A+ Schools for B Students Regional Colleges (Midwest)
A+ Schools for B Students Methodology
If you're a good student with less than stellar test scores or a so-so GPA, these are the schools for you. These colleges, which have strong ratings in the 2013 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings, accept a significant number of students with nonstratospheric transcripts.
These rankings are split into 4 regions: North, South, Midwest, and West.
| Save | U.S. News rank | School | Selectivity | Fall 2011 acceptance rate | SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Taylor University
Upland, IN |
more selective | 83.8% | 23-29 | |
| #2 |
Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH |
more selective | 82.1% | 24-29 | |
| #3 |
Augustana College
Sioux Falls, SD |
more selective | 79.7% | 23-28 | |
| #3 |
Marietta College
Marietta, OH |
more selective | 70.0% | 21-27 | |
| #5 |
Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH |
more selective | 75.4% | 23-28 | |
| #7 |
Northwestern College
Orange City, IA |
selective | 74.5% | 21-27 | |
| #8 |
Millikin University
Decatur, IL |
selective | 56.5% | 20-26 | |
| #9 |
College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO |
selective | 8.9% | 21-24 3 | |
| #14 |
Loras College
Dubuque, IA |
selective | 76.2% | 21-26 2 | |
| #16 |
Northwestern College
St. Paul, MN |
selective | 91.7% | 21-27 | |
| #17 |
Clarke University
Dubuque, IA |
selective | 74.4% | 21-25 3 | |
| #18 |
Bethel College
North Newton, KS |
selective | 69.7% | 20-26 | |
| #29 |
Benedictine College
Atchison, KS |
selective | 58.8% | 21-27 3 |
