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
#26	Adrian College Adrian, MI	$29,156	1,677	64.4%	72%	47	Locked	Locked
#3	Augustana College Sioux Falls, SD	$27,780	1,871	79.7%	82%	67 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Baker College of Flint Flint, MI	$7,740	6,329	100.0%	N/A	13 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#29	Benedictine College Atchison, KS	$22,800	2,070	58.8%	77%	55 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#63	Bethany College Lindsborg, KS	$22,624	628	59.7%	59%	38 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#24	Bethel College Mishawaka, IN	$24,170	2,074	68.9%	81%	59 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#18	Bethel College North Newton, KS	$22,600	523	69.7%	77%	59	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Bismarck State College ¹ Bismarck, ND	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
#46	Blackburn College Carlinville, IL	$17,184	549	68.5%	61%	43	Locked	Locked
#21	Bluffton University Bluffton, OH	$27,426	1,240	64.0%	69%	61	Locked	Locked
#34	Briar Cliff University Sioux City, IA	$25,642	1,185	54.1%	67%	51 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#9	Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA	$28,314	1,002	63.8%	69%	58	Locked	Locked
#5	Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	$25,496	3,299	75.4%	84%	68 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Central Christian College ¹ McPherson, KS	N/A	N/A	55.9% ⁴	64%	34 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#48	Central Methodist University Fayette, MO	$20,720	1,172	63.1%	63%	41	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Central State University Wilberforce, OH	N/A	2,503	32.3%	52%	23 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Chadron State College Chadron, NE	N/A	2,851	N/A	67%	45 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Chancellor University ¹ Cleveland, OH	N/A	N/A	100.0% ⁴	45% ⁸	13 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#17	Clarke University Dubuque, IA	$26,950	1,232	74.4%	78%	63 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#9	College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO	$18,030	1,374	8.9%	85%	60 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#49	Concordia University Ann Arbor, MI	$22,464	711	55.8%	62%	45 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#58	Crown College St. Bonifacius, MN	$22,100	1,198	77.7%	70%	52 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#34	Culver-Stockton College Canton, MO	$22,550	752	60.8%	64%	49	Locked	Locked
#66	Dakota Wesleyan University ¹ Mitchell, SD	$21,750	N/A	76.1%	66% ⁸	38 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#39	Defiance College Defiance, OH	$27,360	1,083	67.3%	63%	50 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Dickinson State University ¹ Dickinson, ND	N/A	N/A	66.4%	61% ⁸	33 ⁸	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Donnelly College ¹ Kansas City, KS	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
#6	Dordt College Sioux Center, IA	$25,520	1,407	79.5%	77%	62 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#63	Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN	N/A	1,068	49.2%	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
#33	Eureka College Eureka, IL	$19,480	755	70.8%	71%	46 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#53	Evangel University Springfield, MO	$18,930	2,168	69.6%	72% ⁸	47 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Finlandia University ¹ Hancock, MI	N/A	N/A	66.4%	48% ⁸	36 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#11	Franklin College Franklin, IN	$26,895	1,051	59.7%	74%	58 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Grace Bible College ¹ Grand Rapids, MI	N/A	N/A	80.9%	60% ⁸	36 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#46	Grace College and Seminary Winona Lake, IN	$23,290	1,616	95.1%	80%	56 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Grace University ¹ Omaha, NE	N/A	N/A	57.0%	82% ⁸	40 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#56	Grand View University Des Moines, IA	$21,896	2,229	93.1%	69%	45	Locked	Locked
#37	Greenville College Greenville, IL	$22,918	1,501	74.4%	70%	52	Locked	Locked
#71	Hannibal-LaGrange University Hannibal, MO	N/A	1,128	59.7%	62%	45 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Harris-Stowe State University ¹ St. Louis, MO	N/A	N/A	N/A	44% ⁸	18 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#14	Hastings College Hastings, NE	$24,900	1,240	78.2%	72%	62	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Herzing University ¹ Madison, WI	N/A	N/A	99.6%	47% ⁸	31 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#13	Huntington University Huntington, IN	$23,780	1,253	88.4%	77%	61 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Indiana University East Richmond, IN	in-state: $6,496, out-of-state: $17,426	3,725	63.6%	63%	20	Locked	Locked
#72	Indiana University–Kokomo Kokomo, IN	in-state: $6,541, out-of-state: $17,486	3,318	70.1%	60%	25 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Iowa Wesleyan College ¹ Mount Pleasant, IA	N/A	N/A	64.3%	42% ⁸	29 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#37	Jamestown College Jamestown, ND	$17,870	938	63.0%	72%	44 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#20	Judson University Elgin, IL	$27,000	1,124	64.0%	71%	53 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Kansas Wesleyan University ¹ Salina, KS	N/A	N/A	58.7%	56% ⁸	36 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Kendall College Chicago, IL	N/A	2,225	96.6% ⁴	57%	38	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

#26

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

$29,156

1,677

64.4%

72%

Locked

Augustana College

Sioux Falls, SD

$27,780

1,871

79.7%

82%

67 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Baker College of Flint

Flint, MI

$7,740

6,329

100.0%

N/A

13 ⁶

Locked

#29

Benedictine College

Atchison, KS

$22,800

2,070

58.8%

77%

55 ⁶

Locked

#63

Bethany College

Lindsborg, KS

$22,624

628

59.7%

59%

38 ⁶

Locked

#24

Bethel College

Mishawaka, IN

$24,170

2,074

68.9%

81%

59 ⁶

Locked

#18

Bethel College

North Newton, KS

$22,600

523

69.7%

77%

Locked

Unranked

Bismarck State College ¹

Bismarck, ND

N/A

Locked

#46

Blackburn College

Carlinville, IL

$17,184

549

68.5%

61%

Locked

#21

Bluffton University

Bluffton, OH

$27,426

1,240

64.0%

69%

Locked

#34

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA

$25,642

1,185

54.1%

67%

51 ⁶

Locked

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

$28,314

1,002

63.8%

69%

Locked

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH

$25,496

3,299

75.4%

84%

68 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Central Christian College ¹

McPherson, KS

N/A

55.9% ⁴

64%

34 ⁶

Locked

#48

Central Methodist University

Fayette, MO

$20,720

1,172

63.1%

63%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Central State University

Wilberforce, OH

N/A

2,503

32.3%

52%

23 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE

N/A

2,851

N/A

67%

45 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Chancellor University ¹

Cleveland, OH

N/A

100.0% ⁴

45% ⁸

13 ⁶

Locked

#17

Clarke University

Dubuque, IA

$26,950

1,232

74.4%

78%

63 ⁶

Locked

College of the Ozarks

Point Lookout, MO

$18,030

1,374

8.9%

85%

60 ⁶

Locked

#49

Concordia University

Ann Arbor, MI

$22,464

711

55.8%

62%

45 ⁶

Locked

#58

Crown College

St. Bonifacius, MN

$22,100

1,198

77.7%

70%

52 ⁶

Locked

#34

Culver-Stockton College

Canton, MO

$22,550

752

60.8%

64%

Locked

#66

Dakota Wesleyan University ¹

Mitchell, SD

$21,750

N/A

76.1%

66% ⁸

38 ⁶

Locked

#39

Defiance College

Defiance, OH

$27,360

1,083

67.3%

63%

50 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Dickinson State University ¹

Dickinson, ND

N/A

66.4%

61% ⁸

33 ⁸

Locked

Unranked

Donnelly College ¹

Kansas City, KS

N/A

Locked

Dordt College

Sioux Center, IA

$25,520

1,407

79.5%

77%

62 ⁶

Locked

#63

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, MN

N/A

1,068

49.2%

N/A

Locked

#33

Eureka College

Eureka, IL

$19,480

755

70.8%

71%

46 ⁶

Locked

#53

Evangel University

Springfield, MO

$18,930

2,168

69.6%

72% ⁸

47 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Finlandia University ¹

Hancock, MI

N/A

66.4%

48% ⁸

36 ⁶

Locked

#11

Franklin College

Franklin, IN

$26,895

1,051

59.7%

74%

58 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Grace Bible College ¹

Grand Rapids, MI

N/A

80.9%

60% ⁸

36 ⁶

Locked

#46

Grace College and Seminary

Winona Lake, IN

$23,290

1,616

95.1%

80%

56 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Grace University ¹

Omaha, NE

N/A

57.0%

82% ⁸

40 ⁶

Locked

#56

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA

$21,896

2,229

93.1%

69%

Locked

#37

Greenville College

Greenville, IL

$22,918

1,501

74.4%

70%

Locked

#71

Hannibal-LaGrange University

Hannibal, MO

N/A

1,128

59.7%

62%

45 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Harris-Stowe State University ¹

St. Louis, MO

N/A

44% ⁸

18 ⁶

Locked

#14

Hastings College

Hastings, NE

$24,900

1,240

78.2%

72%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Herzing University ¹

Madison, WI

N/A

99.6%

47% ⁸

31 ⁶

Locked

#13

Huntington University

Huntington, IN

$23,780

1,253

88.4%

77%

61 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Indiana University East

Richmond, IN

in-state: $6,496, out-of-state: $17,426

3,725

63.6%

63%

Locked

#72

Indiana University–Kokomo

Kokomo, IN

in-state: $6,541, out-of-state: $17,486

3,318

70.1%

60%

25 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Iowa Wesleyan College ¹

Mount Pleasant, IA

N/A

64.3%

42% ⁸

29 ⁶

Locked

#37

Jamestown College

Jamestown, ND

$17,870

938

63.0%

72%

44 ⁶

Locked

#20

Judson University

Elgin, IL

$27,000

1,124

64.0%

71%

53 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Kansas Wesleyan University ¹

Salina, KS

N/A

58.7%

56% ⁸

36 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Kendall College

Chicago, IL

N/A

2,225

96.6% ⁴

57%

Locked