Indiana Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 46 colleges in Indiana with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. University of Notre Dame leads the list by accepting 11% of high school students that applied.

Acceptance rate is a measure of the competitiveness of a school. Lower acceptance rates are more competitive and may require a higher GPA, SAT/ACT score, and other factors to be considered for admission.

List of Indiana Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
College	Acceptance Rate
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana	11%
Trine University Regional/Non Traditional Campuses Angola, Indiana	40%
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, Indiana	50%
DePauw University Greencastle, Indiana	57%
Wabash College Crawfordsville, Indiana	63%
University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana	66%
Indiana University East Richmond, Indiana	67%
Franklin College Franklin, Indiana	70%
Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, Indiana	70%
Manchester University North Manchester, Indiana	71%
Saint Mary of the Woods College Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana	72%
Purdue University Northwest Hammond, Indiana	72%
Earlham College Richmond, Indiana	73%
Indiana University Northwest Gary, Indiana	73%
Taylor University Upland, Indiana	74%
Holy Cross College Notre Dame, Indiana	75%
Huntington University Huntington, Indiana	76%
Indiana University Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana	76%

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: March 15, 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.