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Bloomington, IN
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Compare with Indiana Public Colleges

Compare with Indiana Public Colleges for Indiana University Bloomington
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$2,152 lower in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ball State University Muncie, IN	$1,062 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	$1,382 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN	$2,612 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN	$2,078 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Indiana Private Colleges

Compare with Indiana Private Colleges for Indiana University Bloomington
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$52,881 higher in-state tuition	67% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Butler University Indianapolis, IN	$35,416 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
DePauw University Greencastle, IN	$46,926 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$46,505 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Evansville Evansville, IN	$32,028 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Holy Cross College Notre Dame, IN	$24,456 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Taylor University Upland, IN	$28,346 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN	$41,086 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Indiana University Bloomington
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$5,592 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$4,314 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$1,100 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI	$541 lower in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Tennessee Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$1,668 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Miami University Oxford Oxford, OH	$6,017 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	$3,860 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$2,194 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$861 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Cincinnati Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$1,832 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Toledo Toledo, OH	$600 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	$4,643 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Missouri Columbia Columbia, MO	$2,693 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL	$12 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	$768 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Truman State University Kirksville, MO	$2,306 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	$2,840 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Indiana University Bloomington
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$55,354 higher in-state tuition	72% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$58,518 higher in-state tuition	74% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$56,178 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$41,566 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
DePaul University Chicago, IL	$33,855 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Belmont University Nashville, TN	$30,396 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO	$53,646 higher in-state tuition	66% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$36,996 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	$38,496 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$39,026 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Berry College Mount Berry, GA	$29,542 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$33,402 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$54,464 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$55,222 higher in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bradley University Peoria, IL	$30,016 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fisk University Nashville, TN	$13,714 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$54,856 higher in-state tuition	61% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$59,376 higher in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hope College Holland, MI	$29,826 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhodes College Memphis, TN	$44,966 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$43,616 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$40,242 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	$28,428 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
John Carroll University University Heights, OH	$38,356 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI	$27,206 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	$49,496 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
North Central College Naperville, IL	$33,582 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	$38,336 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI	$48,906 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kettering University Flint, MI	$36,326 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$27,656 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Beloit College Beloit, WI	$48,742 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL	$45,560 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	$25,006 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Centre College Danville, KY	$40,676 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH	$41,744 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Webster University Saint Louis, MO	$19,606 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The University of the South Sewanee, TN	$43,976 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Covenant College Lookout Mountain, GA	$29,896 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	$44,258 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Transylvania University Lexington, KY	$34,726 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Union University Jackson, TN	$27,881 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH	$21,956 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rust College Holly Springs, MS	$1,121 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Asbury University Wilmore, KY	$21,496 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN	$26,276 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL	$8,461 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Knox College Galesburg, IL	$45,759 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH	$25,014 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Indiana University Bloomington
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$6,488 lower in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Clemson University Clemson, SC	$3,410 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$8,500 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$3,804 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	$36 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Auburn University Auburn, AL	$746 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	$3,578 higher in-state tuition	49% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Washington Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$829 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$4,270 higher in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Texas A&M University College Station College Station, TX	$1,010 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$1,782 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	$3,522 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Davis Davis, CA	$4,630 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$4,666 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	$2,256 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$9,782 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$1,452 higher in-state tuition	47% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	$2,500 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$2,524 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$1,208 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$4,762 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$8,900 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$4,680 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	$3,046 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026