There are approximately 60 colleges and universities of various types, not counting branch campuses, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The Higher Learning Commission is the institutional accrediting agency that has historically accredited many colleges and universities in Indiana.
Additionally, Indiana is home to three public university systems: Indiana University, the Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, and the Purdue University System.
This list does not include non-independent branch campuses such as Purdue University in Indianapolis or Vincennes University's Jasper campus. Independent regional campuses, such as Indiana University Kokomo, are included.
Indiana has several universities that meet the definition of a flagship institution, with the most commonly cited being Indiana University Bloomington and Purdue University. The Indiana state code designates the Indiana University System as the university of the state.
Institutions
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|+ List of active institutions
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! scope="col" width="140" | School
! scope="col" width="125" | Location
! scope="col" width="100" | Control (and religious affiliation, if applicable)
! scope="col" width="100" | Type
! scope="col" width="100" |Enrollment
<small>(Fall 2024)</small>
! scope="col" width="100" | Founded
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|American College of Education
| align="center" |Indianapolis
|Private for-profit
|Special-focus institution
| align="center" |14,263
| align="center" |2005
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| scope="row" |Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary
| align="center" |Elkhart
| Private not-for-profit (Mennonite Church USA)
|Special-focus institution
| align="center" |145
| align="center" |1958
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| scope="row" |Anderson University
| align="center" |Anderson
|Private not-for-profit (Church of God)
| Master's university
| align="center" |1,228
| align="center" |1917
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| scope="row" |Ball State University
| align="center" |Muncie
|Public
| Research university
| align="center" |21,089
| align="center" |1918
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| scope="row" |Bethany Theological Seminary
| align="center" |Richmond
|Private not-for-profit (Church of the Brethren)
|Special-focus institution
| align="center" |61
| align="center" |1905
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| scope="row" |Bethel University
| align="center" |Mishawaka
|Private not-for-profit (Missionary Church)
|Master's university
| align="center" |1,167
| align="center" |1947
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|Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary
| align="center" |Indianapolis
|Private not-for-profit (Catholic Church)
|Special-focus institution
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| align="center" |2004
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| scope="row" |Butler University
| align="center" |Indianapolis
|Private not-for-profit (nonsectarian)
| Master's university
| align="center" |5,746
| align="center" |1855
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| scope="row" |Calumet College of St. Joseph
| align="center" |Whiting
|Private not-for-profit (Catholic Church, Missionaries of the Precious Blood)
| Master's university
| align="center" |658
| align="center" |1951
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|Chamberlain University Indiana
| align="center" |Indianapolis
|Private for-profit
|Special-focus institution
| align="center" |144
| align="center" |1889
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| scope="row" |Christian Theological Seminary
| align="center" |Indianapolis
|Private not-for-profit (Christian Church (Disciples of Christ))
|Special-focus institution
| align="center" |151
| align="center" |1924
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| scope="row" |College of Biblical Studies
| align="center" |Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
|Private not-for-profit (Non-denominational evangelical)
|Special-focus institution
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| align="center" |
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| scope="row" |College of Court Reporting
| align="center" |Hobart
|Private for-profit
| Associate's college
| align="center" |182
| align="center" |1984
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| scope="row" |Concordia Theological Seminary
| align="center" |Fort Wayne
|Private not-for-profit (Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod)
|Special-focus institution
| align="center" |279
| align="center" |1846
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| scope="row" |DePauw University
| align="center" |Greencastle
| Private not-for-profit (United Methodist Church)
|Baccalaureate college
| align="center" |1,917
| align="center" |1837
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| scope="row" |Earlham College
| align="center" |Richmond
|Private not-for-profit (Quakers)
|Baccalaureate college
| align="center" |753
| align="center" |1847
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|Fortis College
| align="center" |Indianapolis
|Private for-profit
|Special-focus institution
| align="center" |322
| align="center" |2008
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| scope="row" |Franklin College
| align="center" |Franklin
|Private not-for-profit (American Baptist Churches USA)
|Baccalaureate college
| align="center" |985
| align="center" |1834
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| scope="row" |Goshen College
| align="center" |Goshen
|Private not-for-profit (Mennonite Church USA)
|Baccalaureate college
| align="center" |847
| align="center" |1894
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| scope="row" |Grace College & Seminary
| align="center" |Winona Lake
|Private not-for-profit (Charis Fellowship)
|Master's university
| align="center" |2,304
| align="center" |1937/1948
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| scope="row" |Hanover College
| align="center" |Hanover
|Private not-for-profit (Presbyterian Church (USA))
|Baccalaureate college
| align="center" |1,243
| align="center" |1827
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| scope="row" |Holy Cross College
| align="center" | Notre Dame
|Private not-for-profit (Catholic Church, Congregation of Holy Cross)
|Baccalaureate college
| align="center" |661
| align="center" |1966
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| scope="row" |Huntington University
| align="center" | Huntington
|Private not-for-profit (Church of the United Brethren in Christ)
|Master's university
| align="center" |1,776
| align="center" |1897
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|Indiana Bible College
| align="center" |Indianapolis
|Private not-for-profit (United Pentecostal Church International)
|Special-focus institution
|
| align="center" |1981
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| scope="row" |Indiana Institute of Technology
| align="center" | Fort Wayne
|Private not-for-profit (secular)
|Master's university
| align="center" |2,770
| align="center" |1930
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| scope="row" |Indiana State University
| align="center" | Terre Haute
|Public
| Doctoral/professional university
| align="center" |7,895
| align="center" |1865
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| scope="row" |Indiana University Bloomington
| align="center" | Bloomington
|Public
| Research university
| align="center" |48,424
| align="center" |1820
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| scope="row" |Indiana University Columbus
| align="center" |Columbus
|Public
|Unclassified
| align="center" |
| align="center" |2024
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| scope="row" |Indiana University East
| align="center" | Richmond
|Public
|Master's university
| align="center" |3,203
| align="center" |1971
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| scope="row" |Indiana University Fort Wayne
| align="center" | Fort Wayne
|Public
| Unclassified
| align="center" |
| align="center" |2018
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| scope="row" |Indiana University Indianapolis
| align="center" | Indianapolis
|Public
| Research university
| align="center" |22,534
| align="center" |2024
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| scope="row" |Indiana University Kokomo
| align="center" | Kokomo
|Public
|Master's university
| align="center" |2,921
| align="center" |1945
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| scope="row" |Indiana University Northwest
| align="center" | Gary
|Public
| Master's university
| align="center" |3,041
| align="center" |1963
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| scope="row" |Indiana University South Bend
| align="center" | South Bend
|Public
| Master's university
| align="center" |4,631
| align="center" |1916
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| scope="row" |Indiana University Southeast
| align="center" | New Albany
|Public
| Master's university
| align="center" |3,736
| align="center" |1941
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| scope="row" |Indiana Wesleyan University
| align="center" | Marion
|Private not-for-profit (Wesleyan Church)
| Master's university
| align="center" |16,535
| align="center" |1920
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| scope="row" |International Business College–Indianapolis
| align="center" | Indianapolis
|Private for-profit
| Associate's college
| align="center" |123
| align="center" |1889
|-
| scope="row" |Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
| align="center" | Statewide<br>(45 locations)
|Public
| Associate's college
| align="center" |110,710
| align="center" |1963
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| scope="row" |Lincoln Tech
| align="center" | Indianapolis
|Private for-profit
| Associate's college
| align="center" |1,052
| align="center" |1946
|-
| scope="row" |Manchester University
| align="center" | North Manchester
|Private not-for-profit (Church of the Brethren)
|Master's university
| align="center" |1,276
| align="center" |1860
|-
| scope="row" |Marian University
| align="center" | Indianapolis
|Private not-for-profit (Catholic Church, Third Order of Saint Francis)
|Doctoral/professional university
| align="center" |3,716
| align="center" |1851
|-
| scope="row" |Mid-America College of Funeral Service
| align="center" | Jeffersonville
|Private for-profit
|Special-focus institution
| align="center" |279
| align="center" |
|-
| scope="row" |Oakland City University
| align="center" | Oakland City
|Private not-for-profit (General Association of General Baptists)
| Doctoral/professional university
| align="center" |640
| align="center" |1885
|-
| scope="row" |Purdue University
| align="center" | West Lafayette
|Public (land-grant)
| Research university
| align="center" |58,658
| align="center" |1869
|-
| scope="row" |Purdue University Fort Wayne
| align="center" | Fort Wayne
|Public
|Master's university
| align="center" |7,206
| align="center" |2018
|-
| scope="row" |Purdue University Global
| align="center" |Statewide (online)
|Public benefit corporation
| Online Doctoral/professional university
| align="center" |45,588
| align="center" |2018
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| scope="row" |Purdue University Northwest
| align="center" | Hammond <br /> Westville
|Public
| Master's university
| align="center" |9,051
| align="center" |1946
|-
| scope="row" |Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
| align="center" | Terre Haute
|Private not-for-profit (secular)
|Special-focus institution
| align="center" |2,334
| align="center" |1874
|-
| scope="row" |Saint Mary's College
| align="center" | Notre Dame
|Private not-for-profit (Catholic Church, Sisters of the Holy Cross)
|Baccalaureate college
| align="center" |1,601
| align="center" |1844
|-
| scope="row" |Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
| align="center" | Saint Mary-Of-The-Woods
|Private not-for-profit (Catholic Church, Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods)
|Master's university
| align="center" |1,159
| align="center" |1840
|-
| scope="row" |Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
| align="center" | Saint Meinrad
|Private not-for-profit (Catholic Church, Order of Saint Benedict)
|Special-focus institution
| align="center" |183
| align="center" |1857
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|Salem University–Indianapolis
| align="center" |Indianapolis
|Private for-profit
|Master's university
|
| align="center" |1888
|-
|South College–Indianapolis
| align="center" |Indianapolis
|Private for-profit
|Doctoral/professional university
|
| align="center" |1882
|-
| scope="row" |Taylor University
| align="center" | Upland
|Private not-for-profit (interdenominational evangelical)
|Baccalaureate college
| align="center" |2,548
| align="center" |1846
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| scope="row" |Trine University
| align="center" | Angola
|Private not-for-profit (secular)
|Baccalaureate college
| align="center" |14,514
| align="center" |1884
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|Union Bible College and Academy
| align="center" |Westfield
|Private not-for-profit (interdenominational Christian)
|Special-focus institution
| align="center" |218
| align="center" |1861
|-
| scope="row" | University of Evansville
| align="center" | Evansville
|Private not-for-profit (United Methodist Church)
| Master's university
| align="center" |2,114
| align="center" |1854
|-
| scope="row" | University of Indianapolis
| align="center" | Indianapolis
|Private not-for-profit (United Methodist Church)
| Doctoral/professional university
| align="center" |5,000
| align="center" |1902
|-
| scope="row" |University of Notre Dame
| align="center" | Notre Dame
|Private not-for-profit (Catholic Church, Congregation of Holy Cross)
| Research university
| align="center" |13,042
| align="center" |1842
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| scope="row" |University of Saint Francis
| align="center" | Fort Wayne
|Private not-for-profit (Catholic Church, Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration)
| Master's university
| align="center" |1,763
| align="center" |1890
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| scope="row" |University of Southern Indiana
| align="center" | Evansville
|Public
| Master's university
| align="center" |9,488
| align="center" |1965
|-
| scope="row" |Valparaiso University
| align="center" | Valparaiso
|Private not-for-profit (pan-Lutheran)
| Doctoral/professional university
| align="center" |2,579
| align="center" |1859
|-
| scope="row" |Vincennes University
| align="center" | Vincennes
|Public
| Baccalaureate/associate's college
| align="center" |19,795
| align="center" |1801
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| scope="row" |Veritas Baptist College
| align="center" |Greendale
|Private not-for-profit (evangelical Baptist)
|Special-focus institution
| align="center" |211
| align="center" |1994
|-
| scope="row" |Wabash College
| align="center" | Crawfordsville
|Private not-for-profit (nonsectarian)
|Baccalaureate college
| align="center" |866
| align="center" |1832
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
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! scope="col" | Abbreviation
! scope="col" | Accrediting agency
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|AACSB
|Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
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| scope="row" |AAMFT
|American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
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| scope="row" |AANA
|American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
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| scope="row" |ABA
|American Bar Association
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|scope="row"|ABET
|Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
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| scope="row" |ABFSE
|American Board of Funeral Service Education
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| scope="row" |AND
|Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
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| scope="row" |AOA
|American Osteopathic Association
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| scope="row" |AVMA
|American Veterinary Medical Association
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| scope="row" |ACICS
|Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
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| scope="row" |ACPE
|Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
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| scope="row" |AALE
|American Academy for Liberal Education
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| scope="row" |ADA
|American Dental Association
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| scope="row" |AOTA
|American Occupational Therapy Association
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| scope="row" |AOA
|American Optometric Association
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| scope="row" |APTA
|American Physical Therapy Association
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| scope="row" |APA
|American Psychological Association
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| scope="row" |ASHA
|American Speech–Language–Hearing Association
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| scope="row" |AARTS
|Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools
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| scope="row" |ABHE
|Association for Biblical Higher Education
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| scope="row" |ATSCA
|Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
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| scope="row" |CAHME
|Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education
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| scope="row" |CCNE
|Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
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| scope="row" |CELPA
|Commission on English Language Program Accreditation
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| scope="row" |CMTA
|Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation
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| scope="row" |CEPH
|Council on Education for Public Health
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| scope="row" |DEAC
|Distance Education Accreditation Commission
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|scope="row"|IACBE
|International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
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| scope="row" |JRCERT
|Joint Review Committee on Education Programs in Radiologic Technology
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| scope="row" |LCME
|Liaison Committee on Medical Education
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| scope="row" |MEAC
|Midwifery Education Accreditation Council
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| scope="row" |NASAD
|National Association of Schools of Art and Design
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| scope="row" |NASD
|National Association of Schools of Dance
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| scope="row" |NASM
|National Association of Schools of Music
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| scope="row" |NAST
|National Association of Schools of Theatre
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| scope="row" |HLC
|Higher Learning Commission
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| scope="row" |NCATE
|National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
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| scope="row" |NLNAC
|National League for Nursing
|}
Former institutions
- Ancilla College
- Crossroads Bible College
- Harrison College
- Indiana University–Purdue University Columbus
- Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne
- Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
- International Business College
- ITT Technical Institute
- Martin University
- MedTech College
- Purdue University Calumet
- Purdue University North Central
- Saint Joseph's College
- University of Indianapolis (1896)
:Notes
See also
- List of college athletic programs in Indiana
- Higher education in the United States
- Lists of American institutions of higher education
- List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
Notes
References
External links
- Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Indiana