Best Midwest

For our "2024 Best Colleges: Region by Region" web feature, we salute 630 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 this designation.


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College of St. Benedict/Saint John's University

  • St. Joseph, MN
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  • 2,971 Full-Time Enrollment

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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  • 7,132 Full-Time Enrollment

Augustana University

  • Sioux Falls, SD
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  • 1,831 Full-Time Enrollment

University of North Dakota

  • Grand Forks, ND
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  • 9,928 Full-Time Enrollment

Mayville State University

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

University of Jamestown

  • Jamestown, ND
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  • 914 Full-Time Enrollment

Elmhurst University

  • Elmhurst, IL
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  • 3,027 Full-Time Enrollment

Wheaton College (IL)

  • Wheaton, IL
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  • 2,187 Full-Time Enrollment

Northwestern University

  • Evanston, IL
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  • 8,661 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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  • 1,417 Full-Time Enrollment

Lewis University

  • Romeoville, IL
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  • 3,933 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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  • 14,134 Full-Time Enrollment

Illinois Institute of Technology

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

The University of Chicago

  • Chicago, IL
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  • 7,470 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

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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  • 4,143 Full-Time Enrollment

Illinois Wesleyan University

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

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Champaign, IL
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  • 33,955 Full-Time Enrollment

Principia College

  • Elsah, IL
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  • 340 Full-Time Enrollment

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