Public Colleges in Indiana

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.

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