First-Gen Fit Rankings: Indiana

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 53 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

🏆 1 Excellent (80+) ✅ 10 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 32 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 10 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Chamberlain University-Indiana Indianapolis	82 🏆 Excellent	—	55.4%	—	100%
2	Indiana University-Northwest Gary	74 ✅ Good	—	42.6%	$1,419	71.4%
3	Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo	70 ✅ Good	—	33.4%	$-583	69.3%
4	Indiana University-South Bend South Bend	68 ✅ Good	—	42.7%	$4,637	65.1%
5	Purdue University Northwest Hammond	66 ✅ Good	—	28.1%	$1,432	65.7%
6	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis	65 ✅ Good	—	37.3%	$5,701	72.2%
7	Indiana State University Terre Haute	64 ✅ Good	—	41.6%	$6,455	65.9%
8	Indiana University-Southeast New Albany	64 ✅ Good	—	32.3%	$3,782	63.8%
9	Indiana University-East Richmond	64 ✅ Good	—	35.4%	$5,154	61.8%
10	Ball State University Muncie	61 ✅ Good	—	34.7%	$7,834	77.7%
11	Oakland City University Oakland City	60 ✅ Good	—	40.7%	$13,980	77.7%
12	University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	43.9%	$12,720	70.7%
13	Goshen College Goshen	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.8%	$12,761	80.1%
14	Huntington University Huntington	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.4%	$10,796	83.8%
15	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	16.8%	$6,324	91.1%
16	Manchester University North Manchester	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	44.7%	$13,875	66.3%
17	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	48.5%	$16,298	—
18	Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	24.8%	$8,306	66.6%
19	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	13%	$5,098	92.7%
20	Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies Fort Wayne	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	55.3%	$20,035	54.6%
21	Grace College and Theological Seminary Winona Lake	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	29.1%	$10,998	77.4%
22	Martin University Indianapolis	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	52.5%	$17,905	42.9%
23	Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Angola	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	18%	—	100%
24	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	13.7%	$7,244	99.1%
25	Valparaiso University Valparaiso	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.3%	$11,043	75.4%
26	Franklin College Franklin	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	36.4%	$14,790	72.9%
27	University of Evansville Evansville	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	24.5%	$14,451	83.3%
28	University of Indianapolis Indianapolis	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.6%	$15,346	71%
29	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.1%	$19,793	82.9%
30	Wabash College Crawfordsville	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	23.7%	$16,586	93%
31	Calumet College of Saint Joseph Whiting	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	51.6%	$21,381	42.3%
32	Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.2%	$19,524	59.4%
33	Veritas Baptist College Lawrenceburg	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	30%	$20,796	100%
34	Bethel University Mishawaka	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	33.5%	$17,580	72.4%
35	DePauw University Greencastle	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	16.4%	$11,820	88.6%
36	Holy Cross College Notre Dame	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	29.8%	$15,377	70.4%
37	Hanover College Hanover	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	25.8%	$16,832	81.8%
38	Saint Mary's College Notre Dame	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	23.9%	$16,760	88.1%
39	Earlham College Richmond	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	24.4%	$17,178	77.2%
40	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Saint Mary of the Woods	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	49.9%	$33,513	61.8%
41	Taylor University Upland	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	13.5%	$16,143	89.3%
42	Trine University Angola	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	15.6%	$19,661	79.9%
43	Marian University Indianapolis	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.5%	$23,195	75.9%
44	Anderson University Anderson	39 ⚠️ Low	—	36.3%	$23,119	59.9%
45	Butler University Indianapolis	32 ⚠️ Low	—	15.1%	$25,278	87.5%
46	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute	29 ⚠️ Low	—	11.8%	$36,843	91.7%
47	John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences South Bend	19 ⚠️ Low	—	30.2%	$37,635	—
48	Bethany Theological Seminary Richmond	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
49	Christian Theological Seminary Indianapolis	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
50	Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
51	Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary Elkhart	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
52	Saint Meinrad School of Theology St. Meinrad	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
53	American College of Education Indianapolis	0 ⚠️ Low	—	0%	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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