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.
| Save | U.S. News rank | School | Selectivity | Fall 2011 acceptance rate | SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #13 |
North Central College
Naperville, IL |
more selective | 64.6% | 22-27 | |
| #14 |
Kettering University
Flint, MI |
more selective | 62.0% | 24-29 | |
| #14 |
St. Catherine University
St. Paul, MN |
more selective | 51.7% | 22-26 | |
| #16 |
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH |
selective | 63.3% | 20-27 2 | |
| #16 |
Dominican University
River Forest, IL |
selective | 59.0% | 20-24 | |
| #16 |
Otterbein University
Westerville, OH |
selective | 79.3% | 21-26 | |
| #20 |
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI |
more selective | 62.8% | 22-27 | |
| #21 |
Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO |
more selective | 76.2% | 22-28 | |
| #22 |
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA |
selective | 55.9% | 22-28 3 | |
| #24 |
Bethel University
St. Paul, MN |
more selective | 82.3% | 22-28 |














