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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St. Ambrose University

  • Davenport, IA

St. Catherine University

  • Saint Paul, MN

St. Norbert College

  • De Pere, WI

St. Olaf College

  • Northfield, MN

Stephens College

  • Columbia, MO

Sterling College

  • Sterling, KS

Taylor University

  • Upland, IN

Trine University

  • Angola, IN

Truman State University

  • Kirksville, MO

The University of Akron

  • Akron, OH

University of Central Missouri

  • Warrensburg, MO

The University of Chicago

  • Chicago, IL

University of Cincinnati

  • Cincinnati, OH

University of Dayton

  • Dayton, OH

The University of Findlay

  • Findlay, OH

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Champaign, IL

University of Iowa

  • Iowa City, IA

University of Jamestown

  • jamestown, North Dakota

University of Kansas

  • Lawrence, KS

University of Michigan—Ann Arbor

  • Ann Arbor, MI

University of Michigan-Flint

  • Flint, MI

University of Minnesota, Crookston

  • Crookston, MN

University of Minnesota—Twin Cities

  • Minneapolis, MN

University of Missouri

  • Columbia, MO

University of Missouri—Kansas City

  • Kansas City, MO

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