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Indiana Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) in Indiana. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.
Anderson University, has the lowest yield rate of 8.34% for academic year 2024-2025 in Indiana. Valparaiso University is positioned second with 9.63% yield and University of Evansville follows them with 11%. Next table shows the schools that have low yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the highest yield rates in Indiana.
Indiana Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Anderson University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAnderson, IN
8.34% 5,306 4,210 351 79.34%
2Valparaiso University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsValparaiso, IN
9.63% 6,199 5,544 534 89.43%
3University of Evansville
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsEvansville, IN
10.60% 5,044 3,914 415 77.60%
4University of Indianapolis
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsIndianapolis, IN
10.63% 10,891 7,242 770 66.50%
5Grace College and Theological Seminary
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWinona Lake, IN
11.01% 4,643 3,814 420 82.15%
6Butler University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsIndianapolis, IN
12.88% 9,471 8,058 1,038 85.08%
7DePauw University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGreencastle, IN
13.21% 6,683 3,822 505 57.19%
8Earlham College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRichmond, IN
13.91% 2,075 1,517 211 73.11%
9Hanover College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHanover, IN
14.39% 2,889 2,418 348 83.70%
10Indiana State University
Public, four-yearsTerre Haute, IN
14.46% 12,134 9,801 1,417 80.77%