Tuition Trends for Indiana colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 103 colleges in Indiana - 16 public and 87 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Indiana is $9,186 for Indiana residents and $23,575 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $31,551. For Indiana community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $4,912 for state residents and $9,465 for out-of-state students.

Indiana public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 14.72% from $7,663 (2015) to $8,791 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 5.96% over the past decade from $20,315 (2015) to $21,525 (2024). In private Indiana colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 17.28%, from $26,300 (2015) to $30,845 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 12.95% when living on campus and by 11.88% when living off campus at public Indiana colleges. For private Indiana colleges, the COA has increased by 19.46% (on-campus) and 18.46% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Indiana colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$20,715	$33,367	$39,352	$21,198	$33,850	$39,835
2015-16	$21,080 1.76%	$33,872 1.51%	$40,299 2.41%	$21,198 0.00%	$33,990 0.41%	$40,417 1.46%
2016-17	$21,978 4.26%	$34,124 0.74%	$41,281 2.44%	$21,481 1.34%	$33,627 -1.07%	$40,784 0.91%
2017-18	$22,506 2.40%	$35,077 2.79%	$41,409 0.31%	$21,808 1.52%	$34,379 2.24%	$40,711 -0.18%
2018-19	$22,609 0.46%	$33,915 -3.31%	$41,369 -0.10%	$22,439 2.89%	$33,745 -1.84%	$41,199 1.20%
2019-20	$22,646 0.16%	$34,316 1.18%	$42,405 2.50%	$22,301 -0.62%	$33,971 0.67%	$42,060 2.09%
2020-21	$22,858 0.94%	$34,624 0.90%	$43,406 2.36%	$22,662 1.62%	$34,428 1.35%	$43,210 2.73%
2021-22	$23,114 1.12%	$34,301 -0.93%	$44,391 2.27%	$22,933 1.20%	$34,120 -0.89%	$44,210 2.31%
2022-23	$23,381 1.16%	$34,669 1.07%	$45,944 3.50%	$22,994 0.27%	$34,282 0.47%	$45,557 3.05%
2023-24	$24,954 6.73%	$37,688 8.71%	$47,008 2.32%	$25,136 9.32%	$37,870 10.47%	$47,190 3.58%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Indiana colleges is $8,791 for Indiana residents and $21,525 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $31,925.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,159 for Indiana residents and $21,741 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $21,248.

The tuition & fees has increased 5.96% for undergraduate programs and 22.33% for graduate programs at Indiana colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Indiana colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$7,663	$20,315	$26,300	$7,270	$17,111	$16,045
2015-16	$7,762 1.29%	$20,554 1.18%	$26,981 2.59%	$7,436 2.28%	$17,515 2.36%	$17,102 6.59%
2016-17	$8,315 7.12%	$20,461 -0.45%	$27,618 2.36%	$7,988 7.42%	$17,830 1.80%	$17,819 4.19%
2017-18	$8,534 2.63%	$21,105 3.15%	$27,437 -0.66%	$8,311 4.04%	$18,597 4.30%	$18,258 2.46%
2018-19	$8,391 -1.68%	$19,697 -6.67%	$27,151 -1.04%	$8,518 2.49%	$19,096 2.68%	$18,139 -0.65%
2019-20	$8,196 -2.32%	$19,866 0.86%	$27,955 2.96%	$8,556 0.45%	$19,221 0.65%	$19,320 6.51%
2020-21	$8,435 2.92%	$20,201 1.69%	$28,983 3.68%	$8,811 2.98%	$19,859 3.32%	$19,948 3.25%
2021-22	$8,338 -1.15%	$19,525 -3.35%	$29,615 2.18%	$8,860 0.56%	$20,027 0.85%	$20,189 1.21%
2022-23	$8,238 -1.20%	$19,526 0.01%	$30,801 4.00%	$9,135 3.10%	$20,445 2.09%	$20,447 1.28%
2023-24	$8,791 6.71%	$21,525 10.24%	$30,845 0.14%	$9,350 2.35%	$20,932 2.38%	$20,610 0.80%

Indiana 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Indiana Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Indiana colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,260
2015-16	$1,215 -3.57%
2016-17	$1,242 2.22%
2017-18	$1,245 0.24%
2018-19	$1,186 -4.74%
2019-20	$1,132 -4.55%
2020-21	$1,089 -3.80%
2021-22	$1,097 0.73%
2022-23	$1,100 0.27%
2023-24	$1,086 -1.27%

Living Costs Changes

For Indiana colleges, the living have increased 23.73% when a student lives on campus facilities and 16.60% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Indiana colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$11,792	$12,755
2015-16	$12,103 2.60%	$12,970 -0.31%
2016-17	$12,421 3.41%	$13,246 -2.81%
2017-18	$12,727 3.84%	$13,572 1.85%
2018-19	$13,032 2.07%	$13,943 7.74%
2019-20	$13,318 2.48%	$14,189 1.33%
2020-21	$13,334 0.36%	$14,242 1.59%
2021-22	$13,679 3.29%	$14,641 3.26%
2022-23	$14,043 3.01%	$14,948 1.86%
2023-24	$15,077 6.50%	$16,459 8.24%

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Tuition Trends for Indiana colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes