36 Best colleges for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Indiana, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Indiana ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 4.41M citations received by 206K academic papers made by 36 universities in Indiana was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Purdue University

West Lafayette

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#54 in the United States

#64 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

2. University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#70 in the United States

#83 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,474

3. Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#71 in the United States

#84 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 83%

4. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indianapolis

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#94 in the United States

#110 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

5. Ball State University

Muncie

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#221 in the United States

#253 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

6. University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#313 in the United States

#352 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $22,283
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,961

7. Indiana State University

Terre Haute

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#326 in the United States

#365 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $10,802
Enrollment: 8,658

8. Manchester University

North Manchester

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#373 in the United States

#419 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Net Price: $18,024
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,535

9. Valparaiso University

Valparaiso

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#378 in the United States

#425 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $22,755

10. Butler University

Indianapolis

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#437 in the United States

#486 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $37,399

11. Purdue University Northwest

Hammond

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#475 in the United States

#526 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 86%

12. DePauw University

Greencastle

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#579 in the United States

#635 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,486

13. University of Southern Indiana

Evansville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#627 in the United States

#686 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

14. Hanover College

Hanover

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#654 in the United States

#717 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,599

15. Saint Mary's College

Notre Dame

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#686 in the United States

#751 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1214
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,960

16. University of Evansville

Evansville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#715 in the United States

#780 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1173
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $19,301

17. Wabash College

Crawfordsville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#739 in the United States

#804 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1221
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,976

18. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Terre Haute

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#755 in the United States

#823 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1387
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $41,678

19. Earlham College

Richmond

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#894 in the United States

#965 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $25,746

20. Taylor University

Upland

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#941 in the United States

#1013 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,366

21. Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

Marion

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1027 in the United States

#1101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $15,936
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $6,179

22. Vincennes University

Vincennes

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1068 in the United States

#1144 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $11,186
Enrollment: 16,773

23. Marian University - Indiana

Indianapolis

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1120 in the United States

#1196 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $22,554
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,904

24. Goshen College

Goshen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1147 in the United States

#1223 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $19,267

25. Martin University

Indianapolis

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1160 in the United States

#1236 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $15,271
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,803

26. Huntington University

Huntington

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1195 in the United States

#1271 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $20,066

27. Franklin College

Franklin

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1209 in the United States

#1287 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $20,791

28. Anderson University - Indiana

Anderson

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1210 in the United States

#1288 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,459

29. Saint Meinrad School of Theology

St. Meinrad

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1259 in the United States

#1337 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 175
Male:Female: 86:14

30. Christian Theological Seminary

Indianapolis

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1347 in the United States

#1428 in North America

Enrollment: 152
Male:Female: 32:68

31. Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

Elkhart

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1572 in the United States

#1661 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 132
Male:Female: 55:45

32. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Saint Mary of the Woods

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1594 in the United States

#1683 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $17,358

33. Indiana Institute of Technology

Fort Wayne

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1598 in the United States

#1687 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Net Price: $22,179
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,813

34. Trine University

Angola

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1663 in the United States

#1754 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Net Price: $24,276
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $24,645

35. Grace College and Theological Seminary

Winona Lake

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1693 in the United States

#1784 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $18,317

36. American College of Education

Indianapolis

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1715 in the United States

#1806 in North America

Enrollment: 10,003
Male:Female: 23:77

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Illinois	79	14
Kentucky	29	57
Ohio	66	19
Tennessee	39	45
Michigan	45	4
West Virginia	20	121
Missouri	41	39
Wisconsin	35	13
Iowa	33	43
Virginia	42	38
North Carolina	49	21
Pennsylvania	113	11
Arkansas	18	143
District of Columbia	13	52
Alabama	28	82
South Carolina	32	66
Georgia	51	41
Maryland	27	9
Mississippi	15	180
Minnesota	30	18
Delaware	4	97
New York	144	6
New Jersey	29	24
Kansas	20	75
Louisiana	26	76
Oklahoma	22	108
Connecticut	22	10
Nebraska	14	88
Vermont	12	123
Massachusetts	74	1
South Dakota	10	324
Rhode Island	9	60
New Hampshire	13	90
Florida	69	29
North Dakota	9	211
Maine	16	200
Texas	85	20
Colorado	24	53
New Mexico	9	95
Montana	9	165
Utah	11	44
Arizona	10	28
Idaho	7	192
Nevada	8	148
Washington	37	5
Oregon	20	96
California	143	2
Puerto Rico	15	406
Alaska	4	227
Hawaii	7	107