INDIANAPOLIS (WLKI) - In-state undergraduate students at each of Indiana's 15 public colleges and universities will see no increase in tuition or mandatory fees during the 2026-27 academic year.
The statewide tuition freeze is entering its second year as students return to campuses across Indiana.
According to Gov. Mike Braun's office, all 15 public institutions agreed to hold tuition and mandatory fees at existing levels for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 academic years.
"Hoosier students are returning to campus with tuition frozen at every public college and university in Indiana for the second year," Braun said.
Braun requested the freeze as part of an effort to reduce the cost of attending college for Indiana residents.
The governor called on the state's public institutions to identify efficiencies, eliminate redundant spending and streamline services without reducing the quality of education.
"In Indiana, your higher education dollar stretches further," Braun said.
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education unanimously endorsed the governor's recommendation.
State officials say this is the first time every public higher-education institution in Indiana has simultaneously frozen tuition and mandatory fees for two consecutive academic years.
The freeze applies to in-state undergraduate students at both main and regional campuses.
The participating institutions are Ball State University, Indiana State University, Ivy Tech Community College, the University of Southern Indiana and Vincennes University.
It also covers Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University Indianapolis, IU East, IU Kokomo, IU Northwest, IU South Bend and IU Southeast.
Purdue University West Lafayette, Purdue University Fort Wayne and Purdue University Northwest are also included.
The policy does not necessarily prevent the cost of attendance from changing in other areas. Housing, meal plans, books, transportation and optional charges are separate from tuition and mandatory fees.
Out-of-state students and graduate students are also not included in the statewide freeze announced by Braun.
The governor said Indiana's public institutions responded to his request by placing students and their families first while identifying ways to operate more efficiently.
The freeze holds the base cost of tuition and required fees steady through the end of the 2026-27 academic year.