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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Cedarville University

  • Cedarville, OH

Cleveland Institute of Art

  • Cleveland, OH

Coe College

  • Cedar Rapids, IA

College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University

  • Collegeville, MN

The College of Saint Scholastica

  • Duluth, MN

College of the Ozarks

  • Point Lookout, MO

Columbia College (MO)

  • Columbia, MO

Cornell College

  • Mount Vernon, IA

Creighton University

  • Omaha, NE

Denison University

  • Granville, OH

DePaul University

  • Chicago, IL

Doane University

  • Crete, NE

Dominican University

  • River Forest, IL

Drake University

  • Des Moines, IA

Drury University

  • Springfield, MO

Earlham College

  • Richmond, IN

Eastern Michigan University

  • Ypsilanti, MI

Edgewood College

  • Madison, WI

Elmhurst University

  • Elmhurst, IL

Emporia State University

  • Emporia, KS

Grace College and Seminary

  • Winona Lake, IN

Graceland University

  • Lamoni, IA

Grinnell College

  • Grinnell, IA

Gustavus Adolphus College

  • Saint Peter, MN

Hanover College

  • Hanover, IN

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