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Indiana college statistics

How colleges in Indiana stack up on cost, graduate earnings, debt and value.

147
Colleges
$19,476
Avg net price as of 2024
$48,950
Median earnings as of 2024
$16,318
Median debt as of 2024
+18%
% strong ROI

Indiana vs. the nation

ROI verdict mix

DR Rating grades

Students & representation

Average graduate earnings by gender, student-body diversity and origin across Indiana colleges — from federal enrollment and IRS-linked earnings data.

Average earnings by gender
Women
$43,907
Men
$56,024

22% gap between the two groups

Who studies here
White 57%Hispanic 11%Asian 3%Black 19%Other 9%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

95%
Students born in the U.S. (avg)
42%
First-generation students (avg)
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Top colleges in Indiana

1
Goshen College
Goshen, IN · Private
$93,6675-yr earnings
$14,493net price/yr
+634%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 85 AView ROI
2
Calumet College of Saint Joseph
Whiting, IN · Private
$109,7615-yr earnings
$22,451net price/yr
+563%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 74 BView ROI
3
Chamberlain University-Indiana
Indianapolis, IN · For-profit
$92,7685-yr earnings
$16,149net price/yr
+561%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 84 AView ROI
4
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN · Public
$78,9265-yr earnings
$14,600net price/yr
+418%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 85 AView ROI
5
Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing
Lafayette, IN · Private
$67,2835-yr earnings
$21,827net price/yr
+319%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 71 BView ROI
6
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN · Private
$90,4715-yr earnings
$26,780net price/yr
+299%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 87 AView ROI
7
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN · Private
$102,3375-yr earnings
$42,513net price/yr
+220%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 72 BView ROI
8
Indiana University-Northwest
Gary, IN · Public
$54,0525-yr earnings
$5,130net price/yr
+218%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 65 BView ROI

All Indiana colleges National statistics

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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Data as of 2024 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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