Best Colleges 2023

Best Colleges in the Midwest

Small liberal arts colleges and big-city research universities both claim top spots in the Midwest. Here are the best in the region.
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College Name
Acceptance Rate
Est. Full Price 2023-24
Est. Price with Average Grant
Graduation Rate

Albion College

Albion, MI

69% $70,200 $21,200 70%

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

76% $53,900 $27,100 77%

Carleton College

Northfield, MN

18% $82,100 $34,000 92%

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH

62% $47,600 $27,200 73%

College of Saint Benedict

Saint Joseph, MN

92% $67,700 $30,300 79%

College of the Ozarks

Point Lookout, MO

21% $33,000 $13,500 71%

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, MN

72% $43,200 $25,600 72%

DePauw University

Greencastle, IN

65% $73,800 $29,300 84%

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

81% $51,400 $19,800 67%

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

69% $65,100 $31,600 80%

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

71% $57,900 $25,700 72%

Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA

11% $79,800 $40,100 89%

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter, MN

73% $66,300 $29,600 78%

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

76% $61,900 $21,700 68%

Hope College

Holland, MI

92% $53,300 $30,800 81%

Illinois State University

Normal, IL

92% $33,700 $22,500 72%

Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, IL

45% $70,300 $32,800 77%

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

85% $28,600 $14,300 78%

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

91% $23,200 $16,500 72%

Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo, MI

80% $72,100 $29,400 86%

Kenyon College

Gambier, OH

37% $84,100 $41,700 97%

Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL

64% $69,600 $26,900 77%

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

71% $52,800 $19,600 71%

Macalester College

Saint Paul, MN

31% $80,000 $33,200 91%

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

86% $66,300 $36,000 82%

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

83% $31,200 $9,400 80%

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

86% $33,800 $19,100 70%

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Milwaukee, WI

67% $62,800 $28,600 65%

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, MO

85% $26,100 $14,600 69%

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

7% $87,900 $32,200 94%

Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

57% $30,400 $20,900 81%

Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN

69% $23,900 $15,700 79%

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

67% $60,100 $23,600 75%

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Terre Haute, IN

77% $76,100 $42,100 84%

Saint Johns University

Collegeville, MN

89% $67,400 $29,700 76%

Saint Mary's College

Notre Dame, IN

83% $67,500 $29,700 79%

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

91% $61,000 $22,500 72%

St. Olaf College

Northfield, MN

47% $69,800 $29,700 87%

Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL

76% $49,900 $15,800 66%

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

61% $23,900 $12,300 74%

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

6% $88,200 $36,200 95%

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

81% $65,500 $32,100 81%

University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, IL

79% $32,700 $11,500 67%

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

60% $33,200 $15,300 86%

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

86% $27,600 $18,900 72%

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

20% $33,800 $20,600 93%

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

73% $30,800 $18,700 81%

University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO

77% $30,000 $19,600 71%

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

86% $22,400 $16,300 68%

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

15% $82,100 $32,700 96%

University of St. Francis

Joliet, IL

68% $51,400 $18,200 69%

University of St. Thomas

Saint Paul, MN

76% $66,700 $32,300 75%

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

La Crosse, WI

74% $19,000 $13,800 68%

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

60% $28,700 $14,500 87%

Wabash College

Crawfordsville, IN

62% $63,000 $23,000 73%

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, MO

13% $85,500 $30,300 94%

Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL

86% $57,300 $30,400 88%

William Jewell College

Liberty, MO

47% $35,500 $22,400 66%
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