Best Real Estate Courses & Schools in Indiana (2026)

Indiana requires 90 hours of pre-licensing education, capped off with a school-administered exam requiring a minimum score of 75% to earn your Certificate of Completion.

Under IREC rules, you have exactly 1 year from the date on your 90-hour course completion certificate to pass both sections of the state licensing exam. If 365 days pass and you haven’t passed the state exam, your education certificate expires, and state law requires you to retake the entire 90-hour course from scratch. Look for a school package that provides ongoing access to simulated, timed practice tests so you can transition directly from your course into taking the state exam without delay.

Indiana eliminated the traditional “Salesperson” license back in 2014. Your very first license is an entry-level Broker license, but you still have to work under an active Managing Broker until you accumulate 2 years of experience and earn the Managing Broker designation yourself.

Studying online at your own pace, it’s genuinely possible to finish the 90-hour course and pass the state exam in as little as 7 weeks. Add time for finding a Managing Broker and processing your application, and most people are licensed within 3 to 4 months total.

Most agents describe it as challenging — unofficial estimates put first-time pass rates around 59% to 64%. The exam has 125 questions — 75 national and 50 Indiana-specific — and you’ll need a minimum score of 75% to pass.

You only need to retake the section you failed, not the whole exam — just reschedule with Pearson VUE and pay the $55 fee again for that section. If you don’t pass both sections within one year of your first attempt, you’ll need to resubmit a new license application.

Indiana doesn’t publish a specific limit on retakes — you can keep retaking a failed section by paying the $55 fee each time, as long as you pass both sections within one year of your first attempt.

125 multiple-choice questions total: 75 on the national section and 50 on the Indiana-specific section, confirmed directly by Pearson VUE’s official content outline. You’ll have 4 hours to complete it, administered in person only.

75%, which works out to roughly 56 of 75 correct on the national section and 38 of 50 correct on the state section, since each section must be passed independently.

Take as many practice exams as you can — repetition is what turns recognition into recall. Since each section must be passed independently, don’t neglect the 50-question state-specific section just because the national section carries more questions.

Most Indiana-approved pre-licensing courses include practice exams as part of the coursework. Pearson VUE also sells an official $19.95 practice test covering the general portion. For additional free practice questions, check YouTube for study walkthroughs, or ask your course provider whether sample questions are available before purchasing a standalone exam prep tool. Learn more about your exam prep options (including pricing).

Indiana is a “broker-only” state. Unlike states that issue entry-level “salesperson” licenses, Indiana issues a Real Estate Broker license right out of the gate. When shopping for a school, you are looking for the 90-Hour Indiana Broker Pre-Licensing Course. Don’t worry—you don’t need years of experience to take it; this is simply Indiana’s official title for entry-level agents. However, you must still affiliate with an established Managing Broker to activate your license once you pass the state exam.

Indiana requires schools to test your knowledge periodically throughout the 90-hour curriculum. Most approved online providers break the course into three sections with three 100-question written exams spaced evenly across the course. You must score at least 75% on each exam to earn your completion certificate. When selecting a school, check whether they offer unlimited attempt retakes on module exams and whether online proctoring is included in the base package price.