Midwestern Private Colleges
There are 326 private colleges and universities in the Midwest enrolling 770,577 students. Explore the list below to find the private college match for you. Private colleges are usually smaller in size, more expensive than public schools and often academically rigorous. If you feel you may have difficulty fitting into the large class sizes which are common on many public campuses, take a look at Midwest private colleges. The Midwest is home to popular private schools like University of Chicago, Northwestern University, University of Notre Dame and Loyola University Chicago.
Cornell College
- Private 4 Year
- Mount Vernon, IA
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Cornell College is a private liberal arts college known for its One Course At A Time calendar of intensive undergraduate courses. Most students live on the residential campus in the small town of Mount Vernon.
- SAT Range 1120-1285
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $25,220
Carthage College
- Private 4 Year
- Kenosha, WI
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4.5 | 4 reviews
Carthage is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus sits on the western shore of Lake Michigan.
- SAT Range 1000-1205
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $27,066
Elmhurst University
- Private 4 Year
- Elmhurst, IL
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3.0 | 1 reviews
Elmhurst is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a residential suburb west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 990-1260
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $24,629
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Terre Haute, IN
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0.0 | 1 reviews
- Mar 1 application deadline
Rose-Hulman is a private college known for undergraduate engineering, science, and mathematics. Most students live on the residential campus in Terre Haute.
- SAT Range 1320-1500
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $45,406
North Central College
- Private 4 Year
- Naperville, IL
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- Apr 15 application deadline
North Central is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in suburban Naperville, west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1055-1310
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $23,276
Northwestern College
- Private 4 Year
- Orange City, IA
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4.0 | 2 reviews
Northwestern College is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and nursing. The campus sits in the small town of Orange City in northwest Iowa.
- SAT Range 940-1240
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $26,347
Milwaukee School of Engineering
- Private 4 Year
- Milwaukee, WI
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- Sep 1 application deadline
MSOE is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and nursing. The urban campus is located in downtown Milwaukee.
- SAT Range 1160-1405
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Acceptance Rate 59%
- Net Price $25,669
University of Evansville
- Private 4 Year
- Evansville, IN
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University of Evansville is a private university known for undergraduate theatre and engineering. Many undergrads study abroad at Harlaxton College, its campus in a historic English manor.
- SAT Range 1045-1300
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $18,773
Augsburg University
- Private 4 Year
- Minneapolis, MN
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- Aug 1 application deadline
Augsburg is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The urban campus is in Minneapolis's Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1188-1376
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.27
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $24,561
Adrian College
- Private 4 Year
- Adrian, MI
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- Aug 1 application deadline
Adrian is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and exercise science. The residential campus sits in the small city of Adrian in southeast Michigan.
- SAT Range 873-1140
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $25,922
Anderson University
- Private 4 Year
- Anderson, IN
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Anderson University is a private Christian university known for undergraduate music, nursing, and business. Most students live on its residential campus in Anderson, northeast of Indianapolis.
- SAT Range 900-1150
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $25,332
Lindenwood University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Charles, MO
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Lindenwood is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and communications. The residential campus is in historic St. Charles near St. Louis.
- SAT Range 1023-1230
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $20,901
Indiana Wesleyan University Marion
- Private 4 Year
- Marion, IN
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Indiana Wesleyan is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry. The residential campus in Marion is affiliated with the Wesleyan Church.
- SAT Range 960-1180
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $23,402
Holy Cross College
- Private 4 Year
- Notre Dame, IN
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- Jul 28 application deadline
Holy Cross College is a small private Catholic liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in business, education, and the humanities. The campus sits next to the University of Notre Dame.
- SAT Range 980-1300
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $22,421
Hamline University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Paul, MN
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2.0 | 2 reviews
Hamline is a private university known for undergraduate education, business, and the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in a neighborhood setting in Saint Paul within the Twin Cities.
- SAT Range 1133-1391
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $22,390
Trine University
- Private 4 Year
- Angola, IN
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- Aug 1 application deadline
Trine is a private university known for undergraduate engineering and business. Most students live on a residential campus in the small town of Angola.
- SAT Range 1030-1240
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $25,355
Davenport University
- Private 4 Year
- Grand Rapids, MI
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Davenport is a private university known for undergraduate business, technology, and health sciences. The main campus is in Grand Rapids, with additional instructional sites across Michigan.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $18,538
University of Detroit Mercy
- Private 4 Year
- Detroit, MI
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- Mar 1 application deadline
Detroit Mercy is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate architecture, engineering, and nursing. The urban campus sits in northwest Detroit.
- SAT Range 1030-1260
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $16,790