State Rankings

Best Colleges in Indiana

Top colleges in Indiana ranked by national standing and graduate outcomes — updated 2026.

Colleges listed: 50

Avg grad earnings: $57,040

Public / Private: 22 / 28

Top Colleges in Indiana

Nationally ranked schools appear first. Remaining schools are ordered by median graduate earnings.

State #	School	Type	Grad Earnings	Admit Rate	SAT Avg	Grad Rate	Out-of-State
1	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame#11 national	Private	$99,980	12.4%	1,510	96.8%	$62,693
2	Purdue University West Lafayette#79 national	Public	$72,424	50.3%	1,342	83.1%	$28,794
3	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute#132 national	Private	$101,253	72.8%	1,389	81.7%	$56,674
4	DePauw University Greencastle#136 national	Private	$70,527	54.1%	1,287	80.0%	$57,070
5	Wabash College Crawfordsville#230 national	Private	$69,952	62.8%	1,210	77.1%	$49,125
6	Butler University Indianapolis#265 national	Private	$77,235	85.9%	1,282	80.2%	$45,980
7	Indiana University Bloomington#290 national	Public	$63,742	80.4%	1,308	81.2%	$40,482
8	Taylor University Upland#434 national	Private	$52,198	76.1%	1,232	76.6%	$39,104
9	University of Evansville Evansville#476 national	Private	$53,770	77.6%	N/A	71.3%	$42,676
10	Valparaiso University Valparaiso#490 national	Private	$63,191	92.2%	1,226	67.0%	$46,588
11	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion#495 national	Private	$59,986	82.2%	1,074	66.3%	$31,168
12	Earlham College Richmond#505 national	Private	$50,797	74.2%	1,250	67.9%	$51,840
13	Trine University Angola#512 national	Private	$57,165	84.7%	N/A	67.6%	$35,600
14	Saint Mary's College Notre Dame#540 national	Private	$59,354	81.1%	1,233	76.5%	$51,430
15	Ball State University Muncie#588 national	Public	$51,833	71.6%	1,172	63.3%	$28,766
16	Hanover College Hanover#644 national	Private	$53,957	84.0%	1,197	63.6%	$42,894
17	Huntington University Huntington#645 national	Private	$46,672	71.2%	1,124	68.2%	$29,982
18	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis#700 national	Public	$55,198	81.4%	1,146	53.9%	$33,717
19	Franklin College Franklin#716 national	Private	$55,376	70.6%	1,119	63.4%	$37,350
20	Marian University Indianapolis#779 national	Private	$58,759	95.3%	N/A	61.0%	$39,100
21	Goshen College Goshen#869 national	Private	$51,943	88.9%	1,049	60.5%	$37,760
22	University of Indianapolis Indianapolis#905 national	Private	$53,610	72.8%	N/A	55.8%	$36,136
23	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion#1046 national	Private	$59,986	N/A	N/A	37.2%	$8,216
24	Purdue University Northwest Hammond#1137 national	Public	$48,318	70.6%	1,034	44.0%	$15,620
25	University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne#1193 national	Private	$55,362	97.6%	1,040	60.7%	$35,420
26	Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo#1377 national	Public	$49,917	84.7%	1,063	44.8%	$22,043
27	Indiana University-East Richmond#1406 national	Public	$47,156	71.2%	1,135	45.4%	$22,043
28	Anderson University Anderson#1413 national	Private	$48,899	53.4%	1,054	49.4%	$35,640
29	University of Southern Indiana Evansville#1548 national	Public	$47,605	94.7%	1,131	51.9%	$22,573
30	Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies Fort Wayne#1666 national	Private	$47,327	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9,900
31	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis#1678 national	Public	$37,186	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9,465
32	Bethel University Mishawaka#1730 national	Private	$48,860	98.7%	1,073	57.2%	$33,320
33	Manchester University North Manchester#1777 national	Private	$51,504	91.3%	N/A	44.8%	$37,090
34	Indiana University-Southeast New Albany#1875 national	Public	$47,596	83.1%	1,097	33.4%	$22,043
35	Indiana University-Northwest Gary#1932 national	Public	$43,361	76.7%	1,067	36.9%	$22,043
36	Indiana State University Terre Haute#1951 national	Public	$48,387	91.5%	N/A	41.1%	$21,734
37	Holy Cross College Notre Dame#2072 national	Private	$50,416	73.7%	1,229	29.5%	$35,500
38	Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne#2088 national	Private	$47,327	56.9%	N/A	31.4%	$30,446
39	Indiana University-South Bend South Bend#2146 national	Public	$44,947	86.0%	1,072	35.7%	$22,043
40	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Saint Mary of the Woods#2180 national	Private	$43,845	76.1%	966	52.3%	$33,490
41	Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne#2187 national	Public	$45,872	85.7%	1,078	32.5%	$22,220
42	Vincennes University Vincennes#2390 national	Public	$41,110	N/A	N/A	34.7%	$16,289
43	Calumet College of Saint Joseph Whiting#2429 national	Private	$46,945	N/A	N/A	29.9%	$22,650
44	Purdue University Global West Lafayette#2441 national	Public	$36,596	N/A	N/A	47.6%	$14,421
45	Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Anderson Anderson	Public	$72,424	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15,579
46	Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Columbus Columbus	Public	$72,424	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15,579
47	Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Indianapolis Indianapolis	Public	$72,424	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7,400
48	Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Kokomo Kokomo	Public	$72,424	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15,579
49	Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Lafayette Lafayette	Public	$72,424	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15,579
50	Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic New Albany New Albany	Public	$72,424	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15,579

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Excludes for-profit institutions.

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