INDIANAPOLIS — The cost of higher education will not climb any higher for Indiana's colleges and universities for the next two years.
Indiana Governor Mike Braun today revealed all fifteen of Indiana's public colleges and universities will freeze in-state undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees through the 2026-2027 academic year.
The freeze includes all Indiana University campuses, Purdue University, Ball State University, and two-year colleges such as Ivy Tech and Vincennes University.
"We need to start to where we're at least holding the cost down so it could be affordable for those who choose to pursue it," Braun said during an event Tuesday afternoon.
Lawrence Central High School guidance counselor Kaneasha Koebcke said the tuition freeze will be helpful to both her students and their parents.
"It helps us as counselors to help us focus students more on finding the university or college that is the perfect fit for them without having to worry about affordability," Koebcke said. "For our families, that is a burden which will be lifted, especially when helping them with planning."
Indiana's public universities have not planned to freeze tuition en masse since at least 2010. Purdue University has kept its in-season tuition frozen at just under $10,000 for 14 years.
"All of the other public universities have now said they could do it. I would say to them, 'Where were you when Purdue is now into its 13th year,'" Braun said. "Purdue is getting notoriety from many different directions, mostly from parents and students who like the value they're giving."
The colleges and universities which will not raise tuition through the 2026-2027 academic year are:
- Ball State University
- Indiana State University
- Indiana University Bloomington
- Indiana University East
- Indiana University Indianapolis
- Indiana University Kokomo
- Indiana University Northwest
- Indiana University South Bend
- Indiana University Southeast
- Ivy Tech Community College
- Purdue University West Lafayette
- Purdue University Fort Wayne
- Purdue University Northwest
- University of Southern Indiana
- Vincennes University
“The commitment made by all of Indiana's public colleges and universities puts students and parents first and demonstrates to the rest of the country that Indiana is a leader in providing a high quality education at an affordable price,” Braun said in a statement Tuesday morning.
Additional information can be found here.
