Top colleges in Indiana by 10-year ROI
Executive Summary
Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in Indiana with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. University of Notre Dame leads this list at $396,285 (10 Yr. ROI).
Leaders: top 3
University of Notre Dame
10 Yr. ROI
$396,285
Purdue University-Main Campus
10 Yr. ROI
$298,556
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
10 Yr. ROI
$273,414
Top 25 Top colleges in Indiana by 10-year ROI
| Rank | Institution | State | Control | Enrollment | 10 Yr. ROI | Also see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Notre Dame | IN | Private nonprofit | 8,818 | $396,285 | Grad 95.4% · Net $25,339 |
| 2 | Purdue University-Main Campus | IN | Public | 44,503 | $298,556 | Grad 84.0% · Net $14,851 |
| 3 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | IN | Private nonprofit | 2,309 | $273,414 | Grad 74.2% · Net $43,360 |
| 4 | Purdue University Northwest | IN | Public | 5,671 | $256,790 | Grad 44.3% · Net $6,223 |
| 5 | Indiana University-Bloomington | IN | Public | 37,806 | $247,849 | Grad 80.0% · Net $16,003 |
| 6 | DePauw University | IN | Private nonprofit | 1,905 | $244,522 | Grad 78.0% · Net $19,916 |
| 7 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | IN | Public | 13,830 | $230,768 | Grad 54.3% · Net $9,479 |
| 8 | Indiana University-Kokomo | IN | Public | 2,352 | $221,834 | Grad 46.5% · Net $5,707 |
| 9 | Wabash College | IN | Private nonprofit | 866 | $220,104 | Grad 72.7% · Net $23,532 |
| 10 | Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses | IN | Private nonprofit | 607 | $216,555 | Grad — · Net $18,728 |
| 11 | Indiana University-Northwest | IN | Public | 2,661 | $215,860 | Grad 36.1% · Net $5,567 |
| 12 | Valparaiso University | IN | Private nonprofit | 2,083 | $215,666 | Grad 68.0% · Net $21,657 |
| 13 | Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global | IN | Private nonprofit | 6,656 | $211,818 | Grad 27.8% · Net $17,069 |
| 14 | Trine University | IN | Private nonprofit | 2,324 | $211,455 | Grad 69.8% · Net $19,748 |
| 15 | Indiana University-East | IN | Public | 2,589 | $209,666 | Grad 41.2% · Net $9,117 |
| 16 | Marian University | IN | Private nonprofit | 2,266 | $209,462 | Grad 65.0% · Net $23,459 |
| 17 | Goshen College | IN | Private nonprofit | 773 | $195,616 | Grad 59.4% · Net $13,404 |
| 18 | Indiana University-South Bend | IN | Public | 3,933 | $195,499 | Grad 34.7% · Net $8,607 |
| 19 | Indiana State University | IN | Public | 6,188 | $195,090 | Grad 44.5% · Net $10,103 |
| 20 | Ball State University | IN | Public | 13,988 | $194,794 | Grad 61.6% · Net $13,877 |
| 21 | Saint Mary's College | IN | Private nonprofit | 1,458 | $193,962 | Grad 74.8% · Net $25,741 |
| 22 | Indiana University-Southeast | IN | Public | 3,170 | $193,447 | Grad 38.8% · Net $10,026 |
| 23 | Butler University | IN | Private nonprofit | 4,317 | $192,158 | Grad 77.4% · Net $37,499 |
| 24 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | IN | Private nonprofit | 1,974 | $184,964 | Grad 68.3% · Net $22,440 |
| 25 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | IN | Private nonprofit | 1,567 | $184,294 | Grad 56.0% · Net $18,211 |
Method notes
- Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to the IPEDS 2024 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
- Cohort applied on this page: enrollment floor of 200 undergraduates; sorted highest first on 10 Yr. ROI; 43 campuses met every filter and the top 25 are published.
- Ties on the ranked metric are broken by enrollment, then institution name, so ranks stay stable between rebuilds.
- ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
- How the 10-year ROI figure is built: median earnings reported 6, 8, and 10 years after entry (years 7 and 9 linearly interpolated) are summed across years 6–10, then average annual net price × typical years enrolled (five for bachelor’s-predominant campuses) is subtracted. It is a nominal-dollar gap—not discounted to present value, and it does not subtract earnings foregone while enrolled or compare against a no-college baseline. Campuses reporting only one of the three earnings years are excluded from these tables.
- School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.