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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Rockford University

  • Rockford, IL
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  • 869 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Cincinnati

  • Cincinnati, OH
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  • 29,989 Full-Time Enrollment

Augustana College (IL)

  • Rock Island, IL
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  • 2,647 Full-Time Enrollment

Xavier University (OH)

  • Cincinnati, OH
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  • 4,758 Full-Time Enrollment

Miami University

  • Oxford, OH
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  • 16,478 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

Ashland University

  • Ashland, OH
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  • 3,307 Full-Time Enrollment

Bradley University

  • Peoria, IL
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  • 3,883 Full-Time Enrollment

Illinois Wesleyan University

  • Bloomington, IL
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  • 1,576 Full-Time Enrollment

College of Wooster

  • Wooster, OH
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  • 1,876 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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  • 338 Full-Time Enrollment

The University of Akron

  • Akron, OH
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  • 19,723 Full-Time Enrollment

Hiram College

  • Hiram, OH
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  • 983 Full-Time Enrollment

John Carroll University

  • University Heights, OH
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  • 2,287 Full-Time Enrollment

Cleveland Institute of Art

  • Cleveland, OH
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  • 566 Full-Time Enrollment

Case Western Reserve University

  • Cleveland, OH
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  • 6,186 Full-Time Enrollment

Oberlin College

  • Oberlin, OH
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  • 2,986 Full-Time Enrollment

Baldwin Wallace University

  • Berea, OH
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  • 2,809 Full-Time Enrollment

Millikin University

  • Decatur, IL
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  • 1,570 Full-Time Enrollment

Illinois College

  • Jacksonville, IL
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  • 956 Full-Time Enrollment

Lourdes University

  • Sylvania, OH
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  • 859 Full-Time Enrollment

Southern Illinois University–Carbondale

  • Carbondale, IL
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  • 8,195 Full-Time Enrollment

The Ohio State University–Columbus

  • Columbus, OH
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  • 45,728 Full-Time Enrollment

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