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 "2025 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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Miami University

  • Oxford, OH
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  • 16,816 Full-Time Enrollment

Xavier University (OH)

  • Cincinnati, OH
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  • 4,239 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Cincinnati

  • Cincinnati, OH
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  • 33,572 Full-Time Enrollment

Cedarville University

  • Cedarville, OH
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  • 4,916 Full-Time Enrollment

Wright State University

  • Dayton, OH
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  • 8,332 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Dayton

  • Dayton, OH
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  • 7,740 Full-Time Enrollment

Wittenberg University

  • Springfield, OH
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  • 1,227 Full-Time Enrollment

Ohio University—Athens

  • Athens, OH
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  • 19,888 Full-Time Enrollment

Ohio Northern University

  • Ada, OH
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  • 2,592 Full-Time Enrollment

The University of Findlay

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

Anderson University (IN)

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

Butler University

  • Indianapolis, IN
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  • 4,489 Full-Time Enrollment

Valparaiso University

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

University of Notre Dame

  • Notre Dame, IN
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  • 8,880 Full-Time Enrollment

Saint Mary's College (IN)

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

Grace College and Seminary

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

Trine University

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

Huntington University

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

Manchester University

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

Taylor University

  • Upland, IN
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  • 2,503 Full-Time Enrollment

Hanover College

  • Hanover, IN
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  • 951 Full-Time Enrollment

Ball State University

  • Muncie, IN
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  • 15,189 Full-Time Enrollment

Earlham College

  • Richmond, IN
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  • 696 Full-Time Enrollment

Indiana University—Bloomington

  • Bloomington, IN
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  • 38,093 Full-Time Enrollment

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

  • Terre Haute, IN
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  • 2,315 Full-Time Enrollment

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