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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Hillsdale College

  • Hillsdale, MI

Hiram College

  • Hiram, OH

Hope College

  • Holland, MI

Huntington University

  • Huntington, IN

Illinois College

  • Jacksonville, IL

Illinois Institute of Technology

  • Chicago, IL

Illinois Wesleyan University

  • Bloomington, IL

Indiana State University

  • Terre Haute, IN

Indiana University—Bloomington

  • Bloomington, IN

Iowa State University

  • Ames, IA

John Carroll University

  • University Heights, OH

Kalamazoo College

  • Kalamazoo, MI

Kansas State University

  • Manhattan, KS

Kenyon College

  • Gambier, OH

Kettering University

  • Flint, MI

Knox College

  • Galesburg, IL

Lawrence Technological University

  • Southfield, MI

Lawrence University

  • Appleton, WI

Lewis University

  • Romeoville, IL

Loyola University Chicago

  • Chicago, IL

Luther College

  • Decorah, IA

Manchester University

  • North Manchester, IN

Marquette University

  • Milwaukee, WI

Mayville State University

  • Mayville, ND

Miami University

  • Oxford, OH

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