Best ROI Colleges in Indiana

25 schools ranked by median earnings divided by average net price — the schools where the math actually works. Updated from the latest federal filings.

Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.

#	School	Earnings ÷ Net Price	Net Price	Grad Rate	Earnings 10yr	Acceptance
1	Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo · public	12.6×	$3,968	48.4%	$49,917	86.5%
2	Indiana University-Northwest Gary · public	8.5×	$5,130	39.3%	$43,361	73.4%
3	Purdue University Northwest Hammond · public	7.9×	$6,079	48.0%	$48,318	72.4%
4	Indiana University-Southeast New Albany · public	6.0×	$7,888	40.5%	$47,596	84.5%
5	Indiana University-East Richmond · public	5.8×	$8,134	51.7%	$47,156	67.2%
6	Chamberlain University-Indiana Indianapolis · private	5.7×	$16,149	47.9%	$92,405	100.0%
7	Indiana University-South Bend South Bend · public	5.2×	$8,653	40.2%	$44,947	83.8%
8	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis · community	5.1×	$7,258	29.3%	$37,186	—
9	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette · public	5.0×	$14,600	78.5%	$72,424	49.9%
10	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis · public	4.7×	$11,668	56.8%	$55,198	76.4%
11	Purdue University Global West Lafayette · public	4.7×	$7,770	27.9%	$36,596	—
12	Indiana State University Terre Haute · public	4.5×	$10,873	45.8%	$48,387	80.8%
13	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington · public	3.9×	$16,264	80.8%	$63,742	78.2%
14	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame · private	3.7×	$26,780	96.3%	$99,980	11.3%
15	University of Southern Indiana Evansville · public	3.7×	$12,923	52.5%	$47,605	95.8%
16	Vincennes University Vincennes · community	3.7×	$11,225	29.0%	$41,110	—
17	Goshen College Goshen · private	3.6×	$14,493	66.5%	$51,943	84.1%
18	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion · private	3.5×	$16,898	49.5%	$59,986	—
19	Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne · public	3.5×	$13,171	39.0%	$45,872	83.9%
20	Ball State University Muncie · public	3.5×	$14,940	64.9%	$51,833	85.5%
21	Valparaiso University Valparaiso · private	3.4×	$18,578	72.5%	$63,191	89.4%
22	DePauw University Greencastle · private	3.2×	$22,264	81.4%	$70,527	57.2%
23	University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne · private	3.0×	$18,196	54.7%	$55,362	96.0%
24	Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing Lafayette · private	3.0×	$21,827	48.9%	$65,230	88.9%
25	University of Evansville Evansville · private	2.9×	$18,499	65.5%	$53,770	77.6%

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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.