Indiana Public Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 13 public Indiana colleges that have competitive admission is 78.32% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 0.74%. The acceptance rate at 5 public Indiana colleges increased and the rate of 8 colleges decreased.

Purdue University-Main Campus has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 49.87%. Indiana University-East (67.22%) and Purdue University Northwest (72.36%) are following it in the list of Tightest Indiana Public Colleges to Get In.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Purdue University-Main Campus stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Indiana University-East ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $25,753 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,680 for the academic year 2024-2025.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.

Comparison between Tightest Indiana Public Colleges To Get In

Table. Tightest Indiana Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, INPublic, 4-year 49.87%
0.43%		29.20%1,350$28,794
($9,992)		58,65883.00%14 to 1
2
1		Indiana University-East Richmond, INPublic, 4-year 67.22%
4.02%		29.17%1,050$22,811
($8,424)		3,20340.00%15 to 1
3
1		Purdue University Northwest Hammond, INPublic, 4-year 72.36%
1.73%		18.27%1,020$15,504
($8,357)		9,05143.00%17 to 1
4
1		Indiana University-Northwest Gary, INPublic, 4-year 73.39%
3.31%		23.50%1,050$22,811
($8,424)		3,04137.00%15 to 1
5
2		Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, INPublic, 4-year 76.37%
5.02%		24.63%1,130$34,891
($10,762)		22,53454.00%13 to 1
6
-		Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, INPublic, 4-year 78.21%
2.16%		18.16%1,290$41,891
($12,144)		48,42480.00%18 to 1
7
5		Indiana State University Terre Haute, INPublic, 4-year 80.77%
10.73%		14.46%-$22,322
($10,258)		7,89543.00%16 to 1
8
3		Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, INPublic, 4-year 83.84%
2.15%		38.98%1,080$22,811
($8,424)		4,63140.00%15 to 1
9
1		Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, INPublic, 4-year 83.89%
1.77%		21.42%1,090$22,887
($9,532)		7,20636.00%13 to 1
10
2		Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, INPublic, 4-year 84.46%
1.34%		39.70%1,060$22,811
($8,424)		3,73639.00%13 to 1
Average75.04%25.75%1,124$25,753
($9,474)		16,83849.50%15 to 1