A+ Schools for B Students Regional Universities (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.

U.S. News rank	School	Selectivity	Fall 2011 acceptance rate	SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile
#31	University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	selective	76.6%	22-26
#33	Baker University Baldwin City, KS	selective	86.8%	21-25
#33	University of Michigan–Dearborn Dearborn, MI	more selective	59.1%	21-26
#35	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	selective	83.1%	21-26
#35	Lewis University Romeoville, IL	selective	61.9%	20-25
#35	University of Minnesota–Duluth Duluth, MN	selective	76.4%	22-26 ³
#40	University of St. Francis Joliet, IL	selective	44.7%	21-25
#43	University of Nebraska–Kearney Kearney, NE	selective	86.4%	20-25
#46	University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI	selective	69.1%	21-25
#54	Concordia University Seward, NE	selective	68.7%	21-27
#54	University of Findlay Findlay, OH	selective	68.8%	20-26 ³
#70	Concordia University Wisconsin Mequon, WI	selective	65.7%	20-26 ³
#88	William Woods University Fulton, MO	selective	80.0%	20-24
#105	University of Mary Bismarck, ND	selective	75.2%	20-25

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U.S. News rank

School

Selectivity

Fall 2011 acceptance rate

SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile

#31

University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire

Eau Claire, WI

selective

76.6%

22-26

#33

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

selective

86.8%

21-25

#33

University of Michigan–Dearborn

Dearborn, MI

more selective

59.1%

21-26

#35

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI

selective

83.1%

21-26

#35

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

selective

61.9%

20-25

#35

University of Minnesota–Duluth

Duluth, MN

selective

76.4%

22-26 ³

#40

University of St. Francis

Joliet, IL

selective

44.7%

21-25

#43

University of Nebraska–Kearney

Kearney, NE

selective

86.4%

20-25

#46

University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point

Stevens Point, WI

selective

69.1%

21-25

#54

Concordia University

Seward, NE

selective

68.7%

21-27

#54

University of Findlay

Findlay, OH

selective

68.8%

20-26 ³

#70

Concordia University Wisconsin

Mequon, WI

selective

65.7%

20-26 ³

#88

William Woods University

Fulton, MO

selective

80.0%

20-24

#105

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

selective

75.2%

20-25