Regional College Midwest Rankings

Regional College Midwest Methodology

These colleges focus on undergraduate education but grant fewer than half their degrees in liberal arts disciplines. Regional Colleges include Cooper Union, Florida Southern College, Ohio Northern University, and Carroll College.

These rankings are split into 4 regions: North, South, Midwest, and West.

U.S. News rank	School	Tuition	Total enrollment	Fall 2011 acceptance rate	Average freshman retention rate	6-year graduation rate	Classes with under 20 students	SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile
#72	Kuyper College ¹ Grand Rapids, MI	N/A	N/A	54.9%	73% ⁸	40 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#65	Lake Superior State University Sault Ste. Marie, MI	N/A	2,806	91.2%	68%	33 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Lincoln College Lincoln, IL	$17,500	1,248	74.2%	53% ⁸	N/A	Locked	Locked
#14	Loras College Dubuque, IA	$28,038	1,558	76.2%	76%	62 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#53	MacMurray College Jacksonville, IL	$21,400	548	70.7%	55%	48 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#18	Manchester University North Manchester, IN	$26,746	1,320	64.8%	68%	52	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Maranatha Baptist Bible College Watertown, WI	$12,860	1,018	75.4%	74%	49 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#30	Marian University Indianapolis, IN	$27,300	2,550	53.5%	72%	52 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#3	Marietta College Marietta, OH	$30,950	1,615	70.0%	76% ⁸	57 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#53	Martin Luther College New Ulm, MN	N/A	1,201	N/A	N/A	71 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#51	Mayville State University Mayville, ND	in-state: $6,193, out-of-state: $8,436	970	59.9%	56%	33 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#43	McPherson College McPherson, KS	N/A	620	86.2%	66%	45 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#67	Midland University ¹ Fremont, NE	N/A	N/A	53.8%	65% ⁸	52 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Midstate College ¹ Peoria, IL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	33 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#8	Millikin University Decatur, IL	$28,644	2,341	56.5%	78%	63 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#72	Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO	in-state: $5,271, out-of-state: $9,654	5,591	96.5%	62%	34 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Missouri Valley College ¹ Marshall, MO	N/A	N/A	49.9%	50% ⁸	32 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Missouri Western State University St. Joseph, MO	in-state: $6,367, out-of-state: $11,739	6,260	100.0%	65%	28 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#24	Morningside College Sioux City, IA	$25,000	2,047	60.2%	72%	50	Locked	Locked
#43	Mount Marty College Yankton, SD	$22,130	1,242	69.5%	73%	51 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#21	Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA	$25,400	1,824	69.9%	81%	62	Locked	Locked
#68	North Central University Minneapolis, MN	$19,066	1,384	71.1%	68%	41 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#51	Northern State University Aberdeen, SD	in-state: $7,269, out-of-state: $9,133	3,205	93.7%	69%	45 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#7	Northwestern College Orange City, IA	$25,740	1,211	74.5%	78%	63 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#16	Northwestern College St. Paul, MN	$26,960	1,816	91.7%	78%	62 ⁶	Locked	Locked

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U.S. News rank

School

Tuition

Total enrollment

Fall 2011 acceptance rate

Average freshman retention rate

6-year graduation rate

Classes with under 20 students

SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile

#72

Kuyper College ¹

Grand Rapids, MI

N/A

54.9%

73% ⁸

40 ⁶

Locked

#65

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste. Marie, MI

N/A

2,806

91.2%

68%

33 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Lincoln College

Lincoln, IL

$17,500

1,248

74.2%

53% ⁸

N/A

Locked

#14

Loras College

Dubuque, IA

$28,038

1,558

76.2%

76%

62 ⁶

Locked

#53

MacMurray College

Jacksonville, IL

$21,400

548

70.7%

55%

48 ⁶

Locked

#18

Manchester University

North Manchester, IN

$26,746

1,320

64.8%

68%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Maranatha Baptist Bible College

Watertown, WI

$12,860

1,018

75.4%

74%

49 ⁶

Locked

#30

Marian University

Indianapolis, IN

$27,300

2,550

53.5%

72%

52 ⁶

Locked

Marietta College

Marietta, OH

$30,950

1,615

70.0%

76% ⁸

57 ⁶

Locked

#53

Martin Luther College

New Ulm, MN

N/A

1,201

N/A

71 ⁶

Locked

#51

Mayville State University

Mayville, ND

in-state: $6,193, out-of-state: $8,436

970

59.9%

56%

33 ⁶

Locked

#43

McPherson College

McPherson, KS

N/A

620

86.2%

66%

45 ⁶

Locked

#67

Midland University ¹

Fremont, NE

N/A

53.8%

65% ⁸

52 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Midstate College ¹

Peoria, IL

N/A

33 ⁶

Locked

Millikin University

Decatur, IL

$28,644

2,341

56.5%

78%

63 ⁶

Locked

#72

Missouri Southern State University

Joplin, MO

in-state: $5,271, out-of-state: $9,654

5,591

96.5%

62%

34 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Missouri Valley College ¹

Marshall, MO

N/A

49.9%

50% ⁸

32 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Missouri Western State University

St. Joseph, MO

in-state: $6,367, out-of-state: $11,739

6,260

100.0%

65%

28 ⁶

Locked

#24

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

$25,000

2,047

60.2%

72%

Locked

#43

Mount Marty College

Yankton, SD

$22,130

1,242

69.5%

73%

51 ⁶

Locked

#21

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

$25,400

1,824

69.9%

81%

Locked

#68

North Central University

Minneapolis, MN

$19,066

1,384

71.1%

68%

41 ⁶

Locked

#51

Northern State University

Aberdeen, SD

in-state: $7,269, out-of-state: $9,133

3,205

93.7%

69%

45 ⁶

Locked

Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

$25,740

1,211

74.5%

78%

63 ⁶

Locked

#16

Northwestern College

St. Paul, MN

$26,960

1,816

91.7%

78%

62 ⁶

Locked