Indiana’s public colleges are accelerating program cuts and consolidations after the Indiana Commission for Higher Education reviewed offerings under a 2025 state law aimed at reducing low-enrollment programs. Reporting says the state requires institutions to restructure by the 2026–27 academic year, with no new students admitted to affected programs starting fall 2027. The review affects about 580 programs: roughly 370 will be merged or consolidated, while about 210 would be suspended or eliminated. The affected offerings represent about a quarter of Indiana public academic programs, but enroll only a small share of graduates—about 4%—according to the commission. Indiana Gov. Mike Braun backed the policy as aligning academic investment with “jobs of the future,” but higher education experts caution that purely enrollment- or outcomes-based program cuts can produce limited savings if service coursework is still required elsewhere. Institutions will now manage teach-out commitments and student pathway disruptions, including enabling currently enrolled students to complete degrees at their current institutions and seeking waivers for programs that do not meet cut thresholds.