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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Saint Mary's College (IN)

  • Notre Dame, IN
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  • 1,577 Full-Time Enrollment

Western Michigan University

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

Kalamazoo College

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

University of Michigan-Flint

  • Flint, MI
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  • 5,011 Full-Time Enrollment

Kettering University

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

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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

Indiana State University

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

Valparaiso University

  • Valparaiso, IN
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  • 2,123 Full-Time Enrollment

Calvin University

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

Alma College

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

Hope College

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

The University of Chicago

  • Chicago, IL
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  • 7,453 Full-Time Enrollment

Illinois Institute of Technology

  • Chicago, IL
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  • 3,135 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

DePaul University

  • Chicago, IL
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  • 14,338 Full-Time Enrollment

Loyola University Chicago

  • Chicago, IL
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  • 12,640 Full-Time Enrollment

Northwestern University

  • Evanston, IL
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  • 8,846 Full-Time Enrollment

Dominican University

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

Lewis University

  • Romeoville, IL
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  • 4,326 Full-Time Enrollment

University of St. Francis (IL)

  • Joliet, IL
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  • 1,441 Full-Time Enrollment

Elmhurst University

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

North Central College

  • Naperville, IL
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  • 2,404 Full-Time Enrollment

Wheaton College (IL)

  • Wheaton, IL
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  • 2,150 Full-Time Enrollment

Carthage College

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

Millikin University

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

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