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Cheapest Colleges in Indiana

Name: Indiana College Net Price Rankings
Creator: PlainCampus

Private campuses outnumber public ones on this Indiana list (79 vs 15); Taylor Institute of Cosmetology II still leads on average net price at $3,781.

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$3,781
Cheapest net price: $19,463
Indiana median: 94
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Taylor Institute of Cosmetology II has the lowest average net price in Indiana among Scorecard reporters

According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Taylor Institute of Cosmetology II posts the lowest average net price in Indiana at $3,781 among 94 ranked schools, with the state median 14% above the $17,124 national median. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard

Cheapest net price: $3,781
Indiana median: $19,463
Schools ranked: 94
National median: $17,124

Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage

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Taylor Institute of Cosmetology II has the lowest average net price in Indiana at $3,781/year, and the state's median net price is 14% above the $17,124 national median across 4,965 schools.

$3,781
cheapest ranked net price: $19,463
Indiana median net price: 15 public / 79 private
schools in this ranking: $16,244
avg net price, <$30K income families

Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $16,244 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.

Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at University of Notre Dame, where in-state published tuition of $65,025 falls to an average net price of $26,780 after aid, a $38,245 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked Indiana schools.

Private campuses outnumber public ones here (79 vs 15). A low figure at a small religious or specialty school can reflect a narrow enrollment mix, check sector and enrollment beside the price.

The bar to make this top-25 list is $15,788. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 94 Scorecard-reporting Indiana schools:

The bar to make Indiana's top-25 cheapest list

Average net price after aid · 94 Scorecard-reporting schools

$15,788 Among the most affordable more affordable than 73% of 94 Indiana colleges

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Each bar is a $5K-wide band; taller bars hold more Indiana colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23

Indiana's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

Taylor Institute of Cosmetology II Knox, IN · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $3,781
Net price (<$30K income): Aid covers full cost
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $14,203
Enrollment: 44

Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN · Public

Avg net price: $3,968
Net price (<$30K income): Aid covers full cost
Median debt: $16,961
Median earnings, 6yr: $42,134
Enrollment: 2,921

Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN · Public

Avg net price: $5,130
Net price (<$30K income): $1,419
Median debt: $21,710
Median earnings, 6yr: $39,714
Enrollment: 3,041

Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN · Public

Avg net price: $6,079
Net price (<$30K income): $1,432
Median debt: $21,229
Median earnings, 6yr: $48,439
Enrollment: 9,051

Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN · Public

Avg net price: $7,258
Net price (<$30K income): $5,532
Median debt: $10,727
Median earnings, 6yr: $32,680
Enrollment: 110,710

Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN · Public

Avg net price: $7,888
Net price (<$30K income): $3,782
Median debt: $19,684
Median earnings, 6yr: $42,290
Enrollment: 3,736

Indiana University-East Richmond, IN · Public

Avg net price: $8,134
Net price (<$30K income): $5,154
Median debt: $18,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $44,827
Enrollment: 3,203

Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN · Public

Avg net price: $8,653
Net price (<$30K income): $4,637
Median debt: $21,355
Median earnings, 6yr: $41,388
Enrollment: 4,631

Union Bible College Westfield, IN · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $10,110
Net price (<$30K income): $7,065
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 218

Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN · Public

Avg net price: $10,873
Net price (<$30K income): $6,455
Median debt: $24,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $41,047
Enrollment: 7,895

Vincennes University Vincennes, IN · Public

Avg net price: $11,225
Net price (<$30K income): $7,146
Median debt: $12,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $35,834
Enrollment: 19,795

Vincennes Beauty College Vincennes, IN · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $11,333
Net price (<$30K income): $10,763
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $19,807
Enrollment: 27

Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Public

Avg net price: $11,668
Net price (<$30K income): $5,701
Median debt: $20,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $47,173
Enrollment: 22,534

Christina and Company Education Center Lafayette, IN · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $11,821
Net price (<$30K income): $7,589
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 44

Kenny's Academy of Barbering Indianapolis, IN · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $12,456
Net price (<$30K income): $12,769
Median debt: $16,500
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 178

The Salon Professional Academy-Evansville Evansville, IN · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $12,867
Net price (<$30K income): $12,462
Median debt: $9,833
Median earnings, 6yr: $20,637
Enrollment: 162

University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN · Public

Avg net price: $12,923
Net price (<$30K income): $7,484
Median debt: $20,105
Median earnings, 6yr: $42,323
Enrollment: 9,488

Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN · Public

Avg net price: $13,171
Net price (<$30K income): $8,306
Median debt: $21,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $42,873
Enrollment: 7,206

Textures Institute of Cosmetology Indianapolis, IN · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $13,338
Net price (<$30K income): $13,338
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 19

Goshen College Goshen, IN · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $14,493
Net price (<$30K income): $12,761
Median debt: $22,974
Median earnings, 6yr: $43,218
Enrollment: 847

Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public

Avg net price: $14,600
Net price (<$30K income): $5,098
Median debt: $19,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $60,838
Enrollment: 58,658

Denmark College Merrillville, IN · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $14,739
Net price (<$30K income): $14,002
Median debt: $8,965
Median earnings, 6yr: $15,969
Enrollment: 175

Ball State University Muncie, IN · Public

Avg net price: $14,940
Net price (<$30K income): $7,834
Median debt: $23,250
Median earnings, 6yr: $44,394
Enrollment: 21,089

Oakland City University Oakland City, IN · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $15,210
Net price (<$30K income): $13,980
Median debt: $16,758
Median earnings, 6yr: $43,190
Enrollment: 640

Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Angola, IN · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $15,788
Net price (<$30K income): -
Median debt: $25,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $53,010
Enrollment: 9,868

#	College	Avg net price	Net price (<$30K income)	Median debt	Median earnings, 6yr	Enrollment
1	Taylor Institute of Cosmetology II Knox, IN · Private for-profit	$3,781	Aid covers full cost	-	$14,203	44
2	Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN · Public	$3,968	Aid covers full cost	$16,961	$42,134	2,921
3	Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN · Public	$5,130	$1,419	$21,710	$39,714	3,041
4	Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN · Public	$6,079	$1,432	$21,229	$48,439	9,051
5	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN · Public	$7,258	$5,532	$10,727	$32,680	110,710
6	Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN · Public	$7,888	$3,782	$19,684	$42,290	3,736
7	Indiana University-East Richmond, IN · Public	$8,134	$5,154	$18,000	$44,827	3,203
8	Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN · Public	$8,653	$4,637	$21,355	$41,388	4,631
9	Union Bible College Westfield, IN · Private nonprofit	$10,110	$7,065	-	-	218
10	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN · Public	$10,873	$6,455	$24,000	$41,047	7,895
11	Vincennes University Vincennes, IN · Public	$11,225	$7,146	$12,000	$35,834	19,795
12	Vincennes Beauty College Vincennes, IN · Private for-profit	$11,333	$10,763	-	$19,807	27
13	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Public	$11,668	$5,701	$20,000	$47,173	22,534
14	Christina and Company Education Center Lafayette, IN · Private for-profit	$11,821	$7,589	-	-	44
15	Kenny's Academy of Barbering Indianapolis, IN · Private for-profit	$12,456	$12,769	$16,500	-	178
16	The Salon Professional Academy-Evansville Evansville, IN · Private for-profit	$12,867	$12,462	$9,833	$20,637	162
17	University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN · Public	$12,923	$7,484	$20,105	$42,323	9,488
18	Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN · Public	$13,171	$8,306	$21,500	$42,873	7,206
19	Textures Institute of Cosmetology Indianapolis, IN · Private for-profit	$13,338	$13,338	-	-	19
20	Goshen College Goshen, IN · Private nonprofit	$14,493	$12,761	$22,974	$43,218	847
21	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public	$14,600	$5,098	$19,500	$60,838	58,658
22	Denmark College Merrillville, IN · Private for-profit	$14,739	$14,002	$8,965	$15,969	175
23	Ball State University Muncie, IN · Public	$14,940	$7,834	$23,250	$44,394	21,089
24	Oakland City University Oakland City, IN · Private nonprofit	$15,210	$13,980	$16,758	$43,190	640
25	Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Angola, IN · Private nonprofit	$15,788	-	$25,000	$53,010	9,868

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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.

Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 25 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for Indiana. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23

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Indiana's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

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