Indiana rad tech license: x-ray and sonographer rules
Indiana rad tech license: an x-ray technologist needs a state license, a sonographer none; 16 programs.
Example: Indiana· change any figure to see your own result
Indiana: state license for an x-ray technologist
Yes
Yes, a state license · sonographer: no state license
| Radiologic technologist (radiography) | Yes, a state license |
| Sonographer (ultrasound) | No state license |
| Limited x-ray operator | Yes: a limited license |
| Other licensed modalities | nuclear medicine, cardiac and vascular interventional, radiation therapy |
| Agency | Indiana Department of Health |
| Programs reported to IPEDS (2023-24) | 10 radiography, 6 sonography |
Rule from the ASRT state table, checked against the page of Indiana Department of Health on November 13, 2026.
Compiled by Radif Partners · How the rules were read
Indiana licenses radiologic technologists and issues permits through the Department of Health’s Division of Radiology, Weights and Measures, an unusual home for an imaging license. The ASRT table lists licenses for radiography, limited operators, nuclear medicine, interventional work and radiation therapy. The paper application costs $60. Sonography has no Indiana license. The Indiana Department of Health, Division of Radiology, Weights and Measures, licenses radiologic technologists and issues permits; a paper application goes in with a $60 check or money order, and a name change costs $20. By awards in 2023-24, the largest programs were John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences in South Bend (radiography, 127), Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis (radiography, 65), Indiana University-Indianapolis in Indianapolis (radiography, 53), Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis (sonography, 42), Indiana University-Northwest in Gary (radiography, 38), University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne (radiography, 27), University of Southern Indiana in Evansville (radiography, 22) and Indiana University-South Bend in South Bend (radiography, 20).
How to get the Indiana rad tech license
Mail the license application with a $60 check or money order, after your education, clinical training under a permit and exam. Indiana accepts ARRT results for supported programs. A name change on the license costs $20. Also credentialed here: nuclear medicine, cardiac and vascular interventional, radiation therapy.
| Modality | State credential |
|---|---|
| Radiography | License |
| Nuclear medicine | License |
| Cardiac and vascular interventional | Certification |
| Radiation therapy | License |
| Limited x-ray | License |
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| License application | $60 |
| Name change | $20 |
Indiana rad tech and sonography schools
| School | City | Program | Awards 2023-24 | In-state tuition and fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences | South Bend | Radiography | 127 | $19,520 |
| Ivy Tech Community College | Indianapolis | Radiography | 65 | $4,912 |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Radiography | 53 | $10,449 |
| Ivy Tech Community College | Indianapolis | Sonography | 42 | $4,912 |
| Indiana University-Northwest | Gary | Radiography | 38 | $8,179 |
| University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | Radiography | 27 | $35,420 |
| University of Southern Indiana | Evansville | Radiography | 22 | $9,621 |
| Indiana University-South Bend | South Bend | Radiography | 20 | $8,179 |
| Caris College | Jeffersonville | Sonography | 19 | n/a |
| University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | Sonography | 16 | $35,420 |
Tuition and exam: becoming a technologist in Indiana
Example: sonography, 2 years in Indiana· change any figure to see your own result
Sonography in Indiana: tuition and exam
$19,817
$9,621 a year × 2 + ARDMS SPI and one specialty $575
| Median public in-state tuition and fees in Indiana | $9,621 a year (2023-24) |
| Years of study | 2 |
| Exam fees | $575 |
| State license | No state license |