Best Value Midwestern Colleges
There are 252 colleges in the Midwest ranked by value using the same methodology as our national list. Rankings balance academic quality with the net price students typically pay.
University of Michigan Ann Arbor leads Midwest value rankings for 2027 with a 10 out of 10 academic rating and an average net price of $17,574. The top value public university is also University of Michigan Ann Arbor. Also high value: Washington University in St Louis, Northwestern University and University of Chicago.
Compare net price, aid, and academic ratings across the colleges below. See how value scores are calculated on our methodology page. Explore the regional list below or browse individual states.
Dordt University
- Private 4 Year
- Sioux Center, IA
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Dordt is a private Christian university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and education. The residential campus sits in the small town of Sioux Center in northwest Iowa.
- SAT Range 1070-1330
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $28,486
Kettering University
- Private 4 Year
- Flint, MI
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Kettering is a private university known for undergraduate mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering. The campus sits in Flint, a mid-sized Michigan city long tied to the auto industry.
- SAT Range 1160-1330
- Avg GPA 3.77
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $35,609
University of Nebraska at Kearney
- Public 4 Year
- Kearney, NE
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- Aug 15 application deadline
UNK is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus is set in the college town of Kearney.
- SAT Range 905-1125
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $16,287
The University of Findlay
- Private 4 Year
- Findlay, OH
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Findlay is a private university known for undergraduate equestrian studies, pharmacy, and animal science. The campus is located in the small city of Findlay in northwest Ohio.
- SAT Range 1010-1213
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $27,297
Saint Norbert College
- Private 4 Year
- De Pere, WI
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Saint Norbert is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and communication. It is the only Norbertine college in the United States, with a residential campus along the Fox River.
- SAT Range 1033-1290
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $27,880
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Public 4 Year
- Edwardsville, IL
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- May 1 application deadline
SIUE is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The large wooded campus sits in the St. Louis metro area.
- SAT Range 950-1190
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $17,115
Butler University
- Private 4 Year
- Indianapolis, IN
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3.8 | 4 reviews
- Aug 1 application deadline
Butler is a private university known for undergraduate pharmacy, business, and communication. Most students live on a residential campus on Indianapolis's north side.
- SAT Range 1160-1350
- Avg GPA 3.92
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $38,438
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
Andrews University
- Private 4 Year
- Berrien Springs, MI
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5.0 | 1 reviews
Andrews is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate theology, architecture, and aviation. The campus sits in the small college town of Berrien Springs in southwest Michigan.
- SAT Range 990-1290
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $24,728
Bethel University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Paul, MN
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- May 1 application deadline
Bethel is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The suburban Arden Hills campus sits in the Twin Cities metro near St. Paul.
- SAT Range 1190-1300
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $31,738
Miami University Oxford
- Public 4 Year
- Oxford, OH
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Feb 1 application deadline
Miami University is a public university known for undergraduate business and education. The residential red-brick campus anchors the small college town of Oxford.
- SAT Range 1220-1390
- Avg GPA 3.85
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $28,229
Illinois State University
- Public 4 Year
- Normal, IL
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- Apr 1 application deadline
Illinois State is a large public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Normal, next to Bloomington.
- SAT Range 990-1210
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $21,369
Loyola University Chicago
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.3 | 6 reviews
Loyola Chicago is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and communications. The urban campus sits along Lake Michigan on Chicago's North Side.
- SAT Range 1170-1360
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $39,147
Central College
- Private 4 Year
- Pella, IA
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Central is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences, education, and study abroad. Most undergrads live on a residential campus in the small college town of Pella.
- SAT Range 1056-1120
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $23,848
Maryville University of Saint Louis
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Louis, MO
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3.3 | 3 reviews
Maryville University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health professions, and business. The suburban campus is in Town and Country in the St. Louis area.
- SAT Range 1000-1230
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $22,983
Southwest Baptist University
- Private 4 Year
- Bolivar, MO
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Southwest Baptist is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry programs. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Bolivar in southwest Missouri.
- SAT Range 810-1210
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $21,336
Walsh University
- Private 4 Year
- North Canton, OH
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Walsh is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The suburban campus sits in North Canton near Canton, Ohio.
- SAT Range 1040-1280
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $23,933
University of Northern Iowa
- Public 4 Year
- Cedar Falls, IA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
UNI is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Cedar Falls.
- SAT Range 1020-1280
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $16,437