Best Colleges in Indiana 2026

Indiana has 70 colleges and universities in our database; 58 report the graduation-rate data our ranking requires. The top 25 are ranked below by a fixed four-factor formula: 6-year graduation rate (30%), median earnings 10 years after entry (30%), admission selectivity (20%), and in-state tuition affordability (20%).

Schools Ranked

$58,381

Avg. Earnings

66.1%

Avg. Graduation Rate

Top 25 Schools

College rankings
#	School	Graduation Rate	Median Earnings	Acceptance Rate	In-State Tuition
1	Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Angola, Indiana	100.0%	$57,165	24.4%	$9,576
2	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana	96.8%	$99,980	12.9%	$62,693
3	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, Indiana	83.1%	$72,424	52.7%	$9,992
4	Chamberlain University-Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana	100.0%	$92,405	100.0%	$19,686
5	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana	81.2%	$63,742	82.4%	$11,790
6	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, Indiana	81.7%	$101,253	73.0%	$56,674
7	Ball State University Muncie, Indiana	63.3%	$51,833	69.0%	$10,758
8	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, Indiana	37.2%	$59,986		$8,216
9	Butler University Indianapolis, Indiana	80.2%	$77,235	82.1%	$45,980
10	Wabash College Crawfordsville, Indiana	77.1%	$69,952	61.5%	$49,125
11	Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana	59.1%	$42,759		$16,757
12	Oakland City University Oakland City, Indiana	70.0%	$43,283	55.7%	$27,150
13	Mid-America College of Funeral Service Jeffersonville, Indiana	55.7%	$44,505		$19,800
14	DePauw University Greencastle, Indiana	80.0%	$70,527	65.8%	$57,070
15	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana	53.9%	$55,198	82.9%	$10,449
16	International Business College-Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana	69.1%	$38,146	71.8%	$16,480
17	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, Indiana	47.6%	$36,596		$10,110
18	Taylor University Upland, Indiana	76.6%	$52,198	74.6%	$39,104
19	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, Indiana	36.6%	$37,186		$4,912
20	Vincennes University Vincennes, Indiana	34.7%	$41,110		$6,886
21	Purdue University Northwest Hammond, Indiana	44.0%	$48,318	72.8%	$8,419
22	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, Indiana	66.3%	$59,986	86.7%	$31,168
23	Indiana University-East Richmond, Indiana	45.4%	$47,156	77.6%	$8,179
24	Huntington University Huntington, Indiana	68.2%	$46,672	77.5%	$29,982
25	Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, Indiana	44.7%	$49,917	85.8%	$8,179