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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Anderson University (IN)

  • Anderson, IN
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  • 1,445 Full-Time Enrollment

Butler University

  • Indianapolis, IN
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  • 4,418 Full-Time Enrollment

Ball State University

  • Muncie, IN
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  • 15,950 Full-Time Enrollment

Indiana State University

  • Terre Haute, IN
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  • 6,224 Full-Time Enrollment

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

  • Terre Haute, IN
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  • 2,160 Full-Time Enrollment

Michigan State University

  • East Lansing, MI
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  • 41,415 Full-Time Enrollment

Lawrence University

  • Appleton, WI
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  • 1,322 Full-Time Enrollment

Monmouth College

  • Monmouth, IL
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  • 1,198 Full-Time Enrollment

St. Norbert College

  • De Pere, WI
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  • 1,867 Full-Time Enrollment

Alma College

  • Alma, MI
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  • 1,296 Full-Time Enrollment

Western Illinois University

  • Macomb, IL
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  • 5,309 Full-Time Enrollment

Cornell College

  • Mount Vernon, IA
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  • 982 Full-Time Enrollment

Indiana University—Bloomington

  • Bloomington, IN
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  • 38,463 Full-Time Enrollment

Earlham College

  • Richmond, IN
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  • 670 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Iowa

  • Iowa City, IA
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  • 22,738 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Michigan—Ann Arbor

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

Illinois College

  • Jacksonville, IL
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  • 937 Full-Time Enrollment

Eastern Michigan University

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

Coe College

  • Cedar Rapids, IA
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  • 1,204 Full-Time Enrollment

Kettering University

  • Flint, MI
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  • 1,285 Full-Time Enrollment

Ohio Northern University

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

The University of Findlay

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

University of Michigan-Flint

  • Flint, MI
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  • 5,534 Full-Time Enrollment

Miami University

  • Oxford, OH
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  • 16,405 Full-Time Enrollment

Lawrence Technological University

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

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