Indiana Schools Ranked Among ‘Top Colleges’

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A list of the nation’s best colleges and universities includes six Indiana schools in the top 200. Forbes says the Top Colleges ranking, in its 10th year, is "ROI-centric" and focuses on factors including alumni salary, graduation rate and student satisfaction. The publication ranks 650 colleges.

Debt incurred by students was also a contributing factor in the rankings.

The University of Notre Dame is the only Indiana school in the top 100. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, DePauw University, Earlham College and Purdue University round out the top five highest-ranked in the state. This year’s top five nationally are Harvard University, Stanford University, Yale University, Princeton University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The top-ranked colleges in Indiana are:

• 26. University of Notre Dame
• 116. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• 117. DePauw University
• 135. Earlham College
• 143. Purdue University
• 147. Indiana University
• 214. Wabash College
• 222. Taylor University
• 247. Butler University
• 272. Saint Mary’s College
• 311. University of Evansville
• 333. Hanover College
• 337. Valparaiso University
• 338. Goshen College
• 440. Huntington University
• 501. Ball State University
• 568. Anderson University
• 596. IUPUI
• 626. Indiana State University

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