For the 2025 Indiana college admission cycle, a total of 22,600 enrolled students submitted SAT scores and 6,379 students submitted ACT scores to Indiana colleges.
The average SAT score for Indiana colleges is 1,147 and the average ACT composite score is 25. Compared to the previous year, the Indiana's average SAT score decreased by 1 points from 1,148 to 1,147, representing a 0.1% change.
The average acceptance rate for Indiana colleges with available SAT data is 65.31% with a yield rate of 21.77%. This represents a 1.39 percentage point decrease in selectivity compared to the previous admission cycle.
Among Indiana colleges, University of Notre Dame has the highest SAT score of 1,520.
The following table compares the SAT scores 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 | SAT Score | ACT Score | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame | 1,520 20 | 34 | 11.27% -1.11% | 61.71% 2.59% |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 1,420 40 | 32 1 | 76.86% 4.05% | 12.89% -1.60% |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | 1,350 30 | 31 | 49.87% -0.43% | 29.20% 3.68% |
| DePauw University | 1,315 35 | 31 2 | 57.19% 3.13% | 13.21% 0.36% |
| Indiana University-Bloomington | 1,290 10 | 30 | 78.21% -2.16% | 18.16% -3.73% |
| Butler University | 1,250 -10 | 28 | 85.08% -0.79% | 12.88% -1.33% |
| Saint Mary's College | 1,220 20 | 28 1 | 75.97% -5.14% | 20.14% -1.59% |
| Earlham College | 1,190 -60 | 27 1 | 73.11% -1.11% | 13.91% -1.51% |
| Taylor University | 1,190 -10 | 27 | 73.53% -2.58% | 32.31% -3.39% |
| Hanover College | 1,180 10 | 26 | 83.70% -0.27% | 14.39% 2.75% |
| Wabash College | 1,170 -30 | 26 | 63.30% 0.52% | 18.39% -0.84% |
| Ball State University | 1,160 | 23 -4 | 85.50% 13.90% | 20.44% 1.80% |
| Valparaiso University | 1,160 -40 | 27 -2 | 89.43% -2.79% | 9.63% -0.91% |
| Franklin College | 1,140 30 | 24 | 69.80% -0.78% | 17.35% 1.33% |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis | 1,130 -10 | 25 1 | 76.37% -5.02% | 24.63% -1.04% |
| University of Southern Indiana | 1,130 10 | 24 | 95.81% 1.16% | 29.96% -0.90% |
| Grace College and Theological Seminary | 1,090 10 | 24 2 | 82.15% 1.37% | 11.01% -2.60% |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne | 1,090 20 | 25 2 | 83.89% -1.77% | 21.42% -3.46% |
| Indiana University-South Bend | 1,080 10 | 22 | 83.84% -2.15% | 38.98% 1.88% |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 1,080 10 | 21 | 88.94% 6.73% | 16.95% -3.09% |
| Indiana University-Kokomo | 1,060 | 23 1 | 86.48% 1.79% | 31.56% 2.42% |
| Indiana University-Southeast | 1,060 -30 | 22 | 84.46% 1.34% | 39.70% 2.07% |
| Indiana University-Northwest | 1,050 -10 | 23 | 73.39% -3.31% | 23.50% 1.77% |
| Indiana University-East | 1,050 -80 | 21 -2 | 67.22% -4.02% | 29.17% 2.20% |
| Huntington University | 1,040 -80 | 22 -1 | 75.64% 4.49% | 20.25% -3.74% |
| Anderson University | 1,025 -30 | 21 1 | 79.34% 25.92% | 8.34% -1.91% |
| Bethel University | 1,020 -50 | 18 -3 | 97.66% -1.02% | 27.44% -0.05% |
| Purdue University Northwest | 1,020 -10 | 22 1 | 72.36% 1.73% | 18.27% -8.13% |
| University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 970 -60 | 21 | 95.97% -1.59% | 21.48% -7.56% |
| Goshen College | 950 -75 | - | 84.07% -4.87% | 14.94% -0.08% |