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Best Business Programs Near Indianapolis for 2027

10 business schools near Indianapolis, from the metro and just beyond it, plus where they place in our statewide rankings for 2 fields. Every list is scored on graduation rate, cost, selectivity, and graduate earnings from federal IPEDS, College Scorecard, and BLS data.

Metro ranking
1
Programs analyzed
65
Schools ranked
10
Fields covered
2
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Business Programs in Indianapolis, in Brief

Indianapolis has too few business schools with a complete record for a list of its own, so the Indianapolis ranking compares 10 schools: four in the metro and the nearest beyond it, one row per school. Private schools make up most of the top ten; four are public, including Purdue University-Main Campus at #1.

Beyond the two metro lists, 4 Indianapolis-area schools appear in our statewide rankings for two fields, accounting the deepest with 4 ranked programs.

Of the business programs in Indianapolis, the largest school is Butler University, with 5,746 students. Marian University graduates the highest share of its students, 67%. University of Indianapolis is the most selective, admitting 66% of applicants.

Rankings Near Indianapolis

Rankings by Field Near Indianapolis

Statewide ranks, Indianapolis-area schools only.

Schools in the Most Indianapolis Rankings

By number of lists, then best rank.

  1. Butler University In 3 rankings · #2 in Bachelor's in Accounting, Indiana
  2. University of Indianapolis In 3 rankings · #4 in Bachelor's in Accounting, Indiana
  3. Franklin College In 2 rankings · #6 in Bachelor's in Accounting, Indiana
  4. Marian University In 2 rankings · #9 in Business schools
  5. Purdue University-Main Campus #1 in Business schools

Other Fields, Ranked Nationally

Business Programs in Indianapolis: Your Questions, Answered

What is the best business school in Indianapolis?

Purdue University-Main Campus ranks #1 on our Indianapolis business-school ranking with a 95.8 Program Score, ahead of Indiana University-Bloomington at 93.4. Scores weigh graduation rate, cost, selectivity and graduate earnings.

How many business schools are in the Indianapolis area?

65 accredited business programs in the Indianapolis metro, as the Census Bureau defines it, report to federal data, and four of its schools have the complete record we rank on, so the Indianapolis list adds the nearest schools outside the metro to make 10.

Which Indianapolis business school costs the least?

Ball State University has the lowest in-state undergraduate tuition on the Indianapolis list, $8,948 a year before aid, and ranks #7.

Can you study business online in Indianapolis?

Yes. One of the ten ranked Indianapolis-area and nearby schools offer the program online, including Ball State University.

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