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Summary of Indiana Colleges by SAT Score

More colleges are removing SAT scores as a "required item" from their application requirements, but still they are considering the SAT score in admission process. In Indiana, 30 colleges require or consider SAT score to determine admission eligibility.

SAT Percentile and Score Table

The 2025 Average SAT score Indiana colleges is 1,147. For public Indiana colleges, the average SAT score is 1,123 and the private colleges' average SAT score is 1,163.
The following table summarizes the number of colleges by SAT score for 30 colleges that require or consider the SAT score for admission. The large-font numbers in each cell mean the number of schools for corresponding score and school type and the small-font numbers below mean the percentile for that SAT score.
You can see the list of college in each SAT range by following the link on the SAT range.
Number of Indiana Colleges by 2025 SAT Score and Percentile
SAT ScoreTotalPublic CollegesPrivate Colleges
1500 or higher 1
97 to 99+
- 1
94 to 99+
1450 - 1500 - - -
1400 - 1450 1
93 to 97
- 1
89 to 94
1350 - 1400 1
90 to 93
1
92 to 99+
-
1300 - 1350 1
87 to 90
- 1
83 to 89
1250 - 1300 2
80 to 87
1
83 to 92
1
78 to 83
1200 - 1250 1
77 to 80
- 1
72 to 78
1150 - 1200 6
57 to 77
1
75 to 83
5
44 to 72
1100 - 1150 3
47 to 57
2
58 to 75
1
39 to 44
1050 - 1100 8
20 to 47
6
8 to 58
2
28 to 39
1000 - 1050 4
7 to 20
1
0 to 8
3
11 to 28
Below 1000 2
0 to 7
- 2
0 to 11

Indiana Colleges by SAT Score Chart

The following chart visualizes the SAT score distribution for Indiana colleges.
[Chart] Number of Colleges by SAT score and percentile

List of Indiana Colleges by SAT score

The table is sorted from highest to lowest SAT score for Indiana colleges, based on the most recent two years of data. A green number means the school's SAT score is higher than last year, while a red number means the score lower than last year.
30 Indiana Colleges SAT Scores
School NameSAT Average Score
2024-20252023-2024
University of Notre Dame
Private | Notre Dame, IN
1,520
+30 (2.01%)
1,490
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Private | Terre Haute, IN
1,420
+45 (3.27%)
1,375
Purdue University-Main Campus
Public | West Lafayette, IN
1,350
+25 (1.89%)
1,325
DePauw University
Private | Greencastle, IN
1,315
+30 (2.33%)
1,285
Indiana University-Bloomington
Public | Bloomington, IN
1,290
+5 (0.39%)
1,285
Butler University
Private | Indianapolis, IN
1,250
-20 (-1.57%)
1,270
Saint Mary's College
Private | Notre Dame, IN
1,220
+15 (1.24%)
1,205
Earlham College
Private | Richmond, IN
1,190
-81 (-6.37%)
1,271
Taylor University
Private | Upland, IN
1,190
-15 (-1.24%)
1,205
Hanover College
Private | Hanover, IN
1,180
+25 (2.16%)
1,155
Wabash College
Private | Crawfordsville, IN
1,170
-30 (-2.50%)
1,200
Valparaiso University
Private | Valparaiso, IN
1,160
-35 (-2.93%)
1,195
Ball State University
Public | Muncie, IN
1,160
-5 (-0.43%)
1,165
Franklin College
Private | Franklin, IN
1,140
+30 (2.70%)
1,110
University of Southern Indiana
Public | Evansville, IN
1,130
+10 (0.89%)
1,120
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Public | Indianapolis, IN
1,130
-5 (-0.44%)
1,135
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Public | Fort Wayne, IN
1,090
+15 (1.40%)
1,075
Grace College and Theological Seminary
Private | Winona Lake, IN
1,090
+15 (1.40%)
1,075
Indiana University-South Bend
Public | South Bend, IN
1,080
+10 (0.93%)
1,070
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Private | Marion, IN
1,080
+5 (0.47%)
1,075
Indiana University-Kokomo
Public | Kokomo, IN
1,060
-15 (-1.40%)
1,075
Indiana University-Southeast
Public | New Albany, IN
1,060
-40 (-3.64%)
1,100
Indiana University-Northwest
Public | Gary, IN
1,050
-5 (-0.47%)
1,055
Indiana University-East
Public | Richmond, IN
1,050
-65 (-5.83%)
1,115
Huntington University
Private | Huntington, IN
1,040
-55 (-5.02%)
1,095
Anderson University
Private | Anderson, IN
1,025
-30 (-2.84%)
1,055
Purdue University Northwest
Public | Hammond, IN
1,020
-10 (-0.97%)
1,030
Bethel University
Private | Mishawaka, IN
1,020
-45 (-4.23%)
1,065
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne
Private | Fort Wayne, IN
970
-55 (-5.37%)
1,025
Goshen College
Private | Goshen, IN
950
-42 (-4.23%)
992
Average1,147
-0 (-0.03%)
1,147