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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Creighton University
Omaha, NE |
more selective | 77.8% | 24-30 | |
| #3 |
Drake University
Des Moines, IA |
more selective | 63.2% | 25-29 | |
| #4 |
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN |
more selective | 74.3% | 23-29 | |
| #4 |
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH |
more selective | 70.2% | 22-27 | |
| #6 |
Bradley University
Peoria, IL |
more selective | 70.2% | 22-28 | |
| #7 |
John Carroll University
University Heights, OH |
selective | 83.8% | 22-27 | |
| #9 |
Hamline University
St. Paul, MN |
selective | 71.5% | 21-27 | |
| #9 |
University of Evansville
Evansville, IN |
more selective | 82.8% | 1030-1240 | |
| #11 |
Drury University
Springfield, MO |
more selective | 73.0% | 23-29 | |
| #11 |
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst, IL |
selective | 72.2% | 21-26 | |
| #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 | |
| #24 |
University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
La Crosse, WI |
more selective | 75.6% | 23-27 | |
| #24 |
Webster University
St. Louis, MO |
selective | 58.3% | 21-27 | |
| #27 |
College of St. Scholastica
Duluth, MN |
selective | 81.2% | 21-26 | |
| #27 |
Indiana Wesleyan University
Marion, IN |
more selective | 66.6% | 21-27 | |
| #31 |
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OH |
more selective | 76.4% | 23-29 |
