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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University of Minnesota, Crookston

  • Crookston, MN
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  • 2,850 Full-Time Enrollment

The University of South Dakota

  • Vermillion, SD
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  • 7,619 Full-Time Enrollment

Augustana University

  • Sioux Falls, SD
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  • 2,003 Full-Time Enrollment

University of North Dakota

  • Grand Forks, ND
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  • 11,033 Full-Time Enrollment

Mayville State University

  • Mayville, ND
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  • 1,091 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Jamestown

  • jamestown, North Dakota
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  • 955 Full-Time Enrollment

Elmhurst University

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

Wheaton College (IL)

  • Wheaton, IL
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  • 2,150 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

University of St. Francis (IL)

  • Joliet, IL
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  • 1,306 Full-Time Enrollment

Lewis University

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

North Central College

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

DePaul University

  • Chicago, IL
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  • 14,188 Full-Time Enrollment

Loyola University Chicago

  • Chicago, IL
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  • 12,538 Full-Time Enrollment

Illinois Institute of Technology

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

The University of Chicago

  • Chicago, IL
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  • 7,519 Full-Time Enrollment

Rockford University

  • Rockford, IL
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  • 869 Full-Time Enrollment

Augustana College (IL)

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

Knox College

  • Galesburg, IL
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  • 1,136 Full-Time Enrollment

Western Illinois University

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

Monmouth College

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

Bradley University

  • Peoria, IL
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  • 3,596 Full-Time Enrollment

Illinois Wesleyan University

  • Bloomington, IL
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  • 1,582 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Champaign, IL
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  • 35,564 Full-Time Enrollment

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