And in our ranking of the top colleges in the Midwest by size, Augustana is the region’s highest-ranked small school, Notre Dame is the top midsize school and Michigan is the top large school.

Albion College is the highest-ranked liberal-arts school in the Midwest, followed by DePauw University and Kalamazoo College, in the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2025 Best Colleges in the U.S ...