Best Midwest

Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Iowa (IA), Kansas (KS), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Missouri (MO), Nebraska (NE), North Dakota (ND), Ohio (OH), South Dakota (SD), and Wisconsin (WI)

For our "2025 Best Colleges: Region by Region" web feature, we salute 631 colleges in seven zones—Northeast, South, Southwest, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, West, and International (outside of the United States)—that we consider academically outstanding and well worth consideration in your college search.

Please note that these lists are not ranked. These lists appear in alphabetical order. Schools marked "featured" have paid a fee for that designation but not for inclusion in this list.


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Pittsburg State University

  • Pittsburg, KS
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  • 5,402 Full-Time Enrollment

Principia College

  • Elsah, IL
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  • 338 Full-Time Enrollment

Purdue University—West Lafayette

  • West Lafayette, IN
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  • 39,170 Full-Time Enrollment

Rockford University

  • Rockford, IL
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  • 869 Full-Time Enrollment

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

  • Terre Haute, IN
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  • 2,235 Full-Time Enrollment

Saint Mary's College (IN)

  • Notre Dame, IN
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  • 1,577 Full-Time Enrollment

Southeast Missouri State University

  • Cape Girardeau, MO
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  • 8,454 Full-Time Enrollment

Southern Illinois University–Carbondale

  • Carbondale, IL
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  • 8,195 Full-Time Enrollment

St. Ambrose University

  • Davenport, IA
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  • 2,114 Full-Time Enrollment

St. Catherine University

  • Saint Paul, MN
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  • 3,158 Full-Time Enrollment

Stephens College

  • Columbia, MO
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  • 729 Full-Time Enrollment

Sterling College

  • Sterling, KS
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  • 657 Full-Time Enrollment

Taylor University

  • Upland, IN
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  • 2,372 Full-Time Enrollment

The University of Akron

  • Akron, OH
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  • 19,723 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Central Missouri

  • Warrensburg, MO
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  • 7,203 Full-Time Enrollment

The University of Chicago

  • Chicago, IL
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  • 7,489 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Cincinnati

  • Cincinnati, OH
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  • 31,803 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Dayton

  • Dayton, OH
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  • 8,176 Full-Time Enrollment

The University of Findlay

  • Findlay, OH
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  • 3,954 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Champaign, IL
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  • 35,564 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Iowa

  • Iowa City, IA
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  • 22,130 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Jamestown

  • jamestown, North Dakota
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  • 955 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Kansas

  • Lawrence, KS
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  • 20,696 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Michigan—Ann Arbor

  • Ann Arbor, MI
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  • 33,730 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Michigan-Flint

  • Flint, MI
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  • 4,752 Full-Time Enrollment

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