List of colleges and universities in Indiana explained

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.

Institutions

+ List of active institutions
School	Location	Control	Type	Enrollment^[1] (Fall 2022)	Founded	Accreditation^[2]	Nickname	Primary athletic association and conference (varsity sports)	Secondary athletic conference(s)(varsity sports)
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary	Elkhart	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution	132	1958^[3]	ATSCA, HLC
Anderson University	Anderson	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	1,290	1917^[4]	HLC, ATSCA, CCNE, NASM, TCATE, NLNAC	Ravens and Lady Ravens	NCAA Division III – Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Ball State University	Muncie	Public	Research university	19,777	1918^[5]	HLC, ADA, APA, ASHA, CCNE, CELPA, NASAD, NASD, NASM, NAST, TCATE, NLNAC	Cardinals	NCAA Division I FBS – Mid-American Conference	Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (men's volleyball)
Bethany Theological Seminary	Richmond	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution	79	1905^[6]	ATSCA, HLC
Bethel University	Mishawaka	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	1,292	1947^[7]	HLC, NASM, TCATE, NLNAC	Pilots	NAIA – CrossroadsNCCAA Division I – North Central	Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (men's and women's swimming and diving)Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (women's lacrosse, men's volleyball)
Butler University	Indianapolis	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	5,525	1855^[8]	HLC, ACPE, NASD, NASM, NAST, TCATE	Bulldogs	NCAA Division I – Big East Conference	Pioneer Football League (FCS football)
Calumet College of St. Joseph	Whiting	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	658	1951^[9]	HLC, TCATE	Crimson Wave	NAIA – Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference	Midwest Sprint Football League (sprint football)
Christian Theological Seminary	Indianapolis	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution	152	1924^[10]	ATSCA, HLC, AAMFT
College of Court Reporting	Hobart	Private for-profit	Associate's college	186	1984^[11]	ACICS
Concordia Theological Seminary	Fort Wayne	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution	294	1846^[12]	ATSCA, HLC
Crossroads Bible College	Indianapolis	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution			ABHE
DePauw University	Greencastle	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	1,752	1837^[13]	HLC, NASM	Tigers	NCAA Division III – North Coast Athletic Conference
DeVry University–Indiana	Indianapolis	Private for-profit	Special-focus institution		1931^[14]	HLC
Earlham College	Richmond	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	677	1847^[15]	HLC, ATSCA	Quakers	NCAA Division III – Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Franklin College	Franklin	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	959	1834^[16]	HLC, TCATE	Grizzlies	NCAA Division III – Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Goshen College	Goshen	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	768	1894^[17]	HLC, CCNE, TCATE	Maple Leafs	NAIA – Crossroads	Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (men's volleyball)
Grace College & Seminary	Winona Lake	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	2,065	1937/1948^[18]	HLC, ATSCA, TCATE	Lancers	NAIA – CrossroadsNCCAA Division I – Midwest
Hanover College	Hanover	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	1,124	1827^[19]	HLC, TCATE	Panthers	NCAA Division III – Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Holy Cross College	Notre Dame	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	434	1966^[20]	HLC	Saints	NAIA – Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Huntington University	Huntington	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	1,472	1897^[21]	HLC, CCNE, TCATE	Foresters	NAIA – CrossroadsNCCAA Division I – Midwest
Indiana Institute of Technology	Fort Wayne	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	5,199	1930^[22]	HLC, ABET, IACBE	Warriors	NAIA – Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference	Mid-South Conference (wrestling)American Collegiate Hockey Association (men's ice hockey)
Indiana State University	Terre Haute	Public	Doctoral/professional university	8,658	1865^[23]	HLC, ADA, APA, ASHA, NASAD, NASM, TCATE, NLNAC	Sycamores	NCAA Division I – Missouri Valley Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference (FCS football)
Indiana University Bloomington	Bloomington	Public	Research university	47,005	1820^[24]	HLC, ABA, ADA, AOA, APA, ASHA, CELPA, CEPH, NASAD, NASM, NAST, TCATE	Hoosiers	NCAA Division I FBS – Big Ten Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (women's water polo)
Indiana University East	Richmond	Public	Master's university	3,039	1971^[25]	HLC, TCATE, NLNAC	Red Wolves	NAIA – River States Conference
Indiana University Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne	Public	Unclassified		2018	HLC, ADA, JRCERT, NASM, NAST, TCATE, NLNAC	Red Foxes
Indiana University Kokomo	Kokomo	Public	Master's university	2,846	1945^[26]	HLC, CCNE, JRCERT, TCATE, NLNAC	Cougars	NAIA – River States Conference
Indiana University Northwest	Gary	Public	Master's university	3,198	1963^[27]	HLC, ADA, CCNE, JRCERT, TCATE, NLNAC	Red Hawks	NAIA – Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Public	Research university	25,979	1969^[28]	HLC, ABA, ADA, AOTA, APTA, APA, CAHME, CCNE, CEPH, JRCERT, JRCNMT, LCME, NASAD, NASM, NLNAC	Jaguars	NCAA Division I – Horizon League
Indiana University – Purdue University Columbus	Columbus	Public	Unclassified		1970	HLC	Crimson Pride	NAIA – River States Conference
Indiana University South Bend	South Bend	Public	Master's university	4,326	1916	HLC, ADA, CCNE, JRCERT, MACTE, TCATE	Titans	NAIA – Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Indiana University Southeast	New Albany	Public	Master's university	3,672	1941^[29]	HLC, CCNE, TCATE	Grenadiers	NAIA – River States Conference
Indiana Wesleyan University	Marion	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	12,615	1920^[30]	ATSCA, HLC, CCNE, NASM, TCATE	Wildcats	NAIA – Crossroads	Mid-States Football Association (football)Mid-South Conference (women's swimming)
International Business College–Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Private for-profit	Associate's college	167	1889^[31]	ACICS, ADA
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana	Statewide (45 locations)^[32]	Public	Associate's college	89,705	1963	HLC, ABFSE, JRCERT, NLNAC
Lincoln Tech	Indianapolis	Private for-profit	Associate's college	889	1946	ACCSC^[33]
Manchester University	North Manchester	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	1,217	1860^[34]	HLC, ACPE, TCATE	Spartans	NCAA Division III – Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Marian University	Indianapolis	Private not-for-profit	Doctoral/professional university	3,928	1851^[35]	HLC, AOA, CCNE, TCATE	Knights	NAIA – Crossroads	Mid-States Football Association (football)
Martin University	Indianapolis	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	187	1977	HLC
Mid-America College of Funeral Service	Jeffersonville	Private for-profit	Special-focus institution	352		ABFSE
Oakland City University	Oakland City	Private not-for-profit	Doctoral/professional university	880	1885	HLC, ATSCA, TCATE	Mighty Oaks	NAIA – River States ConferenceNCCAA Division I – Mideast	Midwest Sprint Football League (sprint football)
Purdue University	West Lafayette	Public	Research university	51,528	1869	HLC, ACPE, ADA, APA, ASHA, AVMA, CCNE, NAST, TCATE	Boilermakers	NCAA Division I FBS – Big Ten Conference
Purdue University Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne	Public	Master's university	9,069	2018		Mastodons	NCAA Division I – Horizon League	Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (men's volleyball)
Purdue University Global	Statewide (online)	Public benefit corporation	Online Doctoral/professional university	45,125	2018	HLC
Purdue University Northwest	Hammond Westville	Public	Master's university	8,911	1946	HLC, TCATE, NLNAC	Pride	NCAA Division II – Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Terre Haute	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution	2,188	1874	HLC	Fightin' Engineers	NCAA Division III – Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Saint Mary's College	Notre Dame	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	1,519	1844	HLC, CCNE, NASAD, NASM, TCATE	Belles	NCAA Division III – Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College	Saint Mary-Of-The-Woods	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	1,147	1840	HLC, NASM, TCATE	Pomeroys	NAIA – River States Conference	Midwest Sprint Football League (sprint football)Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (equestrian)
Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology	Saint Meinrad	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution	175	1857	HLC, ATS
Taylor University	Upland	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	2,221	1846	HLC, CELPA, NASM, TCATE, ABET	Trojans	NAIA – Crossroads	Mid-States Football Association(football)
Trine University	Angola	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	8,432	1884	HLC, TCATE	Thunder	NCAA Division III – Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (men's and women's ice hockey) Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (men's volleyball)
University of Evansville	Evansville	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	2,017	1854	HLC, APTA, NASM, TCATE, NLNAC	Purple Aces	NCAA Division I – Missouri Valley Conference
University of Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Private not-for-profit	Doctoral/professional university	5,018	1902	HLC, MEAC, AOTA, APTA, APA, CCNE, NASAD, NASM, TCATE, NLNAC	Greyhounds	NCAA Division II – Great Lakes Valley Conference
University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame	Private not-for-profit	Research university	13,105	1842	HLC, ABA, APA, ATS	Fighting Irish	NCAA Division I – Atlantic Coast Conference	FBS independents (football)Big Ten Conference (men's ice hockey)
University of Saint Francis	Fort Wayne	Private not-for-profit	Master's university	1,903	1890	HLC, APTA, CCNE, JRCERT, NASAD, TCATE, NLNAC	Cougars	NAIA – Crossroads	Mid-States Football Association (football)
University of Southern Indiana	Evansville	Public	Master's university	9,178	1965	HLC, AACSB, ABET, ADA, ADA, AOTA, CCNE, JRCERT, NASAD, TCATE	Screaming Eagles	NCAA Division I – Ohio Valley Conference	Summit League (men's soccer, men's swimming, men's diving)Horizon League (men's tennis)
Valparaiso University	Valparaiso	Private not-for-profit	Doctoral/professional university	2,958	1859	HLC, ABA, CCNE, NASM, TCATE	Beacons	NCAA Division I – Missouri Valley Conference	Pioneer Football League (FCS football)Conference USA (women's bowling)Mid-American Conference (men's swimming)
Veritas Baptist College^[36]	Greendale	Private not-for-profit	Special-focus institution		1994	DEAC
Wabash College	Crawfordsville	Private not-for-profit	Baccalaureate college	835	1832	HLC, TCATE	Little Giants	NCAA Division III – North Coast Athletic Conference	Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (men's volleyball)

Key

Abbreviation	Accrediting agency
AACSB	Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
AAMFT	American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
AANA	American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
ABA	American Bar Association
ABET	Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
ABFSE	American Board of Funeral Service Education
	Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
AOA	American Osteopathic Association
AVMA	American Veterinary Medical Association
ACICS	Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
ACPE	Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
AALE	American Academy for Liberal Education
ADA	American Dental Association
AOTA	American Occupational Therapy Association
AOA	American Optometric Association
APTA	American Physical Therapy Association
APA	American Psychological Association
ASHA	American Speech–Language–Hearing Association
AARTS	Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools
ABHE	Association for Biblical Higher Education
ATSCA	Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
CAHME	Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education
CCNE	Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
CELPA	Commission on English Language Program Accreditation
CMTA	Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation
CEPH	Council on Education for Public Health
DEAC	Distance Education Accreditation Commission
IACBE	International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
JRCERT	Joint Review Committee on Education Programs in Radiologic Technology
LCME	Liaison Committee on Medical Education
MEAC	Midwifery Education Accreditation Council
NASAD	National Association of Schools of Art and Design
NASD	National Association of Schools of Dance
NASM	National Association of Schools of Music
NAST	National Association of Schools of Theatre
HLC	Higher Learning Commission
NCATE	National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
NLNAC	National League for Nursing

Former institutions

• Ancilla College
• Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne
• International Business College
• MedTech College
• Purdue University Calumet
• Purdue University North Central
• Saint Joseph's College (Rensselaer, Indiana)
• 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

External links

• Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Indiana

Notes and References

1. Web site: College Navigator. 2024-02-15. nces.ed.gov.
2. Web site: College Navigator . . April 2, 2014.
3. News: History of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary . . April 6, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150403030123/https://www.ambs.edu/about/History.cfm . 2015-04-03 . dead .
4. News: Anderson University Info . . April 6, 2014.
5. News: History . . April 6, 2014.
6. News: About Bethany . . April 6, 2014.
7. News: History of Bethel College . . April 6, 2014.
8. News: About Butler . . April 6, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140331063028/http://www.butler.edu/about/ . March 31, 2014 .
9. News: About Calumet College of St. Joseph . . April 6, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407094837/http://www.ccsj.edu/aboutccsj/history.html . 2014-04-07 . dead .
10. News: History + Mission . . April 6, 2014.
11. News: History . . April 6, 2014.
12. News: About . . April 6, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140412115116/http://www.ctsfw.edu/page.aspx?pid=242 . 2014-04-12 . dead .
13. News: History & Traditions . . April 6, 2014.
14. News: DeVry University Historical Timeline . . April 6, 2014.
15. News: History . . April 6, 2014.
16. News: About FC . . April 6, 2014.
17. News: History of Goshen College . . April 6, 2014.
18. News: History of Grace . . April 6, 2014.
19. News: History & Tradition . . April 6, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140214143801/http://www.hanover.edu/about/history . 2014-02-14 . dead .
20. News: About Holy Cross . . April 25, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140426235739/http://www.hcc-nd.edu/home/1/About-Holy-Cross . 2014-04-26 . dead .
21. News: About Huntington . . April 25, 2014.
22. News: The History of Indiana Tech . . April 25, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140427010204/http://www.indianatech.edu/About/Pages/History.aspx . 2014-04-27 . dead .
23. News: Get to Know Us . . April 25, 2014.
24. News: History . . April 25, 2014.
25. News: Historical Timeline . . April 25, 2014.
26. News: History . . April 25, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140427010037/http://www.iuk.edu/about/history.shtml . 2014-04-27 . dead .
27. News: About Us . . April 25, 2014.
28. News: The History of IUPUI . . April 25, 2014.
29. News: History & Traditions . . April 25, 2014.
30. News: IWU Story . . April 25, 2014.
31. News: International Business College: Fort Wayne, IN . . April 25, 2014.
32. Web site: Locations - Ivy Tech Community College . Ivy Tech Community College . 16 March 2024.
33. Web site: Accreditation . www.lincolntech.edu . Lincoln Tech . 16 March 2024 . en.
34. News: Manchester University History . . April 25, 2014.
35. News: History . . April 25, 2014.
36. Web site: Home . 2024-05-11 . Veritas Baptist College . en-US.