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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 "2025 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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DePaul University

  • Chicago, IL
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  • 14,374 Full-Time Enrollment

Doane University

  • Crete, NE
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  • 1,191 Full-Time Enrollment

Dominican University

  • River Forest, IL
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  • 2,106 Full-Time Enrollment

Drake University

  • Des Moines, IA
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  • 2,702 Full-Time Enrollment

Eastern Michigan University

  • Ypsilanti, MI
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  • 11,129 Full-Time Enrollment

Edgewood College

  • Madison, WI
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  • 1,377 Full-Time Enrollment

Elmhurst University

  • Elmhurst, IL
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  • 3,093 Full-Time Enrollment

Emporia State University

  • Emporia, KS
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  • 2,740 Full-Time Enrollment

Grace College and Seminary

  • Winona Lake, IN
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  • 2,029 Full-Time Enrollment

Graceland University

  • Lamoni, IA
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  • 910 Full-Time Enrollment

Grinnell College

  • Grinnell, IA
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  • 1,775 Full-Time Enrollment

Gustavus Adolphus College

  • Saint Peter, MN
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  • 2,247 Full-Time Enrollment

Hiram College

  • Hiram, OH
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  • 983 Full-Time Enrollment

Hope College

  • Holland, MI
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  • 3,251 Full-Time Enrollment

Huntington University

  • Huntington, IN
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  • 1,053 Full-Time Enrollment

Illinois College

  • Jacksonville, IL
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  • 956 Full-Time Enrollment

Illinois Institute of Technology

  • Chicago, IL
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  • 2,998 Full-Time Enrollment

Illinois Wesleyan University

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

Indiana State University

  • Terre Haute, IN
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  • 6,669 Full-Time Enrollment

Indiana University—Bloomington

  • Bloomington, IN
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  • 36,833 Full-Time Enrollment

Iowa State University

  • Ames, IA
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  • 25,332 Full-Time Enrollment

John Carroll University

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

Kalamazoo College

  • Kalamazoo, MI
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  • 1,196 Full-Time Enrollment

Kansas State University

  • Manhattan, KS
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  • 15,113 Full-Time Enrollment

Kenyon College

  • Gambier, OH
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  • 2,174 Full-Time Enrollment

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