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Colleges in Indiana

Every Indiana college College Intel tracks, with admit rates and enrollment from the US Dept of Education College Scorecard. Application deadlines come from each school's own admissions pages and are shown where we've researched them.

42Colleges tracked
75%Avg. admit rate
1Under 20% admit
13With researched deadlines

Indiana college guide

How Indiana students pay for and get into college: 21st Century Scholars and the Frank O'Bannon Grant with their April 15 FAFSA deadline, Indiana Pre-Admissions, Purdue and IU deadlines, and school-by-school SAT results.

Frank O'Bannon maximum$10,6002026-27 private; $5,300 publicFAFSA deadlineApril 15For O'Bannon and 21st Century Scholars21st Century Scholars2.5 GPAFree public tuition; auto-enrolled in middle schoolPre-admitted seniors76,000+Fall 2026; Purdue and IU Early Action Nov. 1Met both SAT benchmarks24.4%Class of 2027 juniors, spring 2026National Merit cutoff215Selection Index, class of 2027

Paying for college

  1. Indiana Financial Aid: 21st Century Scholars (Free Public Tuition), the Frank O'Bannon Grant (Up to $10,600), and the April 15 FAFSA Deadline
  2. Frank O'Bannon Grant Amounts 2026-27: Up to $10,600 Private, $5,300 Public, $4,050 Ivy Tech -- and Why 30 Credits a Year Matters
  3. 21st Century Scholars Requirements: Automatic Enrollment, the 2.5 GPA Rule, and Up to Four Years of Free Public-College Tuition in Indiana

Getting in

  1. Indiana Pre-Admissions, the Enrollment Honors Plus Seal Guarantee, and Purdue and IU's Nov. 1 Early Action Deadlines
  2. Purdue, Wisconsin and Maryland Accepted vs. Rejected Applicants: What 214 Real 2026 Decisions Show
  3. Notre Dame Is Reinstating Standardized Testing -- But Not for the Applicants You'd Think

Test scores and high school data

  1. Indiana High School SAT Results 2026: Only 24% of Juniors Met Both Benchmarks -- West Lafayette, Zionsville and Carmel Lead
  2. Indiana's National Merit Semifinalist Cutoff, Class of 2027: 215, the Low Point Between Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan

All 42 Indiana colleges

Showing 42 colleges, most selective first. Tuition is the published rate before financial aid, for the year shown.