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OV ER A *Public institution °For-profit institution L Stu L SC de nt O R E lo a Gr nd ad e ua t i o f au l t r at Gr a n r a t e e du ati on rat Stu ep de er f nts or m rec an e ivi ce Ne (al t pr ng P ell l s t i ce Gra ud en nts ts) Ne (an t pr nu ice al f am ily inc Ne om (an t pr e$ nu ice 0- al f $30 am ,00 ily Ne inc 0) (an t pr o nu ice me $ al 30, f am 00 0- ily Pe $75 inc rce ,00 om nt 0) of e ab ap o p AC v l e i can T/S $7 5, 0 AT ts a 25t 00 dm ) hp i t AC ted erc T/S e nti AT le s 75t cor hp e erc en tile sco re BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK MIDWEST COLLEGES 28 1 College of the Ozarks (MO) 13 0% 61% 25% 61% 10393 10078 11079 NA 10% 21 25 2 Grace Bible College (MI) 13 1% 50% 6% 59% 14194 12882 13942 17178 76% NA NA 3 Martin Luther College (MN) 12 1% 72% 10% 34% 13845 11533 12241 17166 96% 22 28 4 Illinois State University (IL)* 12 3% 71% 6% 24% 14591 9635 16068 22939 71% 22 26 5 Northland International University (WI) 12 1% 66% 25% 57% 15991 12461 14531 19398 98% NA NA 6 University of Michigan-Dearborn (MI)* 11 5% 51% 0% 41% 8284 5318 8320 12519 60% 21 26 7 Wayne State College (NE)* 11 6% 50% 2% 40% 9197 6767 9117 12795 76% NA NA 8 University of Illinois at Chicago (IL)* 11 3% 55% -1% 46% 9600 7600 11138 21469 63% 21 26 9 Pittsburg State University (KS)* 11 7% 52% 10% 41% 9904 9542 10849 12655 81% 19 24 10 Michigan State University (MI)* 11 4% 78% 9% 25% 13641 5922 14098 20330 71% 23 28 11 Eastern Illinois University (IL)* 11 4% 60% 9% 35% 13966 10504 15118 20042 66% 19 23 12 Western Michigan University (MI)* 11 5% 55% 5% 36% 14663 11351 16149 19334 84% 20 25 13 Huntington University (IN) 11 2% 61% 9% 36% 17094 15252 18311 23192 90% 904 1139 14 Maharishi Univ. of Mgmt. (IA) 11 4% 60% 9% 64% 17364 15915 15878 NA 47% NA NA 15 Bethel College-Mishawaka (IN) 11 6% 58% 9% 52% 17880 13354 16819 20997 72% 897 1140 16 Hanover College (IN) 11 2% 67% 11% 44% 18230 11585 14697 20999 66% 1007 1233 17 Ripon College (WI) 11 3% 71% 6% 34% 19321 12000 16361 21056 77% 21 18 Univ. of Wisconsin-Green Bay (WI)* 10 3% 52% -2% 31% 9005 6254 11015 14507 87% 21 25 19 Univ. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)* 10 3% 60% 1% 32% 10108 6880 11722 15264 78% 21 25 20 Indiana University-Bloomington (IN)* 10 4% 73% 6% 19% 10481 4094 10693 18509 72% 1053 27 1253 21 Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (WI)* 10 2% 65% 0% 26% 10872 7129 11483 16068 75% 22 22 Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse (WI)* 10 1% 69% 1% 22% 11344 7647 12815 16573 75% 23 27 23 Marygrove College (MI) 10 5% 25% 5% 72% 12517 11900 13531 NA 47% 14 19 24 University of Illinois-Springfield (IL)* 10 5% 59% 6% 35% 12701 7986 11110 16395 59% 20 26 25 10 3% 56% 2% 28% 12933 10438 13427 15681 92% 20 25 26 Graceland University-Lamoni (IA) 10 6% 50% 2% 38% 13227 10331 12228 15696 46% 18 24 27 10 3% 67% 5% 26% 13700 9687 13725 16289 79% 21 25 South Dakota State University (SD)* University of Northern Iowa (IA)* 26 28 University of Iowa (IA)* 10 3% 70% 1% 18% 14004 8902 13718 18071 81% 23 28 29 Western Illinois University (IL)* 10 6% 55% 6% 36% 14233 11826 16014 21114 64% 18 23 30 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (MI)* 10 2% 90% 5% 16% 14306 5171 10592 20689 43% 28 32 31 Grand Valley State University (MI)* 10 3% 63% 1% 34% 14323 9317 13622 18673 82% 21 26 32 Hannibal-LaGrange University (MO) 10 4% 50% 0% 36% 14342 12705 13118 14419 62% 19 25 33 University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)* 10 1% 82% 5% 16% 14773 6721 13242 19920 67% 26 30 34 Baker Coll. Ctr. Graduate Studies (MI) 10 0% 30% 5% 52% 15816 15439 16916 NA 82% NA NA 35 Ursuline College (OH) 10 4% 50% 6% 50% 16104 13542 14294 19323 67% 18 36 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (IN) 10 5% 57% 17% 45% 16167 11714 16251 20764 61% 830 1120 37 Dominican University (IL) 24 23 10 5% 65% 5% 40% 16410 12856 13992 NA 59% 20 38 Maranatha Baptist Bible College (WI) 10 1% 51% 4% 46% 16783 15200 17082 20422 66% 20 25 39 10 2% 58% 9% 31% 16900 13554 16940 20781 87% 907 1153 40 Univ. of St. Francis-Fort Wayne (IN) 10 5% 54% 8% 42% 16987 11423 14545 19652 54% 873 1053 41 24 Grace College & Theological Seminary (IN) 10 3% 56% 0% 40% 17558 15465 15995 20499 54% 19 42 National Louis University (IL) 10 3% 30% 8% 52% 17991 18813 NA NA 76% 15 17 43 10 5% 47% 8% 65% 17994 18104 17982 19965 47% NA NA 44 Marian University (IN) 10 4% 58% 6% 40% 18554 14419 17041 21229 54% 913 1107 45 10 3% 68% 6% 30% 18879 14881 16584 20817 87% 21 26 Concordia University-Chicago (IL) Robert Morris University Illinois (IL) Simpson College (IA) 46 Ohio State University-Main (OH)* 10 4% 80% 9% 24% 19111 11825 17274 23127 63% 26 47 10 4% 71% 7% 33% 19146 14820 15712 21165 58% 990 48 Baldwin Wallace University (OH) 10 2% 70% 5% 30% 19835 14825 18174 22295 64% 21 49 Elmhurst College (IL) 10 2% 71% 7% 32% 20245 15138 18053 22137 71% 21 50 Earlham College (IN) 10 3% 70% 7% 27% 20381 14141 17227 27947 72% 1017 Goshen College (IN) September/October 2015 30 1227 26 26 1340 http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2015/best-bang-for-buck-midwest-rank.php http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2015/best-bang-for-buck-midwest-name.php http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2015/best-bang-for-buck-midwest-act.php

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