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Best colleges in Indiana, ranked by ROI

All 56 Indiana institutions we profile, ranked by payback years — total net cost divided by earnings above the $48,360 high-school baseline. Federal net price and earnings; payback is our math. (Scorecard, 2026.)

$19,698
Median net price / yr
Scorecard, 2026
$49,408
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Scorecard, 2026
10.2 yrs
Median payback
Our math, 2026
56
Colleges ranked
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Indiana colleges by payback (best first)
#CollegeNet price/yrEarnings 10yPayback
1University of Notre Dame$26,780$99,9802.1 yrs
2Purdue University-Main Campus$14,600$72,4242.4 yrs
3Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology$42,513$101,2533.2 yrs
4Marian University-Ancilla$19,463$58,7593.7 yrs
5DePauw University$22,264$70,5274 yrs
6Indiana University-Bloomington$16,264$63,7424.2 yrs
7Wabash College$24,336$69,9524.5 yrs
8Butler University$36,041$77,2355 yrs
9Valparaiso University$18,578$63,1915 yrs
10Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global$16,898$59,9865.8 yrs
11Indiana University-Indianapolis$11,668$55,1986.8 yrs
12Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses$15,788$57,1657.2 yrs
13Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion$22,866$59,9867.9 yrs
14Marian University$24,018$58,7599.2 yrs
15Saint Mary's College$25,292$59,3549.2 yrs
16Indiana University-Kokomo$3,968$49,91710.2 yrs
17University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne$18,196$55,36210.4 yrs
18Trine University$25,355$57,16511.5 yrs
19Franklin College$22,855$55,37613 yrs
20University of Evansville$18,499$53,77013.7 yrs
21Hanover College$21,829$53,95715.6 yrs
22Goshen College$14,493$51,94316.2 yrs
23University of Indianapolis$21,602$53,61016.5 yrs
24Ball State University$14,940$51,83317.2 yrs
25Manchester University$18,805$51,50423.9 yrs
26Taylor University$24,865$52,19825.9 yrs
27Earlham College$24,714$50,79740.6 yrs
28Holy Cross College$26,728$50,41652 yrs
29Bethel University$18,610$48,860148.9 yrs
30Anderson University$25,021$48,899185.7 yrs
31Indiana State University$10,873$48,3871610.8 yrs
32Purdue University Northwest$6,079$48,318no payback
33Indiana University-Southeast$7,888$47,596no payback
34Indiana University-East$8,134$47,156no payback
35University of Southern Indiana$12,923$47,605no payback
36Purdue University Fort Wayne$13,171$45,872no payback
37Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies$20,473$47,327no payback
38Indiana University-South Bend$8,653$44,947no payback
39Huntington University$19,310$46,672no payback
40Indiana Institute of Technology$23,206$47,327no payback
41Calumet College of Saint Joseph$22,451$46,945no payback
42Indiana University-Northwest$5,130$43,361no payback
43Mid-America College of Funeral Service$30,606$44,505no payback
44Grace College and Theological Seminary$19,932$45,411no payback
45Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis$28,371$46,396no payback
46Oakland City University$15,210$43,283no payback
47Vincennes University$11,225$41,110no payback
48Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College$31,872$43,845no payback
49MyComputerCareer at Indianapolis$26,182$41,976no payback
50Ivy Tech Community College$7,258$37,186no payback
51Purdue University Global$7,770$36,596no payback
52Fortis College-Indianapolis$27,706$34,726no payback
53Aveda Fredric's Institute-Indianapolis$24,096$31,963no payback
54Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Indianapolis$23,951$26,446no payback
55Empire Beauty School-Indianapolis$17,213$24,397no payback
56Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Highland$20,909$22,374no payback

College Scorecard (2026), institution-level · ranking and payback are our math. Payback uses institution-wide earnings; a specific major can rank very differently.