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.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,193 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $8,436 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 970
- Setting:
- rural
Mayville, ND
Mayville State University was established in 1889 as a public institution. Mayville State University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,269 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $9,133 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,880
- Setting:
- city
Aberdeen, SD
A public institution, Northern State University was founded in 1901.
- Tuition and fees:
- $18,930 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,897
- Setting:
- city
Springfield, MO
Evangel University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,897, with a gender distribution of 44.1 percent male students and 55.9 percent female students.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,400 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 548
- Setting:
- city
Jacksonville, IL
Founded in 1846, MacMurray College is a private institution. MacMurray College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $11,320 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 1,130
- Setting:
- rural
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,896 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,195
- Setting:
- city
Des Moines, IA
Grand View University was established in 1896 as a private institution. Grand View University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,000 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 567
- Setting:
- rural
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,100 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,030
- Setting:
- rural
St. Bonifacius, MN
Crown College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,030, with a gender distribution of 43.1 percent male students and 56.9 percent female students.
- Tuition and fees:
- $25,514 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,803
- Setting:
- suburban
Cleveland, OH
Founded in 1922, Notre Dame College of Ohio is a private institution. Notre Dame College of Ohio follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,470 (2012-13)
- Setting:
- rural
Manitowoc, WI
Silver Lake College is a private institution that was founded in 1935. The student-faculty ratio at Silver Lake College is 7:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,150 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 674
- Setting:
- rural
Sterling, KS
Sterling College was established in 1887 as a private institution. Sterling College follows a 4-1-4-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,971 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,128
- Setting:
- rural
Olivet, MI
A private institution, Olivet College was founded in 1844. Olivet College offers a Greek system, where 79.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 37.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,624 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 628
- Setting:
- rural
Lindsborg, KS
Bethany College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 628, with a gender distribution of 53.8 percent male students and 46.2 percent female students. At this school, 72.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 28.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $17,562 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 1,068
- Setting:
- urban
Minneapolis, MN
Founded in 1914, Dunwoody College of Technology is a private institution. Dunwoody College of Technology follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,364 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $14,996 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 2,728
- Setting:
- rural
Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Lake Superior State University is a public institution that was founded in 1946. The school has 47.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Lake Superior State University is 17:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,750 (2012-13)
- Setting:
- rural
Mitchell, SD
Dakota Wesleyan University was established in 1885 as a private institution. Dakota Wesleyan University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,664 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- city
- Tuition and fees:
- $19,066 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,384
- Setting:
- urban
Minneapolis, MN
North Central University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,384, with a gender distribution of 43.8 percent male students and 56.2 percent female students.
- Tuition and fees:
- $19,760 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,045
- Setting:
- suburban
Rochester Hills, MI
Founded in 1959, Rochester College is a private institution. Rochester College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $15,600 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 510
- Setting:
- rural
York, NE
York College is a private institution that was founded in 1890. The school has 78.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at York College is 17:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $16,902 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 1,107
- Setting:
- rural
Hannibal, MO
Hannibal-LaGrange University was established in 1858 as a private institution. Hannibal-LaGrange University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,541 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $17,486 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,204
- Setting:
- city
Kokomo, IN
A public institution, Indiana University--Kokomo was founded in 1945.
- Tuition and fees:
- $16,976 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- suburban
Grand Rapids, MI
Founded in 1939, Kuyper College is a private institution. Kuyper College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,271 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $9,654 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 5,536
- Setting:
- suburban
Joplin, MO
Missouri Southern State University is a public institution that was founded in 1937. The school has 51.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Missouri Southern State University is 18:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $18,400 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- city
McPherson, KS
Central Christian College was established in 1884 as a private institution. Central Christian College follows a 4-1-4-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $4,236 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $10,976 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 2,458
- Setting:
- rural
Wilberforce, OH
A public institution, Central State University was founded in 1887. Central State University offers a Greek system, where 1.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 1.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,330 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $9,386 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 2,274
- Setting:
- rural
Chadron, NE
Chadron State College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,274, with a gender distribution of 42.7 percent male students and 57.3 percent female students.
- Tuition and fees:
- $10,500 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- urban
Cleveland, OH
Founded in 1848, Chancellor University is a private institution. Chancellor University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,395 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $12,585 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- rural
Dickinson, ND
Dickinson State University is a public institution that was founded in 1918.
- Tuition and fees:
- $19,398 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- rural
Hancock, MI
Finlandia University was established in 1896 as a private institution. Finlandia University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $14,850 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- suburban
Grand Rapids, MI
A private institution, Grace Bible College was founded in 1945.
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,546 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- city
Omaha, NE
Founded in 1943, Grace University is a private institution. Grace University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $4,553 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $8,562 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- urban
St. Louis, MO
Harris-Stowe State University is a public institution that was founded in 1857. The student-faculty ratio at Harris-Stowe State University is 13:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $11,040 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- suburban
Madison, WI
Herzing University was established as a proprietary institution. Herzing University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,496 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $17,426 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,623
- Setting:
- city
Richmond, IN
A public institution, Indiana University East was founded in 1971.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,160 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- rural
Mount Pleasant, IA
Founded in 1842, Iowa Wesleyan College is a private institution. Iowa Wesleyan College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,400 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- city
Salina, KS
Kansas Wesleyan University is a private institution that was founded in 1886. The student-faculty ratio at Kansas Wesleyan University is 15:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,910 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 2,225
- Setting:
- urban
Chicago, IL
Kendall College was established in 1934 as a proprietary institution. Kendall College follows a quarter-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $17,500 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,248
- Setting:
- city
Lincoln, IL
A private institution, Lincoln College was founded in 1865.
- Tuition and fees:
- $12,860 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 927
- Setting:
- city
Watertown, WI
Maranatha Baptist Bible College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 927, with a gender distribution of 46.6 percent male students and 53.4 percent female students. At this school, 71.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 29.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $17,780 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- rural
Marshall, MO
Founded in 1889, Missouri Valley College is a private institution. Missouri Valley College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,367 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $11,739 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 6,099
- Setting:
- city
St. Joseph, MO
Missouri Western State University is a public institution that was founded in 1969. The school has 43.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Missouri Western State University is 20:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $16,650 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- urban
Circleville, OH
Ohio Christian University was established as a private institution. Ohio Christian University admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $15,260 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- urban
Aberdeen, SD
Presentation College was founded as a private institution.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,045 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $16,769 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 5,201
- Setting:
- rural
Westville, IN
Purdue University--North Central has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,201, with a gender distribution of 40.6 percent male students and 59.4 percent female students. 100.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,566 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,108
- Setting:
- rural
Urbana, OH
Founded in 1850, Urbana University is a private institution. Urbana University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $19,820 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 817
- Setting:
- rural
Forest City, IA
Waldorf College is a proprietary institution that was founded in 1903. The school has 75.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Waldorf College is 15:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $12,470 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- rural
Wilberforce, OH
Wilberforce University was established in 1856 as a private institution. Wilberforce University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,720 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- rural
Oskaloosa, IA
A private institution, William Penn University was founded in 1873.
- Tuition and fees:
- $7,740 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 6,329
- Setting:
- urban
Flint, MI
Baker College of Flint has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,329, with a gender distribution of 32.7 percent male students and 67.3 percent female students. 2.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing.
