Indiana ranking · Clery-reported enrollment 2024

The Biggest Colleges in Indiana

The 50 largest of the 102 Indiana colleges and universities that report an enrolment to the U.S. Department of Education, ranked biggest first. Total enrolment counts online and distance students, so an institution with a large virtual programme can outrank a bigger physical campus.

110,710
Largest in Indiana
102
Institutions reporting
322
Median Indiana institution
#15
of 51 states by enrolment

Ivy Tech Community College is the largest institution in Indiana with 110,710 students

According to U.S. Department of Education campus-safety enrollment filings for 2024, Ivy Tech Community College leads Indiana at 110,710 students, and the five largest hold 59.8% of state enrollment. This list covers the 50 largest of 102 reporting institutions. Totals include online learners, so a large virtual programme can outrank a bigger physical campus.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey

Largest in Indiana
110,710
Institutions reporting
102
State students in top 5
59.8%
Median Indiana institution
322

Indiana in one line

Ivy Tech Community College is the largest institution in Indiana with 110,710 students, about 344x the 322 of the median institution in the state. 59.8% of every student in the state is enrolled at just these five institutions, so Indiana's higher education is concentrated at the top.

110,710
students at Ivy Tech Community College
59.8%
of state students, in the top 5
436,964
students enrolled across Indiana
346
the #50 cutoff

Enrollment is total students reported in the OPE campus-safety disclosure for 2024, including online and distance learners. IPEDS supplies institution location and sector. The incident column is reported on-campus Clery Act incidents per 1,000 enrolled students.

Size joined to safety

These 50 largest institutions enroll 98.4% of Indiana's students; the other 52 reporting institutions hold the remaining 1.6%. Among the 30 mid-to-large campuses on this list, 14 sit below the 1.58 national median incident rate, and 2 also appear in the national safest-50.

98.4%
of state students, in these 50
14
below 1.58 national median /1k
2
also in national safest-50
0.12
Ivy Tech Community College rate /1k

Incident rates are on-campus Clery Criminal Offenses and VAWA reports per 1,000 enrolled students for campuses with enrollment ≥ 2,000 and a national safety rank. A lower rate is not a personal safety verdict, reporting culture and online enrollment dilute raw counts. See /rankings/safest-campuses for the size-fair national list.

Showing the top 50 of 102 Indiana institutions by enrollment (429,889 of 436,964 students, 98.4%). The remaining 52 reporting institutions enroll 1.6% of the state total and are omitted from this capped ranking, not from the underlying federal tables.

What this ranking shows about Indiana

Indiana ranks 15th by total enrolment among the states and DC, roughly mid-table nationally. Only 15 of the 102 institutions reporting enrolment here are public; Indiana educates an unusually large share of its students in private institutions.

Ranking by total enrolment puts institutions with large online programmes above institutions with larger physical campuses, because a virtual student body is not limited by classrooms or housing. A list of the biggest campuses by students physically present would order differently, and neither list is more correct, because they answer different questions. Enrolment here is the total headcount an institution reported to the federal OPE reporting cohort, which counts undergraduate and graduate students together and makes no distinction between full-time and part-time study. A university with a very large part-time or continuing-education population can therefore outrank one with more students on campus on any given weekday.

The incident-rate column is here because institution size changes how a raw incident count should be read, not because a larger university is more or less safe. Two institutions with the same number of reported incidents are not comparable if one enrols five times as many students, so the column expresses incidents per thousand enrolled. A rate still reflects reporting practice as much as underlying risk: an institution that encourages reporting and investigates thoroughly can record more incidents than one that does neither, and that is the opposite of what a naive reading suggests. Institutions where most students study online show diluted rates, because the denominator counts students who never set foot on a campus. Read the column as context for the size ranking, never as a safety verdict, and see our methodology for how both figures are assembled. For the same institutions ranked by cost rather than size, see the cheapest colleges rankings, or browse every institution we hold a record for.

Comparing states? See the 50 largest universities in the US, or this state's campus safety profile.

The bar to make Indiana's top-50 list is 346 students. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 102 Indiana institutions reporting enrollment:

The bar to make Indiana's top-50 list

Clery-reported enrollment · 102 Indiana institutions · 2024

346 Top 49% higher than 51% of 102 Indiana institutions

Show national distribution 0–8,000: 91 Indiana institutions (89%). This entry sits in this band. 8,000–16,000: 5 Indiana institutions (5%). Above this entry. 16,000–24,000: 3 Indiana institutions (3%). Above this entry. 24,000–32,000: 0 Indiana institutions (0%). Above this entry. 32,000–40,000: 0 Indiana institutions (0%). Above this entry. 40,000–48,000: 0 Indiana institutions (0%). Above this entry. 48,000–56,000: 1 Indiana institutions (1%). Above this entry. 56,000–64,000: 1 Indiana institutions (1%). Above this entry. 64,000–72,000: 0 Indiana institutions (0%). Above this entry. 72,000–80,000: 1 Indiana institutions (1%). Above this entry. #50 cutoff 0 80,000 every Indiana institution, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more Indiana institutions. 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, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey · 2024

The 50 largest of Indiana's 102 institutions

14
Butler UniversityIndianapolis, IN · Private nonprofit
Enrollment
5,746
Incidents /1k
5.74
16
Trine UniversityAngola, IN · Private nonprofit
Enrollment
4,646
Incidents /1k
1.72
19
Marian UniversityIndianapolis, IN · Private nonprofit
Enrollment
3,486
Incidents /1k
2.01
31
DePauw UniversityGreencastle, IN · Private nonprofit
Enrollment
1,917
Incidents /1k
3.13
36
Hanover CollegeHanover, IN · Private nonprofit
Enrollment
1,243
Incidents /1k
5.63
38
Bethel UniversityMishawaka, IN · Private nonprofit
Enrollment
1,167
Incidents /1k
0.86
42
Franklin CollegeFranklin, IN · Private nonprofit
Enrollment
985
Incidents /1k
14.21
43
Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville, IN · Private nonprofit
Enrollment
866
Incidents /1k
0.00
44
Goshen CollegeGoshen, IN · Private nonprofit
Enrollment
847
Incidents /1k
8.26
45
Earlham CollegeRichmond, IN · Private nonprofit
Enrollment
753
Incidents /1k
10.62
#InstitutionEnrollmentIncidents /1k
1Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, IN · Public110,710100% of the leader · rank #10.12
2Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN · Public58,65853% of the leader · rank #23.51
3Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN · Public48,42444% of the leader · rank #36.53
4Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · Public22,53420% of the leader · rank #436.92
5Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN · Public21,08919% of the leader · rank #51.80
6Vincennes UniversityVincennes, IN · Public19,79518% of the leader · rank #60.40
7Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, IN · Private nonprofit14,33113% of the leader · rank #70.00
8University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN · Private nonprofit13,04212% of the leader · rank #85.44
9Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional CampusesAngola, IN · Private nonprofit9,8689% of the leader · rank #90.10
10University of Southern IndianaEvansville, IN · Public9,4889% of the leader · rank #100.95
11Purdue University NorthwestHammond, IN · Public9,0518% of the leader · rank #110.44
12Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, IN · Public7,8957% of the leader · rank #126.97
13Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, IN · Public7,2067% of the leader · rank #131.67
14Butler UniversityIndianapolis, IN · Private nonprofit5,7465% of the leader · rank #145.74
15University of IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · Private nonprofit5,0005% of the leader · rank #155.00
16Trine UniversityAngola, IN · Private nonprofit4,6464% of the leader · rank #161.72
17Indiana University-South BendSouth Bend, IN · Public4,6314% of the leader · rank #177.77
18Indiana University-SoutheastNew Albany, IN · Public3,7364% of the leader · rank #189.90
19Marian UniversityIndianapolis, IN · Private nonprofit3,4864% of the leader · rank #192.01
20Indiana University-EastRichmond, IN · Public3,2034% of the leader · rank #200.00
21Indiana University-NorthwestGary, IN · Public3,0414% of the leader · rank #210.33
22Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, IN · Public2,9214% of the leader · rank #221.37
23Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional StudiesFort Wayne, IN · Private nonprofit2,7794% of the leader · rank #230.00
24Indiana Institute of TechnologyFort Wayne, IN · Private nonprofit2,7704% of the leader · rank #245.42
25Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, IN · Private nonprofit2,5794% of the leader · rank #253.88
26Taylor UniversityUpland, IN · Private nonprofit2,5484% of the leader · rank #260.78
27Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, IN · Private nonprofit2,3344% of the leader · rank #270.00
28Grace College and Theological SeminaryWinona Lake, IN · Private nonprofit2,3044% of the leader · rank #280.43
29Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, IN · Private nonprofit2,2044% of the leader · rank #291.36
30University of EvansvilleEvansville, IN · Private nonprofit2,1144% of the leader · rank #306.62
31DePauw UniversityGreencastle, IN · Private nonprofit1,9174% of the leader · rank #313.13
32Huntington UniversityHuntington, IN · Private nonprofit1,7764% of the leader · rank #320.00
33University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneFort Wayne, IN · Private nonprofit1,7634% of the leader · rank #330.00
34Saint Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, IN · Private nonprofit1,6014% of the leader · rank #340.62
35Manchester UniversityNorth Manchester, IN · Private nonprofit1,2764% of the leader · rank #3510.19
36Hanover CollegeHanover, IN · Private nonprofit1,2434% of the leader · rank #365.63
37Anderson UniversityAnderson, IN · Private nonprofit1,2284% of the leader · rank #372.44
38Bethel UniversityMishawaka, IN · Private nonprofit1,1674% of the leader · rank #380.86
39Saint Mary-of-the-Woods CollegeSaint Mary of the Woods, IN · Private nonprofit1,1594% of the leader · rank #390.00
40MyComputerCareer at IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · Private for-profit1,1444% of the leader · rank #400.00
41Lincoln College of Technology-IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · Private for-profit1,0524% of the leader · rank #410.00
42Franklin CollegeFranklin, IN · Private nonprofit9854% of the leader · rank #4214.21
43Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville, IN · Private nonprofit8664% of the leader · rank #430.00
44Goshen CollegeGoshen, IN · Private nonprofit8474% of the leader · rank #448.26
45Earlham CollegeRichmond, IN · Private nonprofit7534% of the leader · rank #4510.62
46John Patrick University of Health and Applied SciencesSouth Bend, IN · Private for-profit6744% of the leader · rank #460.00
47Holy Cross CollegeNotre Dame, IN · Private nonprofit6614% of the leader · rank #470.00
48Calumet College of Saint JosephWhiting, IN · Private nonprofit6584% of the leader · rank #481.52
49Oakland City UniversityOakland City, IN · Private nonprofit6404% of the leader · rank #490.00
50Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · Private for-profit3464% of the leader · rank #500.00

What to do with this

Size is a starting filter for Indiana, not a verdict on any institution.

Institutions below the reporting floor, or without enrolment in the Campus Safety and Security Survey cohort for 2024, do not appear on this list. IPEDS supplies classification and location.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education Campus Safety and Security Survey (enrollment and Clery disclosures), joined to the IPEDS institutional directory (location and classification)

Every figure on PlainCampus is rendered directly from federal Clery Act source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Every figure on this page is computed at request time from the federal source tables; no ranking position or count is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-11.

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