Indiana Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 37 Indiana colleges that have competitive admission is 75.61% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is higher by 0.95%. The acceptance rate at 16 Indiana colleges increased and the rate of 21 colleges decreased.

University of Notre Dame has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 11.27%. Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses (39.86%) and Purdue University-Main Campus (49.87%) are following it in the list of Tightest Indiana 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.

University of Notre Dame stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $37,808 and graduate tuition & fees is $30,137 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 Colleges To Get In

Table. Tightest Indiana Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, INPrivate, 4-year 11.27%
1.11%		61.71%1,520$65,02513,04295.00%8 to 1
2
-		Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Angola, INPrivate, 4-year 39.86%
18.24%		56.36%-$7,1769,868-13 to 1
3
-		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
4
1		DePauw University Greencastle, INPrivate, 4-year 57.19%
3.13%		13.21%1,315$59,0701,91775.00%10 to 1
5
2		Wabash College Crawfordsville, INPrivate, 4-year 63.30%
0.52%		18.39%1,170$50,80086677.00%9 to 1
6
8		University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, INPrivate, 4-year 66.50%
6.26%		10.63%-$37,2005,00056.00%12 to 1
7
5		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
8
1		Franklin College Franklin, INPrivate, 4-year 69.80%
0.78%		17.35%1,140$38,71098560.00%12 to 1
9
3		Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, INPrivate, 4-year 70.39%
13.50%		13.34%-$31,3612,77048.00%16 to 1
10
21		Manchester University North Manchester, INPrivate, 4-year 71.06%
20.24%		14.71%-$37,1351,27646.00%12 to 1
Average56.65%26.41%1,258$37,808
($9,208)		9,75964.44%12 to 1