Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rates in the Midwest

Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rates in the Midwest, ranked by graduation rate. Region: Census Midwest region. Included states / district: IN IL MI OH WI IA KS MN MO NE ND SD. This ranks the named measure, not overall college quality. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 289 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois4%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 2University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana11%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 3Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois8%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 4Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri12%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 5University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan16%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 6Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, Michigan21%1415——90%1,57361 mi 7Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota20%1517$25k$76k90%2,086164 mi 8University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin45%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 9Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa15%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 10Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio61%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 11Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio37%1513$41k$88k87%6,4373 mi 12Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota29%1440$32k$64k87%2,131134 mi 13University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota80%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 14University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 15Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois87%1380$27k$64k85%2,12124 mi 16St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota48%1380$24k$66k84%3,093165 mi 17Creighton UniversityOmaha, Nebraska80%1321$32k$74k83%4,348424 mi 18Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin81%1310$31k$78k83%7,6602 mi 19Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana50%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 20Kenyon CollegeGambier, Ohio31%1429$39k$72k82%1,73270 mi 21Oberlin CollegeOberlin, Ohio34%1447$39k$58k81%2,88711 mi 22Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan85%1269$20k$67k81%40,92271 mi 23Butler UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana85%1274$36k$77k80%4,317135 mi 24Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana78%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 25University of DaytonDayton, Ohio65%1335$30k$76k80%7,682133 mi 26Hope CollegeHolland, Michigan79%1249$27k$58k80%3,2886 mi 27Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio75%1317$28k$55k80%16,656161 mi 28Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri75%1317$24k$71k80%7,267256 mi 29Denison UniversityGranville, Ohio17%1410$40k$68k79%2,38091 mi 30John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, Ohio81%1298$29k$63k79%2,2746 mi 31Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana77%1427$43k$101k78%2,309148 mi 32Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, Illinois57%1343$29k$62k78%1,8131 mi 33College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, Minnesota92%1151$27k$63k77%1,370134 mi 34Lawrence UniversityAppleton, Wisconsin64%1350$23k$56k77%1,39628 mi 35Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, Minnesota61%1290$23k$66k77%1,878190 mi 36University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota85%1296$29k$74k76%6,245134 mi 37Bradley UniversityPeoria, Illinois77%—$23k$67k76%3,574130 mi 38Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, Michigan75%1280$19k$66k76%1,14936 mi 39Ohio Northern UniversityAda, Ohio74%1252$24k$81k75%2,48962 mi 40Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, Ohio58%1220$24k$50k75%2,90196 mi 41Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, Minnesota91%1183$26k$77k75%1,395136 mi 42Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa89%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 43Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois55%1311$18k$83k75%2,8331 mi 44University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio85%1282$26k$55k75%29,882178 mi 45University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri78%1247$20k$63k75%23,929318 mi 46Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, Illinois39%1275$28k$71k75%1,582114 mi 47DePauw UniversityGreencastle, Indiana57%1340$22k$71k75%1,905139 mi 48University of IowaIowa City, Iowa84%1200$23k$65k75%22,264195 mi 49Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, Missouri70%1120$26k$67k75%1,580414 mi 50Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan71%1233$23k$58k74%3,19332 mi 51Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa64%1292$29k$72k74%2,543303 mi 52The College of WoosterWooster, Ohio60%1353$23k$60k74%1,73047 mi 53Taylor UniversityUpland, Indiana74%1220$25k$52k74%2,025114 mi 54Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois82%1297$36k$72k73%11,737< 1 mi 55Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, South Dakota68%1195$24k$59k73%1,965317 mi 56Augustana CollegeRock Island, Illinois63%1165$23k$63k73%2,490150 mi 57Cedarville UniversityCedarville, Ohio65%1241$24k$55k73%4,024125 mi 58Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, Michigan82%1150$13k$53k72%1,22411 mi 59Bethel UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota88%1249$29k$64k71%1,871127 mi 60Saint Norbert CollegeDe Pere, Wisconsin86%1182$26k$58k71%1,6628 mi 61Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa72%1218$23k$60k71%1,379196 mi 62Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas82%1151$19k$57k71%15,142505 mi 63University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, Wisconsin76%1220$16k$60k71%9,277167 mi 64Kettering UniversityFlint, Michigan79%1251$35k$95k71%1,20541 mi 65Carroll UniversityWaukesha, Wisconsin67%1190$15k$58k71%2,52317 mi 66College for Creative StudiesDetroit, Michigan92%—$35k$45k71%1,2304 mi 67The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth, Minnesota93%1120$28k$66k71%1,7651 mi 68Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, Indiana89%1178$19k$63k70%2,08314 mi 69Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa68%1221$26k$53k70%1,597322 mi 70Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, Illinois74%1151$24k$61k70%3,00616 mi 71Saint Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, Indiana76%1246$25k$59k69%1,45824 mi 72University of KansasLawrence, Kansas93%1190$18k$62k69%21,217448 mi 73Grace College and Theological SeminaryWinona Lake, Indiana82%1119$20k$45k69%1,46463 mi 74Xavier UniversityCincinnati, Ohio86%1217$33k$65k69%4,207176 mi 75Truman State UniversityKirksville, Missouri84%1320$13k$56k69%2,513283 mi 76Viterbo UniversityLa Crosse, Wisconsin72%1190$21k$56k68%1,249167 mi 77Concordia University-WisconsinMequon, Wisconsin78%1190$36k$56k68%2,1971 mi 78University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota93%1173$28k$51k68%1,442128 mi 79Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, Ohio84%1131$22k$50k68%1,35871 mi 80Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan92%1258$14k$78k68%5,9551 mi 81University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa93%1122$16k$55k68%7,529234 mi 82Otterbein UniversityWesterville, Ohio85%1220$19k$53k68%2,15790 mi 83DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois76%1262$31k$69k68%14,0901 mi 84Knox CollegeGalesburg, Illinois71%1326$25k$55k68%1,127156 mi 85Loras CollegeDubuque, Iowa100%—$21k$58k68%1,083145 mi 86Marian UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana95%—$24k$59k67%2,266136 mi 87University of Detroit MercyDetroit, Michigan75%1134$15k$71k67%2,4388 mi 88Hanover CollegeHanover, Indiana84%1201$22k$54k67%1,031221 mi 89Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin59%—$22k$89k67%2,6541 mi 90Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan83%1074$16k$56k67%18,85417 mi 91School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, Illinois77%—$50k$40k67%2,8051 mi 92University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska87%1191$18k$57k67%19,178469 mi 93University of St FrancisJoliet, Illinois65%1141$13k$64k67%1,22332 mi 94Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, Ohio76%1194$28k$54k67%2,8428 mi 95Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana89%1082$23k$60k67%1,974105 mi 96Lewis UniversityRomeoville, Illinois71%1096$17k$66k67%4,01529 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.