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Considering a degree in Economics?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Economics majors who live in Indiana.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Economics degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Indiana.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue University Global | 7100 | 20600 | 0.6552 | 31,224 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 3 | Idaho State University | 9500 | 23500 | 0.5966 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 4 | Utah State University | 9700 | 26700 | 0.6361 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 5 | Cornell University | 11500 | 93100 | 0.8767 | 16,138 | 1528 | 0.0838 | |
| 6 | Langston University | 13300 | 21200 | 0.3729 | 1,742 | 902 | 0 | |
| 7 | Trinity University | 13600 | 69600 | 0.805 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 8 | Brown University | 13900 | 94000 | 0.8521 | 7,951 | 1500 | 0.0634 | |
| 9 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 15100 | 22400 | 0.3254 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 10 | Wayne State College | 15200 | 20300 | 0.2512 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Chadron State College | 15300 | 25000 | 0.3886 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Northeastern University | 15400 | 89900 | 0.8287 | 22,456 | 1481 | 0.0562 | |
| 13 | Western Michigan University | 15700 | 31200 | 0.4963 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 14 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 15 | Madonna University | 19200 | 49200 | 0.6101 | 1,919 | 925 | 0.6757 | |
| 16 | Carson-Newman University | 19500 | 51900 | 0.6245 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 17 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20200 | 39900 | 0.494 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 18 | South Dakota State University | 20400 | 25200 | 0.19 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 19 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 23000 | 29000 | 0.2067 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 20 | Houghton University | 23200 | 44300 | 0.4763 | 958 | 1277 | 0.89 | |
| 21 | Central Washington University | 23700 | 27900 | 0.1508 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 21 | University of Kentucky | 23700 | 36400 | 0.3484 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 23 | Calvin University | 24000 | 53500 | 0.5513 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 24 | Eastern Kentucky University | 25100 | 38400 | 0.3467 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 25 | University of Dayton | 25400 | 64200 | 0.6045 | 7,252 | 1319 | 0.6659 | |
| 25 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 25400 | 31100 | 0.1832 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 27 | University of St Thomas | 25600 | 50900 | 0.4972 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 28 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25700 | 28000 | 0.0817 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 29 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0974 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 30 | Messiah University | 26000 | 54300 | 0.5209 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 31 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26100 | 28400 | 0.0805 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 31 | Seattle Pacific University | 26100 | 70000 | 0.6271 | 1,657 | 1174 | 0.9301 | |
| 33 | Ball State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 34 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26500 | 36800 | 0.28 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 35 | University of Idaho | 26700 | 45200 | 0.4089 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 36 | Western Kentucky University | 26800 | 41800 | 0.3588 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 37 | North Dakota State University | 27700 | 30400 | 0.0886 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 37 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 27700 | 30000 | 0.0763 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 39 | Huntington University | 31700 | 43500 | 0.2717 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 40 | State University of New York at Oswego | 32800 | 40200 | 0.1841 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 41 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 33200 | 75200 | 0.5587 | 3,190 | 1317 | 0.6187 | |
| 41 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 43 | Cleveland State University | 33400 | 37300 | 0.1046 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 44 | Harding University | 33500 | 47800 | 0.299 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 45 | University of St Thomas | 34100 | 70300 | 0.5152 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 46 | Virginia State University | 35900 | 42200 | 0.1494 | 5,124 | 955 | 0.8863 | |
| 47 | East Carolina University | 36900 | 42700 | 0.1356 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 48 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0569 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 49 | Seton Hall University | 38200 | 67400 | 0.433 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 50 | Baldwin Wallace University | 39100 | 66100 | 0.4086 | 2,532 | 1210 | 0.7739 | |
| 51 | SUNY Oneonta | 39500 | 41700 | 0.0527 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 52 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 53 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 48300 | 91400 | 0.4717 | 6,839 | 1469 | 0.1446 | |
| 54 | University of Georgia | 49600 | 51600 | 0.0387 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 55 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1293 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 56 | Point Loma Nazarene University | 56400 | 68600 | 0.1777 | 3,340 | 1263 | 0.8278 | |
| 57 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58200 | 64100 | 0.092 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 58 | Covenant College | 69900 | 86300 | 0.19 | 1,225 | 1277 | 0.7456 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.