The Best Value Colleges in Indiana by Academic Quality per Dollar for 2023
These are the Indiana schools which appear on CollegeCalc's Best Value Colleges in America ranking and represent the colleges providing the finest education balanced against an affordable average net price. The best value in Indiana ranking goes to University of Notre Dame with a 93rd percentile national academic rank for a comparatively affordable $29,981 average net price.
Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc rating of a college's overall academics and effectiveness. The score ranges from zero to one hundred, with fifty being the median for all eligible colleges. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average price paid by students. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our rating methodology.
All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2021/2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.
College | Net Price | Rating | Value |
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#1 University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Private Not For Profit |
$29,981 | 93 | 95 |
#2 Purdue University Main CampusWest Lafayette, Public Not For Profit |
$12,294 | 78 | 93 |
#3 DePauw UniversityGreencastle, Private Not For Profit |
$30,183 | 81 | 92 |
#4 Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington, Public Not For Profit |
$13,191 | 70 | 86 |
#5 Saint Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, Private Not For Profit |
$27,121 | 70 | 85 |
#6 Rose Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Private Not For Profit |
$43,606 | 77 | 54 |
#7 Butler UniversityIndianapolis, Private Not For Profit |
$42,627 | 71 | 33 |