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 "2026 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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College of Wooster

  • Wooster, OH
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  • 1,515 Full-Time Enrollment
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Grand Valley State University

  • Allendale, MI
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  • 19,002 Full-Time Enrollment
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DePauw University

  • Greencastle, IN
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  • 1,858 Full-Time Enrollment
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Lake Forest College

  • Lake Forest, IL
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  • 1,786 Full-Time Enrollment
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University of St. Thomas (MN)

  • Saint Paul, MN
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  • 6,295 Full-Time Enrollment
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Macalester College

  • St. Paul, MN
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  • 2,068 Full-Time Enrollment
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University of Nebraska—Lincoln

  • Lincoln, NE
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  • 19,787 Full-Time Enrollment

Hiram College

  • Hiram, OH
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  • 1,026 Full-Time Enrollment

The University of Akron

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

John Carroll University

  • University Heights, OH
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  • 2,430 Full-Time Enrollment

Cleveland Institute of Art

  • Cleveland, OH
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  • 566 Full-Time Enrollment

Case Western Reserve University

  • Cleveland, OH
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  • 6,534 Full-Time Enrollment

Baldwin Wallace University

  • Berea, OH
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  • 2,862 Full-Time Enrollment

Oberlin College

  • Oberlin, OH
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  • 2,998 Full-Time Enrollment

Ashland University

  • Ashland, OH
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  • 3,307 Full-Time Enrollment

Kenyon College

  • Gambier, OH
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  • 2,052 Full-Time Enrollment

Ohio University—Athens

  • Athens, OH
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  • 20,786 Full-Time Enrollment

Denison University

  • Granville, OH
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  • 2,458 Full-Time Enrollment

Ohio Wesleyan University

  • Delaware, OH
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  • 1,652 Full-Time Enrollment

The Ohio State University–Columbus

  • Columbus, OH
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  • 46,627 Full-Time Enrollment

Lawrence Technological University

  • Southfield, MI
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  • 2,661 Full-Time Enrollment

The University of Findlay

  • Findlay, OH
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  • 4,062 Full-Time Enrollment

Eastern Michigan University

  • Ypsilanti, MI
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  • 10,034 Full-Time Enrollment

Ohio Northern University

  • Ada, OH
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  • 2,730 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Michigan—Ann Arbor

  • Ann Arbor, MI
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  • 35,358 Full-Time Enrollment

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