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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Illinois Wesleyan University

  • Bloomington, IL
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  • 1,683 Full-Time Enrollment

Milwaukee School of Engineering

  • Milwaukee, WI
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  • 2,836 Full-Time Enrollment

Marquette University

  • Milwaukee, WI
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  • 8,206 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

  • Milwaukee, WI
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  • 21,375 Full-Time Enrollment

Rockford University

  • Rockford, IL
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  • 869 Full-Time Enrollment

Bradley University

  • Peoria, IL
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  • 3,258 Full-Time Enrollment

Beloit College

  • Beloit, WI
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  • 948 Full-Time Enrollment

Southern Illinois University–Carbondale

  • Carbondale, IL
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  • 8,553 Full-Time Enrollment

Illinois College

  • Jacksonville, IL
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  • 937 Full-Time Enrollment

Knox College

  • Galesburg, IL
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  • 1,108 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Madison, WI
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  • 39,193 Full-Time Enrollment

Edgewood College

  • Madison, WI
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  • 1,377 Full-Time Enrollment

Saint Louis University

  • Saint Louis, MO
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  • 9,331 Full-Time Enrollment

Principia College

  • Elsah, IL
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  • 339 Full-Time Enrollment

Southeast Missouri State University

  • Cape Girardeau, MO
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  • 8,454 Full-Time Enrollment

Washington University in St. Louis

  • St. Louis, MO
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  • 8,153 Full-Time Enrollment

Ripon College

  • Ripon, WI
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  • 734 Full-Time Enrollment

St. Norbert College

  • De Pere, WI
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  • 1,867 Full-Time Enrollment

Monmouth College

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

Western Illinois University

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

Lawrence University

  • Appleton, WI
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  • 1,322 Full-Time Enrollment

Augustana College (IL)

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

St. Ambrose University

  • Davenport, IA
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  • 2,114 Full-Time Enrollment

Cornell College

  • Mount Vernon, IA
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  • 982 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Iowa

  • Iowa City, IA
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  • 22,738 Full-Time Enrollment

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