana

Top Indiana colleges ranked by what actually matters after graduation: earnings, completion rates, and what you actually pay. Federal data. No surveys, no sponsorships.

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How We Rank Indiana Colleges

Rankings use a composite score from verified federal data: graduate earnings (28%), graduation rate (25%), social mobility via Pell Grant share (20%), debt burden (15%), and net cost for low-income students (12%). Only 4-year non-profit schools with sufficient data qualify.

→Earnings: Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment. Source: College Scorecard.
→Graduation rate: Full-time first-time students completing within 150% of normal time. Source: IPEDS.
→Net price: Average annual cost after all grants and scholarships. Source: IPEDS.
→Social mobility: Share of students receiving Pell Grants — a direct measure of access for low-income students. Source: IPEDS.
→Debt burden: Median federal loan debt at graduation. Source: College Scorecard.

Top 10 Colleges in Indiana (2026)

Ranked by composite: earnings, graduation rate, social mobility, debt, affordability.

#	School	Accept	Net Price/yr	Grad Rate	Earnings (10yr)
1	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	11%	$27,823	95%	$99,980
2	Oakland City University Oakland City, IN	83%	$12,820	66%	$43,283
3	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	50%	$13,945	83%	$72,424
4	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	76%	$11,408	54%	$55,198
5	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	78%	$15,342	80%	$63,742
6	Goshen College Goshen, IN	84%	$15,725	65%	$51,943
7	Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN	86%	$6,276	46%	$49,917
8	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN	50%	$16,767	35%	$59,986
9	University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN	96%	$20,361	55%	$55,362
10	Ball State University Muncie, IN	85%	$15,898	62%	$51,833

44 Indiana schools in dataset. Top 10 shown. Data: IPEDS + College Scorecard. Updated annually.

All 44 Colleges in the Dataset

The ranking above shows the top 10 by composite score. Every school in the full dataset is listed here so you can explore beyond the top results.

Ball State University Butler University Calumet College of Saint Joseph DePauw University Earlham College Franklin College Goshen College Grace College and Theological Seminary Hanover College Holy Cross College Huntington University Indiana Institute of Technology Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies Indiana State University Indiana University-Bloomington Indiana University-East Indiana University-Indianapolis Indiana University-Kokomo Indiana University-Northwest Indiana University-South Bend Indiana University-Southeast Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Manchester University Martin University Mid-America College of Funeral Service Oakland City University Purdue University Fort Wayne Purdue University Global Purdue University Northwest Purdue University-Main Campus Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Saint Mary's College Taylor University Trine University Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses University of Evansville University of Indianapolis University of Notre Dame University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne University of Southern Indiana Valparaiso University Wabash College

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