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
#68	York College York, NE	$15,600	510	84.3%	67%	39 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#41	Wilmington College Wilmington, OH	$27,970	1,458	90.7%	67%	50 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	William Penn University ¹ Oskaloosa, IA	N/A	N/A	62.4%	59% ⁸	26 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Wilberforce University ¹ Wilberforce, OH	N/A	N/A	92.5%	64% ⁸	30 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Waldorf College Forest City, IA	$19,820	817	56.7%	37% ⁸	40 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Vincennes University ¹ Vincennes, IN	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
#43	Valley City State University Valley City, ND	in-state: $6,334, out-of-state: $14,112	1,384	86.6%	65%	43 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Urbana University Urbana, OH	$21,566	1,271	64.4%	56%	30 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#32	University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD	$23,740	1,488	72.8%	70%	51 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	University of Northwestern Ohio ¹ Lima, OH	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	49 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#11	University of Mount Union Alliance, OH	$26,650	2,231	72.9%	76%	64 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#49	University of Minnesota–Crookston Crookston, MN	in-state: $11,456, out-of-state: $11,456	2,653	73.8%	69%	39 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	University of Cincinnati–UC Blue Ash College ¹ Cincinnati, OH	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
#39	Union College Lincoln, NE	$19,880	886	53.3%	67%	55 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#21	Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL	$23,288	1,470	85.5%	76%	60 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#34	Trine University Angola, IN	$27,790	1,778	71.6%	73%	48 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#1	Taylor University Upland, IN	$28,088	2,422	83.8%	86%	78	Locked	Locked
#42	Tabor College Hillsboro, KS	$21,740	734	91.2%	67%	54 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#58	Sterling College Sterling, KS	$21,150	674	51.5%	64%	45 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#30	Stephens College Columbia, MO	$27,410	1,029	57.7%	68%	55 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#27	St. Mary-of-the-Woods College St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN	$27,672	1,441	50.1%	71%	52	Locked	Locked
#27	St. Joseph's College Rensselaer, IN	$27,350	1,100	60.1%	62%	56 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	St. Augustine College ¹ Chicago, IL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
#58	Silver Lake College ¹ Manitowoc, WI	$22,470	N/A	59.7%	62%	43 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#68	Rochester College Rochester Hills, MI	$19,760	1,065	63.2%	63% ⁸	40 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Robert B. Miller College ¹ Battle Creek, MI	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Ranken Technical College ¹ Saint Louis, MO	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	30 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Purdue University–North Central Westville, IN	in-state: $7,045, out-of-state: $16,769	5,279	71.0%	55%	16 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Presentation College ¹ Aberdeen, SD	N/A	N/A	75.0%	67% ⁸	50 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#56	Ottawa University Ottawa, KS	$23,000	579	94.8%	54%	40	Locked	Locked
#62	Olivet College Olivet, MI	$21,971	1,159	52.6%	66%	41	Locked	Locked
#2	Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$35,678	3,611	82.1%	85%	69 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Ohio Christian University ¹ Circleville, OH	N/A	N/A	63.2%	53% ⁸	42 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#58	Notre Dame College of Ohio Cleveland, OH	$25,514	2,147	88.9%	66%	49 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
#51	Northern State University Aberdeen, SD	in-state: $7,269, out-of-state: $9,133	3,205	93.7%	69%	45 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#68	North Central University Minneapolis, MN	$19,066	1,384	71.1%	68%	41 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#21	Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA	$25,400	1,824	69.9%	81%	62	Locked	Locked
#43	Mount Marty College Yankton, SD	$22,130	1,242	69.5%	73%	51 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#24	Morningside College Sioux City, IA	$25,000	2,047	60.2%	72%	50	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
Rank Not Published	Missouri Valley College ¹ Marshall, MO	N/A	N/A	49.9%	50% ⁸	32 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
#8	Millikin University Decatur, IL	$28,644	2,341	56.5%	78%	63 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Midstate College ¹ Peoria, IL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	33 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#67	Midland University ¹ Fremont, NE	N/A	N/A	53.8%	65% ⁸	52 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#43	McPherson College McPherson, KS	N/A	620	86.2%	66%	45 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
#53	Martin Luther College New Ulm, MN	N/A	1,201	N/A	N/A	71 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

#68

York College

York, NE

$15,600

510

84.3%

67%

39 ⁶

Locked

#41

Wilmington College

Wilmington, OH

$27,970

1,458

90.7%

67%

50 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

William Penn University ¹

Oskaloosa, IA

N/A

62.4%

59% ⁸

26 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Wilberforce University ¹

Wilberforce, OH

N/A

92.5%

64% ⁸

30 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Waldorf College

Forest City, IA

$19,820

817

56.7%

37% ⁸

40 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Vincennes University ¹

Vincennes, IN

N/A

Locked

#43

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

in-state: $6,334, out-of-state: $14,112

1,384

86.6%

65%

43 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Urbana University

Urbana, OH

$21,566

1,271

64.4%

56%

30 ⁶

Locked

#32

University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, SD

$23,740

1,488

72.8%

70%

51 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

University of Northwestern Ohio ¹

Lima, OH

N/A

49 ⁶

Locked

#11

University of Mount Union

Alliance, OH

$26,650

2,231

72.9%

76%

64 ⁶

Locked

#49

University of Minnesota–Crookston

Crookston, MN

in-state: $11,456, out-of-state: $11,456

2,653

73.8%

69%

39 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

University of Cincinnati–UC Blue Ash College ¹

Cincinnati, OH

N/A

Locked

#39

Union College

Lincoln, NE

$19,880

886

53.3%

67%

55 ⁶

Locked

#21

Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL

$23,288

1,470

85.5%

76%

60 ⁶

Locked

#34

Trine University

Angola, IN

$27,790

1,778

71.6%

73%

48 ⁶

Locked

Taylor University

Upland, IN

$28,088

2,422

83.8%

86%

Locked

#42

Tabor College

Hillsboro, KS

$21,740

734

91.2%

67%

54 ⁶

Locked

#58

Sterling College

Sterling, KS

$21,150

674

51.5%

64%

45 ⁶

Locked

#30

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

$27,410

1,029

57.7%

68%

55 ⁶

Locked

#27

St. Mary-of-the-Woods College

St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN

$27,672

1,441

50.1%

71%

Locked

#27

St. Joseph's College

Rensselaer, IN

$27,350

1,100

60.1%

62%

56 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

St. Augustine College ¹

Chicago, IL

N/A

Locked

#58

Silver Lake College ¹

Manitowoc, WI

$22,470

N/A

59.7%

62%

43 ⁶

Locked

#68

Rochester College

Rochester Hills, MI

$19,760

1,065

63.2%

63% ⁸

40 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Robert B. Miller College ¹

Battle Creek, MI

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Ranken Technical College ¹

Saint Louis, MO

N/A

30 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Purdue University–North Central

Westville, IN

in-state: $7,045, out-of-state: $16,769

5,279

71.0%

55%

16 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Presentation College ¹

Aberdeen, SD

N/A

75.0%

67% ⁸

50 ⁶

Locked

#56

Ottawa University

Ottawa, KS

$23,000

579

94.8%

54%

Locked

#62

Olivet College

Olivet, MI

$21,971

1,159

52.6%

66%

Locked

Ohio Northern University

Ada, OH

$35,678

3,611

82.1%

85%

69 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Ohio Christian University ¹

Circleville, OH

N/A

63.2%

53% ⁸

42 ⁶

Locked

#58

Notre Dame College of Ohio

Cleveland, OH

$25,514

2,147

88.9%

66%

49 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

#51

Northern State University

Aberdeen, SD

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

3,205

93.7%

69%

45 ⁶

Locked

#68

North Central University

Minneapolis, MN

$19,066

1,384

71.1%

68%

41 ⁶

Locked

#21

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

$25,400

1,824

69.9%

81%

Locked

#43

Mount Marty College

Yankton, SD

$22,130

1,242

69.5%

73%

51 ⁶

Locked

#24

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

$25,000

2,047

60.2%

72%

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

Rank Not Published

Missouri Valley College ¹

Marshall, MO

N/A

49.9%

50% ⁸

32 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

Millikin University

Decatur, IL

$28,644

2,341

56.5%

78%

63 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Midstate College ¹

Peoria, IL

N/A

33 ⁶

Locked

#67

Midland University ¹

Fremont, NE

N/A

53.8%

65% ⁸

52 ⁶

Locked

#43

McPherson College

McPherson, KS

N/A

620

86.2%

66%

45 ⁶

Locked

#51

Mayville State University

Mayville, ND

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

970

59.9%

56%

33 ⁶

Locked

#53

Martin Luther College

New Ulm, MN

N/A

1,201

N/A

71 ⁶

Locked