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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Indiana State University

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

Purdue University—West Lafayette

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

Wabash College

  • Crawfordsville, IN
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  • 866 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Michigan—Ann Arbor

  • Ann Arbor, MI
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  • 34,454 Full-Time Enrollment

Eastern Michigan University

  • Ypsilanti, MI
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  • 10,470 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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  • 1,212 Full-Time Enrollment

Alma College

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

Michigan State University

  • East Lansing, MI
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  • 41,234 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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  • 13,860 Full-Time Enrollment

Albion College

  • Albion, MI
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  • 1,308 Full-Time Enrollment

Hope College

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

Calvin University

  • Grand Rapids, MI
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  • 3,356 Full-Time Enrollment

Michigan Technological University

  • Houghton, MI
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  • 6,022 Full-Time Enrollment

Iowa State University

  • Ames, IA
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  • 25,628 Full-Time Enrollment

Grinnell College

  • Grinnell, IA
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  • 1,788 Full-Time Enrollment

Graceland University

  • Lamoni, IA
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  • 910 Full-Time Enrollment

Drake University

  • Des Moines, IA
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  • 2,585 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Northern Iowa

  • Cedar Falls, IA
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  • 7,716 Full-Time Enrollment

Wartburg College

  • Waverly, IA
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  • 1,556 Full-Time Enrollment

Northwestern College (IA)

  • Orange City, IA
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  • 1,187 Full-Time Enrollment

Briar Cliff University

  • Sioux City, IA
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  • 1,117 Full-Time Enrollment

Morningside University

  • Sioux City, IA
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  • 1,214 Full-Time Enrollment

Luther College

  • Decorah, IA
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  • 1,902 Full-Time Enrollment

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