The average acceptance rate of the 37 Indiana colleges that have competitive admission is 74.69% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 0.8%. The acceptance rate at 12 Indiana colleges increased and the rate of 25 colleges decreased.
University of Notre Dame has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 12.00%. Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses (21.62%) and Purdue University-Main Campus (50.00%) are following it in the list of Tightest Indiana Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
University of Notre Dame stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses also maintained its second place in the ranking.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $35,278 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,791 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, INPrivate, 4-year | 12.00% 0.91% | 58.99% | 1,500 | $62,693 | 13,105 | 96.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 2 - | Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Angola, INPrivate, 4-year | 21.62% 2.82% | 62.50% | - | $9,576 | 4,344 | - | 8 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, INPublic, 4-year | 50.00% 2.70% | 26.00% | 1,320 | $28,794 ($9,992) | 51,528 | 83.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Anderson University Anderson, INPrivate, 4-year | 52.99% 1.24% | 10.00% | 1,055 | $35,640 | 1,290 | 59.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 5 3 | DePauw University Greencastle, INPrivate, 4-year | 53.99% 11.81% | 13.00% | 1,280 | $57,070 | 1,752 | 79.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 6 1 | Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, INPrivate, 4-year | 57.01% 7.65% | 13.01% | - | $30,446 | 2,595 | 37.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 7 1 | Wabash College Crawfordsville, INPrivate, 4-year | 62.99% 1.50% | 19.00% | 1,200 | $49,125 | 835 | 75.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 8 3 | Oakland City University Oakland City, INPrivate, 4-year | 68.05% 12.33% | 30.05% | - | $27,150 | 880 | 53.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 9 23 | Franklin College Franklin, INPrivate, 4-year | 70.98% 21.88% | 15.99% | 1,110 | $37,350 | 959 | 62.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 10 1 | Purdue University Northwest Hammond, INPublic, 4-year | 71.00% 1.82% | 25.99% | 1,030 | $14,933 ($8,048) | 8,911 | 44.00% | 15 to 1 |
| Average | 52.06% | 27.45% | 1,214 | $35,278 ($9,020) | 8,620 | 65.33% | 11 to 1 |