For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Indiana colleges is 66.61%, 224,173 accepted out of 336,550 applicants.

For Indiana college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 16,002 (4.99%) compared to last year, from 320,548 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 638, which is more than 1.35% last year.

Indiana colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 1.95% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Indiana colleges. The yield decreased by 0.14%.

Among Indiana colleges, University of Notre Dame has the lowest acceptance rate of 12.00% with 3,402 accepted students out of 28,353 applicants. Purdue University-Main Campus has the most number of applicants of 73,083 and Indiana University-Bloomington has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 9,553.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Indiana Colleges

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.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Indiana Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
University of Notre Dame28,353
1,844
3,402
-19
2,007
-30
12.00%
-0.91%
58.99%
-0.55%
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses74
29
16
5
10
4
21.62%
-2.82%
62.50%
7.95%
Purdue University-Main Campus73,083
4,501
36,542
396
9,501
54
50.00%
-2.70%
26.00%
-0.14%
Anderson University5,661
245
3,000
197
300
-26
52.99%
1.24%
10.00%
-1.63%
DePauw University7,197
1,489
3,886
130
505
-30
53.99%
-11.81%
13.00%
-1.24%
Indiana Institute of Technology6,187
864
3,527
85
459
-56
57.01%
-7.65%
13.01%
-1.95%
Indiana Wellness College68
-77
41
-51
14
-30
60.29%
-3.16%
34.15%
-13.68%
Wabash College1,897
-17
1,195
18
227
-31
62.99%
1.50%
19.00%
-2.92%
Oakland City University626
-257
426
-66
12868.05%
12.33%
30.05%
4.03%
Franklin College2,264
527
1,607
-6
257
11
70.98%
-21.88%
15.99%
0.74%
Purdue University Northwest6,394
724
4,540
411
1,180
-112
71.00%
-1.82%
25.99%
-5.30%
Indiana University-East1,749
163
1,242
12
335
-14
71.01%
-6.54%
26.97%
-1.40%
Huntington University1,570
472
1,115
264
268
-4
71.02%
-6.48%
24.04%
-7.92%
Ball State University28,668
5,809
20,641
4,880
3,922
445
72.00%
3.05%
19.00%
-3.06%
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology5,384
373
3,930
271
550
-52
72.99%
-0.03%
13.99%
-2.46%
University of Indianapolis9,886
17
7,217
-297
794
-62
73.00%
-3.14%
11.00%
-0.39%
Earlham College1,765
390
1,306
299
196
24
73.99%
0.75%
15.01%
-2.07%
Holy Cross College1,670
726
1,236
517
247
44
74.01%
-2.16%
19.98%
-8.25%
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College1,182
211
898
139
207
7
75.97%
-2.20%
23.05%
-3.30%
Taylor University2,076
-23
1,578
12
568
47
76.01%
1.40%
35.99%
2.72%
Indiana University-Northwest2,820
905
2,171
633
478
58
76.99%
-3.32%
22.02%
-5.29%
University of Evansville4,492
95
3,504
148
456
79
78.01%
1.69%
13.01%
1.78%
Indiana University-Bloomington54,279
4,199
43,423
2,151
9,553
-183
80.00%
-2.41%
22.00%
-1.59%
Saint Mary's College2,377
117
1,925
29
424
27
80.98%
-2.91%
22.03%
1.09%
Indiana University-Indianapolis15,715
78
12,729
-232
3,310
-213
81.00%
-1.89%
26.00%
-1.18%
Grace College and Theological Seminary4,111
40
3,330
-115
466
21
81.00%
-3.62%
13.99%
1.07%
International Business College-Indianapolis154
-62
126
-29
3281.82%
10.06%
25.40%
4.75%
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion3,035
-911
2,489
-933
498
-82
82.01%
-4.71%
20.01%
3.06%
Indiana University-Southeast2,062
139
1,711
72
650
44
82.98%
-2.25%
37.99%
1.02%
Hanover College2,702
-485
2,270
-92
272
-8
84.01%
9.90%
11.98%
0.13%
Indiana University-Kokomo1,953
-19
1,660
-31
481
-36
85.00%
-0.75%
28.98%
-1.59%
Trine University4,102
198
3,487
-100
697
44
85.01%
-6.87%
19.99%
1.79%
Indiana University-South Bend2,777
429
2,388
348
884
113
85.99%
-0.89%
37.02%
-0.77%
Purdue University Fort Wayne6,466
613
5,561
840
1,390
180
86.00%
5.34%
25.00%
-0.63%
Butler University9,431
-3,955
8,111
-2,874
1,136
-64
86.00%
3.94%
14.01%
3.09%
Union Bible College98
43
85
36
79
39
86.73%
-2.36%
92.94%
11.31%
Goshen College1,175
184
1,046
119
157
-9
89.02%
-4.52%
15.01%
-2.90%
Marian University-Ancilla363
31
327
11
118
-4
90.08%
-5.10%
36.09%
-2.52%
Manchester University2,470
-401
2,248
342
292
35
91.01%
24.62%
12.99%
-0.49%
Valparaiso University6,133
-709
5,642
-800
621
17
91.99%
-2.16%
11.01%
1.63%
Indiana State University13,601
-4,930
12,513
-4,592
1,627
92
92.00%
-0.30%
13.00%
4.03%
University of Southern Indiana4,392
115
4,172
133
1,293
42
94.99%
0.55%
30.99%
0.02%
Marian University3,883
1,886
3,689
1,815
627
163
95.00%
1.16%
17.00%
-7.76%
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne1,560
169
1,529
165
443
77
98.01%
-0.05%
28.97%
2.14%
Bethel University833
81
825
77
223
-25
99.04%
-0.43%
27.03%
-6.13%
John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences20
16
20
16
20
16
100.00%100.00%
Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing21
12
21
12
14
10
100.00%66.67%
22.23%
Chamberlain University-Indiana3
1
3
1
3
1
100.00%100.00%
Veritas Baptist College11
-14
11
-14
11
-5
100.00%100.00%
36.00%