Colleges in Indiana on ‘Military Friendly’ List
Oakland City University in Gibson County is one of this year's recipients.
Nearly two dozen colleges and universities based in Indiana have been named "Military Friendly" by a national research organization. Victory Media Inc. bases the classification off of survey data on more than 10,000 schools throughout the country.
The categories with the most "weight" are: academic credibility, support on campus, admissions and orientation, graduation and retention rates, military student body composition and career outcome. To a lesser extent, it also considers factors such as government approvals, tuition assistance, flexibility and military spouse policies.
The Indiana-based schools on the list are:
- Ancilla College
- Ball State University
- Calumet College of St. Joseph
- Grace College & Seminary in Winona Lake
- Indiana State University
- Indiana Tech
- Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne
- Indiana Wesleyan University
- Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
- Manchester University
- Marian University
- Oakland City University
- Purdue University North Central
- Saint Joseph’s College of Indiana
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- Taylor University
- The University of Notre Dame – Mendoza College of Business
- University of Evansville
- University of Indianapolis
- University of Southern Indiana
- Valparaiso University
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