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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Milwaukee School of Engineering

  • Milwaukee, WI
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  • 2,836 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

  • Milwaukee, WI
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  • 21,375 Full-Time Enrollment

Beloit College

  • Beloit, WI
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  • 948 Full-Time Enrollment

Hope College

  • Holland, MI
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  • 3,395 Full-Time Enrollment

Grace College and Seminary

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

Kalamazoo College

  • Kalamazoo, MI
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  • 1,196 Full-Time Enrollment

Western Michigan University

  • Kalamazoo, MI
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  • 13,714 Full-Time Enrollment

Purdue University—West Lafayette

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

Illinois Wesleyan University

  • Bloomington, IL
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  • 1,683 Full-Time Enrollment

Manchester University

  • North Manchester, IN
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  • 1,078 Full-Time Enrollment

Edgewood College

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

University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Madison, WI
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  • 39,193 Full-Time Enrollment

Bradley University

  • Peoria, IL
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  • 3,258 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Champaign, IL
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  • 38,572 Full-Time Enrollment

Calvin University

  • Grand Rapids, MI
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  • 3,359 Full-Time Enrollment

Huntington University

  • Huntington, IN
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  • 1,053 Full-Time Enrollment

Wabash College

  • Crawfordsville, IN
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  • 897 Full-Time Enrollment

Trine University

  • Angola, IN
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  • 4,311 Full-Time Enrollment

Taylor University

  • Upland, IN
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  • 2,769 Full-Time Enrollment

Albion College

  • Albion, MI
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  • 1,168 Full-Time Enrollment

St. Ambrose University

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

Augustana College (IL)

  • Rock Island, IL
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  • 2,647 Full-Time Enrollment

Hillsdale College

  • Hillsdale, MI
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  • 1,565 Full-Time Enrollment

Knox College

  • Galesburg, IL
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  • 1,108 Full-Time Enrollment

Millikin University

  • Decatur, IL
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  • 1,496 Full-Time Enrollment

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