Public Colleges in Indiana

The 2023 Directory of Indiana Public Colleges and Costs

Indiana Public Colleges, Cost and Affordability for 2022

How much does it cost to attend public college in Indiana?   The average annual in-state four year, public college tuition in Indiana was $7,916 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is a change of $127 from the 2019-2020 average of $7,789 and represents a 1.63% annual increase. The list of Indiana public colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating. Public schools are partially funded by the taxpayers of Indiana and usually offer lower tuition to in-state residents.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 29 public colleges and universities in Indiana, the most popular being Purdue University Main Campus with 42,732 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $9,718. Indiana University Bloomington is the most expensive public school in Indiana with an in-state tuition of $9,913.

Click on any school for current tuition, future cost estimates, school specific savings plans and estimated student loan payments. Indiana colleges can also be filtered by public, private, community colleges and four year schools. Additionally, cost based sorting is available for the lowest and highest tuition options. Jump directly to our ranking of best values in Indiana or cheap Indiana colleges guide.

<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Explore Indiana Colleges

School Tuition Rating Value
Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana

$9,628 53 72
Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana

$9,318 NA NA
Indiana University Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

$9,913 70 86
Indiana University East

Richmond, Indiana

$7,170 36 38
Indiana University Kokomo

Kokomo, Indiana

$7,170 32 12
Indiana University Northwest

Gary, Indiana

$7,170 35 40
Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana

$7,703 38 29
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

$8,883 57 75
Indiana University South Bend

South Bend, Indiana

$7,170 34 23
Indiana University Southeast

New Albany, Indiana

$7,170 41 29
Ivy Tech Community College Bloominton

Bloomington, Indiana

$3,234 NA NA
Ivy Tech Community College Central Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana

$4,487 NA NA
Ivy Tech Community College Columbus

Columbus, Indiana

$3,234 NA NA
Ivy Tech Community College East Central

Muncie, Indiana

$3,234 NA NA
Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo

Kokomo, Indiana

$3,234 NA NA
Ivy Tech Community College Lafayette

Lafayette, Indiana

$3,234 NA NA
Ivy Tech Community College Northcentral

South Bend, Indiana

$3,234 NA NA
Ivy Tech Community College Northeast

Fort Wayne, Indiana

$3,234 NA NA
Ivy Tech Community College Northwest

Gary, Indiana

$3,234 NA NA
Ivy Tech Community College Richmond

Richmond, Indiana

$3,234 NA NA