Colleges with the smallest classes in Indiana
39 colleges ranked by student–faculty ratio
These 39 smallest-class colleges in Indiana, ranked by student–faculty ratio, run from 7:1 at Earlham College to 18:1 at Trine University. 13 are public and 26 are private.
| # | College | Type | Student:faculty | Undergrads | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earlham College Richmond, IN | Private | 7:1 | 612 | 74% |
| 2 | John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences South Bend, IN | Private | 8:1 | 289 | 100% |
| 3 | Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN | Private | 8:1 | 1,399 | 81% |
| 4 | Goshen College Goshen, IN | Private | 9:1 | 761 | 89% |
| 5 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Saint Mary of the Woods, IN | Private | 9:1 | 896 | 76% |
| 6 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | Private | 9:1 | 8,923 | 12% |
| 7 | Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN | Private | 9:1 | 845 | 63% |
| 8 | DePauw University Greencastle, IN | Private | 10:1 | 1,804 | 54% |
| 9 | Huntington University Huntington, IN | Private | 10:1 | 1,016 | 71% |
| 10 | University of Evansville Evansville, IN | Private | 10:1 | 1,477 | 78% |
| 11 | Butler University Indianapolis, IN | Private | 11:1 | 4,383 | 86% |
| 12 | Hanover College Hanover, IN | Private | 11:1 | 958 | 84% |
| 13 | Martin University Indianapolis, IN | Private | 11:1 | 164 | — |
| 14 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN | Private | 11:1 | 2,224 | 73% |
| 15 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN | Private | 11:1 | 1,599 | 98% |
| 16 | Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN | Private | 11:1 | 2,229 | 92% |
| 17 | Franklin College Franklin, IN | Private | 12:1 | 872 | 71% |
| 18 | Holy Cross College Notre Dame, IN | Private | 12:1 | 533 | 74% |
| 19 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN | Private | 12:1 | 1,927 | 82% |
| 20 | Oakland City University Oakland City, IN | Private | 12:1 | 470 | 68% |
| 21 | University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | Private | 12:1 | 3,147 | 73% |
| 22 | Calumet College of Saint Joseph Whiting, IN | Private | 13:1 | 560 | — |
| 23 | Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN | Public | 13:1 | 3,088 | 83% |
| 24 | Manchester University North Manchester, IN | Private | 13:1 | 895 | 91% |
| 25 | Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN | Public | 13:1 | 5,450 | 86% |
| 26 | Indiana University-East Richmond, IN | Public | 14:1 | 2,446 | 71% |
| 27 | Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | Public | 14:1 | 16,582 | 81% |
| 28 | Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN | Public | 14:1 | 2,308 | 85% |
| 29 | Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN | Public | 14:1 | 2,582 | 77% |
| 30 | Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN | Public | 14:1 | 3,807 | 86% |
| 31 | Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN | Public | 14:1 | 39,637 | 50% |
| 32 | Taylor University Upland, IN | Private | 14:1 | 1,890 | 76% |
| 33 | University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN | Public | 14:1 | 5,344 | 95% |
| 34 | Ball State University Muncie, IN | Public | 15:1 | 13,770 | 72% |
| 35 | Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, IN | Private | 16:1 | 1,361 | 57% |
| 36 | Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN | Public | 17:1 | 6,620 | 92% |
| 37 | Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN | Public | 17:1 | 5,786 | 71% |
| 38 | Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN | Public | 18:1 | 36,571 | 80% |
| 39 | Trine University Angola, IN | Private | 18:1 | 2,344 | 85% |
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