Indiana Public Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 14 public colleges in Indiana with the highest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Vincennes University leads the list by accepting 100% 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 Public Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate
College	Acceptance Rate
Vincennes University Vincennes, Indiana	100%
University of Southern Indiana Evansville, Indiana	96%
Indiana University Kokomo Kokomo, Indiana	86%
Ball State University Muncie, Indiana	85%
Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, Indiana	84%
Indiana University South Bend South Bend, Indiana	84%
Indiana University Southeast New Albany, Indiana	84%
Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana	81%
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana	78%
Indiana University Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana	76%
Indiana University Northwest Gary, Indiana	73%
Purdue University Northwest Hammond, Indiana	72%
Indiana University East Richmond, Indiana	67%
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, Indiana	50%

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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.