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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Calvin University

  • Grand Rapids, MI
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  • 3,356 Full-Time Enrollment

Carleton College

  • Northfield, MN
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  • 2,128 Full-Time Enrollment

Carthage College

  • Kenosha WI, WI
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  • 2,902 Full-Time Enrollment

Case Western Reserve University

  • Cleveland, OH
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  • 6,528 Full-Time Enrollment

Cedarville University

  • Cedarville, OH
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  • 4,916 Full-Time Enrollment

Cleveland Institute of Art

  • Cleveland, OH
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  • 566 Full-Time Enrollment

Coe College

  • Cedar Rapids, IA
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  • 1,195 Full-Time Enrollment

College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University

  • Collegeville, MN
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  • 2,804 Full-Time Enrollment

The College of Saint Scholastica

  • Duluth, MN
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  • 1,755 Full-Time Enrollment

College of the Ozarks

  • Point Lookout, MO
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  • 1,508 Full-Time Enrollment

Columbia College (MO)

  • Columbia, MO
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  • 847 Full-Time Enrollment

Cornell College

  • Mount Vernon, IA
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  • 1,094 Full-Time Enrollment

Creighton University

  • Omaha, NE
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  • 4,647 Full-Time Enrollment

Denison University

  • Granville, OH
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  • 2,394 Full-Time Enrollment

DePaul University

  • Chicago, IL
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  • 14,188 Full-Time Enrollment

Doane University

  • Crete, NE
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  • 1,191 Full-Time Enrollment

Dominican University

  • River Forest, IL
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  • 2,106 Full-Time Enrollment

Drake University

  • Des Moines, IA
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  • 2,585 Full-Time Enrollment

Drury University

  • Springfield, MO
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  • 1,391 Full-Time Enrollment

Earlham College

  • Richmond, IN
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  • 696 Full-Time Enrollment

Eastern Michigan University

  • Ypsilanti, MI
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  • 10,470 Full-Time Enrollment

Edgewood College

  • Madison, WI
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  • 1,377 Full-Time Enrollment

Elmhurst University

  • Elmhurst, IL
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  • 3,170 Full-Time Enrollment

Emporia State University

  • Emporia, KS
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  • 2,396 Full-Time Enrollment

Grace College and Seminary

  • Winona Lake, IN
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  • 2,029 Full-Time Enrollment

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