Best Midwestern

For our "2023 Best Colleges: Region by Region" web feature, we salute 655 colleges in five zones—Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, 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 this designation.


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Hiram College

  • Hiram, OH
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  • 1,002 Full-Time Enrollment

Hope College

  • Holland, MI
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  • 3,251 Full-Time Enrollment

Huntington University

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

Illinois College

  • Jacksonville, IL
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  • 1,028 Full-Time Enrollment

Illinois Institute of Technology

  • Chicago, IL
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  • 2,998 Full-Time Enrollment

Illinois Wesleyan University

  • Bloomington, IL
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  • 1,527 Full-Time Enrollment

Indiana State University

  • Terre Haute, IN
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  • 6,965 Full-Time Enrollment

Indiana University—Bloomington

  • Bloomington, IN
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  • 35,660 Full-Time Enrollment

Iowa State University

  • Ames, IA
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  • 26,846 Full-Time Enrollment

John Carroll University

  • University Heights, OH
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  • 2,417 Full-Time Enrollment

Kalamazoo College

  • Kalamazoo, MI
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  • 1,210 Full-Time Enrollment

Kansas State University

  • Manhattan, KS
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  • 15,046 Full-Time Enrollment

Kenyon College

  • Gambier, OH
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  • 1,885 Full-Time Enrollment

Kettering University

  • Flint, MI
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  • 1,422 Full-Time Enrollment
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Knox College

  • Galesburg, IL
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  • 1,060 Full-Time Enrollment

Lake Erie College

  • Painesville, OH
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  • 955 Full-Time Enrollment
Featured

Lake Forest College

  • Lake Forest, IL
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  • 1,727 Full-Time Enrollment
Featured

Lawrence Technological University

  • Southfield, MI
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  • 2,298 Full-Time Enrollment

Lawrence University

  • Appleton, WI
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  • 1,483 Full-Time Enrollment

Lewis University

  • Romeoville, IL
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  • 3,933 Full-Time Enrollment

Lourdes University

  • Sylvania, OH
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  • 1,808 Full-Time Enrollment
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Loyola University Chicago

  • Chicago, IL
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  • 11,819 Full-Time Enrollment

Luther College

  • Decorah, IA
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  • 2,053 Full-Time Enrollment
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Macalester College

  • St. Paul, MN
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  • 2,175 Full-Time Enrollment

Manchester University

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

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