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Most Selective Universities in Indiana

Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions in Indiana.

41 results
# Institution Tuition Avg Earnings Grad Rate Acceptance Rate
1 University of Notre Dame
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$62,693 $86,210 97% 12%
2 Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$9,576 $53,010 N/A 22%
3 Purdue University-Main Campus
Public IN ROI
$9,992 $60,838 83% 50%
4 DePauw University
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$57,070 $58,476 80% 54%
5 Indiana Institute of Technology
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$30,446 $29,717 35% 57%
6 Wabash College
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$49,125 $52,667 76% 63%
7 Oakland City University
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$27,150 $43,190 62% 68%
8 Franklin College
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$37,350 $45,635 63% 71%
9 Purdue University Northwest
Public IN ROI
$8,419 $48,439 44% 71%
10 Huntington University
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$29,982 $40,702 69% 71%
11 Indiana University-East
Public IN ROI
$8,179 $44,827 44% 71%
12 Ball State University
Public IN ROI
$10,758 $44,394 64% 72%
13 University of Indianapolis
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$36,136 $46,452 58% 73%
14 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$56,674 $85,935 81% 73%
15 Holy Cross College
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$35,500 $41,335 31% 74%
16 Earlham College
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$51,840 $35,430 72% 74%
17 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$33,490 $41,863 52% 76%
18 Taylor University
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$39,104 $45,142 77% 76%
19 Indiana University-Northwest
Public IN ROI
$8,179 $39,714 37% 77%
20 University of Evansville
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$42,676 $46,734 68% 78%
21 Indiana University-Bloomington
Public IN ROI
$11,790 $53,417 81% 80%
22 Grace College and Theological Seminary
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$30,034 $41,463 68% 81%
23 Saint Mary's College
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$51,430 $53,470 76% 81%
24 Indiana University-Indianapolis
Public IN ROI
$10,449 $47,173 55% 81%
25 Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$31,168 $51,329 67% 82%
26 Indiana University-Southeast
Public IN ROI
$8,179 $42,290 34% 83%
27 Hanover College
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$42,894 $42,876 66% 84%
28 Indiana University-Kokomo
Public IN ROI
$8,179 $42,134 43% 85%
29 Trine University
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$35,600 $53,010 67% 85%
30 Purdue University Fort Wayne
Public IN ROI
$9,254 $42,873 34% 86%
31 Butler University
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$45,980 $61,627 81% 86%
32 Indiana University-South Bend
Public IN ROI
$8,179 $41,388 36% 86%
33 Goshen College
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$37,760 $43,218 62% 89%
34 Manchester University
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$37,090 $43,024 46% 91%
35 Indiana State University
Public IN ROI
$9,992 $41,047 43% 92%
36 Valparaiso University
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$46,588 $55,216 69% 92%
37 University of Southern Indiana
Public IN ROI
$10,136 $42,323 52% 95%
38 University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$35,420 $47,944 59% 98%
39 Chamberlain University-Indiana
Private For-Profit IN ROI
$19,686 $84,533 N/A 100%
40 Veritas Baptist College
Private Non-Profit IN ROI
$8,992 $30,634 33% 100%
41 John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences
Private For-Profit IN ROI
$19,520 $0 N/A 100%

About This Ranking

This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.

Institutions are ranked by most selective metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

Frequently Asked Questions

The top Most Selective university in Indiana is University of Notre Dame, followed by Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses. Rankings are based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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