(WalletHub) With the first “early decision” college-application deadline looming on Nov. 1, and tuition and room and board at a four-year college costing around $27,000 – $55,000 per year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its 2022’s Best College & University Rankings report.

To help college-bound seniors make the most informed school choices, WalletHub compared over 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 30 key measures grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes. The data set ranges from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary.

Top 10 Colleges & Universities in Indiana

With that in mind, here’s a closer look at some of the top schools and how each performed in certain metrics:

School Snapshot: University of Notre Dame (1 = Best; 14 = Average; 28 = Worst):

• 1^st – Admission Rate
• 28^th – Net Cost
• 4^th – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 8^th – On-Campus Crime
• 7^th – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 1^st – Graduation Rate
• 1^st – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: DePauw University (1 = Best; 14 = Average; 28 = Worst):

• 10^th – Admission Rate
• 25^th – Net Cost
• 2^nd – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 27^th – On-Campus Crime
• 5^th – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 2^nd – Graduation Rate
• 5^th – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: Purdue University-Main Campus (1 = Best; 14 = Average; 28 = Worst):

• 8^th – Admission Rate
• 19^th – Net Cost
• 22^nd – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 5^th – On-Campus Crime
• 6^th – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 3^rd – Graduation Rate
• 4^th – Post-Attendance Median Salary

To view the full reports, please visit:

Best Colleges & Universities Overall: http://wallethub.com/edu/college-rankings/40750

Best Colleges: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-colleges-in-the-us-ranking/40748

Best Universities: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-universities-in-usa-ranking/39704