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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Michigan State University

  • East Lansing, MI

Michigan Technological University

  • Houghton, MI

Millikin University

  • Decatur, IL

Milwaukee School of Engineering

  • Milwaukee, WI

Missouri University of Science and Technology

  • Rolla, MO

Monmouth College

  • Monmouth, IL

Morningside University

  • Sioux City, IA

North Central College

  • Naperville, IL

Northwestern College (IA)

  • Orange City, IA

Northwestern University

  • Evanston, IL

Oberlin College

  • Oberlin, OH

Ohio Northern University

  • Ada, OH

The Ohio State University–Columbus

  • Columbus, OH

Ohio University—Athens

  • Athens, OH

Ohio Wesleyan University

  • Delaware, OH

Pittsburg State University

  • Pittsburg, KS

Principia College

  • Elsah, IL

Purdue University—West Lafayette

  • West Lafayette, IN

Rockford University

  • Rockford, IL

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

  • Terre Haute, IN

Saint Louis University

  • Saint Louis, MO

Saint Mary's College (IN)

  • Notre Dame, IN

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

  • Winona, MN

Southeast Missouri State University

  • Cape Girardeau, MO

Southern Illinois University–Carbondale

  • Carbondale, IL

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