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Which colleges are most affordable for Indiana residents ? The answer may surprise you.
These rankings of the most affordable colleges for Indiana residents are based on the estimated net price for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Indiana.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.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 | 18100 | 0.6052 | 31,791 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Indiana University-Southeast | 9100 | 47900 | 0.8095 | 3,276 | 1090 | 0.8446 | |
| 3 | Indiana University-South Bend | 10100 | 46300 | 0.781 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 4 | Oakland City University | 12800 | 56200 | 0.773 | 522 | 1000 | 0.6821 | |
| 5 | Indiana State University | 12900 | 25900 | 0.5033 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 6 | University of Southern Indiana | 14500 | 26100 | 0.4438 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 7 | University of Notre Dame | 15200 | 85400 | 0.8218 | 8,880 | 1499 | 0.1127 | |
| 8 | Goshen College | 15800 | 55300 | 0.7148 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 9 | Ball State University | 17000 | 22400 | 0.242 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 10 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 17200 | 27200 | 0.3671 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 11 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 18400 | 30600 | 0.3971 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 12 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 19100 | 68000 | 0.7184 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 13 | Indiana Institute of Technology | 20300 | 48100 | 0.5772 | 1,642 | 1055 | 0.5713 | |
| 14 | Manchester University | 20400 | 54100 | 0.6229 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 15 | Bethel University | 20800 | 62500 | 0.6672 | 1,107 | 1029 | 0.9868 | |
| 16 | Holy Cross College | 21400 | 85300 | 0.7488 | 547 | 1105 | 0.7371 | |
| 17 | Calumet College of Saint Joseph | 21800 | 50500 | 0.5693 | 560 | 915 | 0.5728 | |
| 18 | Hanover College | 21900 | 63100 | 0.6535 | 962 | 1215 | 0.8397 | |
| 19 | Vincennes University | 23700 | 25900 | 0.0851 | 19,795 | 0 | 0.7941 | |
| 20 | Earlham College | 24400 | 75800 | 0.6785 | 696 | 1233 | 0.7311 | |
| 21 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 24900 | 50000 | 0.5015 | 898 | 1044 | 0.7614 | |
| 22 | Franklin College | 25000 | 61800 | 0.5954 | 931 | 1150 | 0.6978 | |
| 22 | University of Evansville | 25000 | 64700 | 0.614 | 1,742 | 1207 | 0.7813 | |
| 24 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26200 | 28400 | 0.0776 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 25 | Trine University | 26600 | 56100 | 0.5263 | 4,157 | 1209 | 0.8469 | |
| 26 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 27500 | 47400 | 0.4196 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 27 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28500 | 41800 | 0.3163 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 28 | Marian University | 29900 | 58700 | 0.4907 | 2,492 | 1085 | 0.9532 | |
| 29 | Valparaiso University | 30000 | 62700 | 0.5216 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 30 | Saint Mary's College | 31400 | 79700 | 0.6064 | 1,495 | 1249 | 0.7597 | |
| 31 | University of Indianapolis | 31700 | 59900 | 0.4708 | 3,603 | 1080 | 0.6648 | |
| 32 | Huntington University | 32000 | 43500 | 0.2648 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 33 | Taylor University | 34000 | 57600 | 0.4097 | 2,503 | 1235 | 0.7353 | |
| 34 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 34100 | 82600 | 0.5877 | 2,315 | 1382 | 0.7686 | |
| 35 | Anderson University | 35700 | 46900 | 0.2387 | 1,095 | 1055 | 0.5342 | |
| 36 | DePauw University | 37700 | 70300 | 0.4641 | 1,917 | 1260 | 0.5719 | |
| 37 | Butler University | 39100 | 68300 | 0.4273 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.