For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Indiana colleges is 66.85%, 239,397 accepted out of 358,092 applicants.
For Indiana college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 21,542 (6.40%) compared to last year, from 336,550 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 1,921, which is more than 4.04% last year.
Indiana colleges' acceptance rate increased by 0.16% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Indiana colleges. The yield decreased by 0.52%.
Among Indiana colleges, University of Notre Dame has the lowest acceptance rate of 11.27% with 3,374 accepted students out of 29,942 applicants. Purdue University-Main Campus has the most number of applicants of 78,745 and Purdue University-Main Campus has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 11,467.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Indiana. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame | 29,942 1,589 | 3,374 -136 | 2,082 7 | 11.27% -1.11% | 61.71% 2.59% |
| Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses | 138 64 | 55 39 | 31 21 | 39.86% 18.24% | 56.36% -6.14% |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | 78,745 5,662 | 39,272 2,509 | 11,467 2,086 | 49.87% -0.43% | 29.20% 3.68% |
| DePauw University | 6,683 -514 | 3,822 -69 | 505 5 | 57.19% 3.13% | 13.21% 0.36% |
| Wabash College | 2,199 302 | 1,392 201 | 256 27 | 63.30% 0.52% | 18.39% -0.84% |
| University of Indianapolis | 10,891 1,005 | 7,242 49 | 770 -34 | 66.50% -6.26% | 10.63% -0.55% |
| Indiana University-East | 2,035 286 | 1,368 122 | 399 63 | 67.22% -4.02% | 29.17% 2.20% |
| Franklin College | 2,609 345 | 1,821 223 | 316 60 | 69.80% -0.78% | 17.35% 1.33% |
| Indiana Institute of Technology | 5,643 -544 | 3,972 452 | 530 87 | 70.39% 13.50% | 13.34% 0.75% |
| Manchester University | 3,262 792 | 2,318 63 | 341 53 | 71.06% -20.24% | 14.71% 1.94% |
| Purdue University Northwest | 8,617 2,223 | 6,235 1,719 | 1,139 -53 | 72.36% 1.73% | 18.27% -8.13% |
| Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 1,228 46 | 889 -11 | 185 -26 | 72.39% -3.75% | 20.81% -2.63% |
| Earlham College | 2,075 310 | 1,517 207 | 211 9 | 73.11% -1.11% | 13.91% -1.51% |
| Indiana University-Northwest | 2,928 108 | 2,149 -14 | 505 35 | 73.39% -3.31% | 23.50% 1.77% |
| Taylor University | 2,425 349 | 1,783 203 | 576 12 | 73.53% -2.58% | 32.31% -3.39% |
| Holy Cross College | 1,954 284 | 1,469 238 | 286 36 | 75.18% 1.47% | 19.47% -0.84% |
| Vet Tech Institute of Indiana | 129 -25 | 97 -29 | 21 -10 | 75.19% -6.63% | 21.65% -2.95% |
| Huntington University | 1,691 121 | 1,279 162 | 259 -9 | 75.64% 4.49% | 20.25% -3.74% |
| Saint Mary's College | 2,588 211 | 1,966 38 | 396 -23 | 75.97% -5.14% | 20.14% -1.59% |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis | 15,643 -72 | 11,947 -844 | 2,942 -341 | 76.37% -5.02% | 24.63% -1.04% |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 6,097 713 | 4,686 766 | 604 36 | 76.86% 4.05% | 12.89% -1.60% |
| University of Evansville | 5,044 552 | 3,914 426 | 415 -47 | 77.60% -0.05% | 10.60% -2.65% |
| Indiana University-Bloomington | 67,658 13,379 | 52,918 9,294 | 9,611 61 | 78.21% -2.16% | 18.16% -3.73% |
| Anderson University | 5,306 -355 | 4,210 1,186 | 351 41 | 79.34% 25.92% | 8.34% -1.91% |
| Indiana Wellness College | 25 -43 | 20 -21 | 20 6 | 80.00% 19.71% | 100.00% 65.85% |
| Indiana State University | 12,134 -1,467 | 9,801 -2,644 | 1,417 -151 | 80.77% -10.73% | 14.46% 1.86% |
| Grace College and Theological Seminary | 4,643 532 | 3,814 493 | 420 -32 | 82.15% 1.37% | 11.01% -2.60% |
| John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences | 85 65 | 70 50 | 31 11 | 82.35% -17.65% | 44.29% -55.71% |
| Oakland City University | 549 -77 | 453 26 | 147 21 | 82.51% 14.30% | 32.45% 2.94% |
| Hanover College | 2,889 187 | 2,418 149 | 348 84 | 83.70% -0.27% | 14.39% 2.75% |
| Indiana University-South Bend | 2,815 38 | 2,360 -28 | 920 34 | 83.84% -2.15% | 38.98% 1.88% |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne | 7,631 1,165 | 6,402 863 | 1,371 -7 | 83.89% -1.77% | 21.42% -3.46% |
| Goshen College | 1,576 401 | 1,325 280 | 198 41 | 84.07% -4.87% | 14.94% -0.08% |
| Indiana University-Southeast | 2,040 -22 | 1,723 9 | 684 39 | 84.46% 1.34% | 39.70% 2.07% |
| Butler University | 9,471 40 | 8,058 -40 | 1,038 -113 | 85.08% -0.79% | 12.88% -1.33% |
| Trine University | 3,988 -114 | 3,409 -65 | 641 -42 | 85.48% 0.79% | 18.80% -0.86% |
| Ball State University | 21,093 -7,575 | 18,034 -2,491 | 3,686 -140 | 85.50% 13.90% | 20.44% 1.80% |
| Indiana University-Kokomo | 1,938 -15 | 1,676 22 | 529 47 | 86.48% 1.79% | 31.56% 2.42% |
| Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing | 18 -3 | 16 -5 | 14 | 88.89% -11.11% | 87.50% 20.83% |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 3,761 726 | 3,345 850 | 567 67 | 88.94% 6.73% | 16.95% -3.09% |
| Valparaiso University | 6,199 66 | 5,544 -112 | 534 -62 | 89.43% -2.79% | 9.63% -0.91% |
| Union Bible College | 131 33 | 119 34 | 109 30 | 90.84% 4.11% | 91.60% -1.34% |
| Marian University-Ancilla | 385 22 | 353 28 | 117 | 91.69% 2.16% | 33.14% -2.86% |
| Veritas Baptist College | 20 9 | 19 8 | 13 2 | 95.00% -5.00% | 68.42% -31.58% |
| Marian University | 3,745 -138 | 3,575 -127 | 559 -61 | 95.46% 0.12% | 15.64% -1.11% |
| University of Southern Indiana | 4,602 210 | 4,409 252 | 1,321 38 | 95.81% 1.16% | 29.96% -0.90% |
| University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 2,008 448 | 1,927 405 | 414 -28 | 95.97% -1.59% | 21.48% -7.56% |
| Bethel University | 985 152 | 962 140 | 264 38 | 97.66% -1.02% | 27.44% -0.05% |
| Chamberlain University-Indiana | 3 | 3 | 2 -1 | 100.00% | 66.67% -33.33% |