BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK MIDWEST COLLEGES *Public institution °For-profit institution 1 COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS (MO) 2 University of IL-Urbana-Champaign (IL)* 3 Mount Mercy University (IA) 4 National Louis University (IL) 5 University of Notre Dame (IN) 6 Milwaukee School of Engineering (WI) 7 Northwestern University (IL) 8 University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)* 9 Dordt University (IA) 10 Gustavus Adolphus College (MN) 11 MO Univ. of Science & Technology (MO)* 12 St. Olaf College (MN) 13 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (MI)* 14 University of Illinois-Chicago (IL)* 15 Wisconsin Lutheran College (WI) 16 Ohio Northern University (OH) 17 Univ. of Minnesota-Crookston (MN)* 18 College of Saint Benedict (MN) 19 University of Northern Iowa (IA)* 20 Loras College (IA) 21 Michigan State University (MI)* 22 Lake Superior State University (MI)* 23 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth (MN)* 24 Carleton College (MN) 25 Univ. of Wisconsin-Platteville (WI)* 26 Univ. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)* 27 Grinnell College (IA) 28 Beloit College (WI) 29 Purdue University-Main (IN)* 30 Truman State University (MO)* Iowa State University (IA)* 31 32 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (MN)* 33 Taylor University (IN) 34 Trine Univ.-Regional/Non-Traditional (IN) 35 Indiana University-Bloomington (IN)* 36 Saint Mary's College (IN) 37 Washington University in St. Louis (MO) 38 Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse (WI)* 39 Illinois State University (IL)* 40 University of Chicago (IL) 41 Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater (WI)* 42 Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (WI)* 43 Michigan Technological University (MI)* 44 Northwestern College (IA) 45 Univ. of Nebraska-Kearney (NE)* 46 Bradley University (IL) 47 Augustana University (SD) 48 University of Wisconsin-Stout (WI)* 49 Bethel University (IN) 50 Wheaton College (IL) 44 September/October 2021 68% 11 86% 23 69% 42 58% 270 96% 3 64% 84 94% 4 86% 25 68% 12 81% 87 68% 174 88% 39 92% 10 67% 194 63% 29 75% 2 53% 117 83% 69 66% 62 69% 9 80% 50 67% 14 61% 108 94% 19 53% 212 64% 80 87% 46 81% 83 72% 131 71% 27 72% 137 79% 61 77% 1 66% 65 78% 73 79% 101 93% 8 68% 45 73% 120 93% 6 63% 89 64% 85 68% 176 65% 21 57% 160 74% 15 73% 22 58% 150 67% 54 89% 36 49% 6 79% 35 54% 12 -3% 32 126 15% 14 76% 343 9348 17 N/A 1 -6% 45 1211 4% 4 5% 58 89% 149 10212 41% 4 22% 1 91% 80 -3% 21 71% 321 33 5 211 0% 170 89% 115 13661 -7% 48 79 17% 3 96% 2 93% 155 -2% 16 279 3% 91 87% 240 7731 -4% 37 76 82% 1 2% 114 92% 38 17726 220 73% 54 51 60% 41 69% 48 91% 12 13% 4 82% 344 14649 152 106% 348 120% 17 127 46% 8 17577 215 57% 7 26 55% 22 79% 60 -7% 58 719 -2% 235 89% 167 10364 53 59% 37 63% 93 76% 81 5% 77 86% 200 22638 344 42% 2 64% 83 -12% 186 159 10% 15 94% 4 85% 104 -2% 50 92 90% 125 -7% 52 783 61% 134 -3% 26 52 63% 23 -16% 244 91 44% 57 -8% 87 -5% 35 57% 26 69% 32 58% 128 70% 38 71% 3 -1% 39 126 6% 60 90% 44 14302 114 62% 118 64% 154 11819 94 61% 49 70% 51 3% 99 85% 195 13056 78 50% 50 60% 44 1% 135 86% 264 6318 10 62% 52 63% 100 -5% 34 957 17% 2 85% 302 11670 88 79% 185 88% 54 7% 52 88% 159 16379 168 64% 21 3% 105 93% 11 39 -10% 328 90% 72 75% 36 -6% 127 104 5% 81 90% 55 63% 124 19897 294 63% 17 7869 7 78% 86 89% 57 18935 266 55% 78 70% 14 255 0% 154 91% 70 13572 104 74% 60 79% 126 73% 53 -1% 178 91% 43 9115 60% 43 -9% 98 56 -2% 206 88% 140 15848 153 62% 15 68% 8 -12% 185 1228 -6% 302 89% 156 11981 99 76% 149 81% 102 50% 10 -16% 245 62 64% 247 -9% 90 270 -2% 219 92% 48 9869 37 69% 32 91% 118 -3% 81 61 8% 42 81% 260 13055 58% 277 -9% 88 242 -2% 222 94% 7 59% 89 -9% 92 278 1% 134 88% 181 87% 190 5% 10 94 77 42% 23 77% 41 72% 68 61% 233 12726 90 66% 24 11550 54 75% 62 13 89% 180 86% 244 74% 127 52% 43 78% 42 81% 91 9% 41 77% 315 13802 102 54% 69 58% 112 72% 27 4% 12 60 0% 153 73% 346 9319 19 62% 116 72% 40 75% 265 -10% 128 900 -6% 318 91% 46 6731 69% 139 -9% 103 201 4% 74 86% 242 9649 35 72% 45 66% 63 -12% 171 750 -2% 230 91% 52 15 68% 88 72% 123 76% 133 75% 88 -10% 136 855 0% 147 88% 199 9710 47 69% 94 64% 18 -5% 44 79 -3% 238 84% 259 20276 306 60% 12 5% 64 90% 75 43% 2 -21% 342 1 71% 54 -12% 181 984 71% 39 -3% 70 76 -6% 283 91% 27 92% 171 11526 80 68% 89 76% 64 73% 121 72% 52 15356 149 79% 90 103% 2 -3% 254 88% 194 7828 28 74% 136 76% 157 14733 121 65% 137 74% 56 68% 185 -12% 155 245 -3% 232 90% 104 11050 48 68% 28 63% 16 -12% 178 508 -4% 258 91% 28 16171 96% 262 -3% 19 171 -1% 179 83% 337 4947 -1% 201 91% 61 193 69% 93 52% 16 5 59% 112 -11% 135 325 -6% 293 90% 81 67% 250 -11% 126 300 66% 132 -14% 241 179 2% 115 93% 5 62% 131 -15% 239 58 56% 161 71% 146 57% 165 51% 9 -10% 123 -11% 139 59 -10% 104 215 78 -3% 20 84 0% 168 84% 321 7846 29 53% 18 60% 75 72% 132 83% 16 55% 138 11739 57 76% 73 80% 139 12458 73 72% 43 10513 4% 97 88% 137 20984 323 49% 5 55 61% 46 67% 82 74% 5 69% 82 -10% 107 170 0% 166 90% 78 18920 263 67% 25 0% 151 92% 41 -3% 244 91% 53 -7% 55 196 6% 56 89% 161 14297 119 81% 103 89% 69 74% 77 74% 33 19106 269 61% 10 12674 85 75% 64 78% 136 6% 57 88% 172 15917 165 86% 162 93% 87 82% 50 -6% 122 102 10% 32 78% 310 18279 245 48% 40 57% 46 75% 142 8-year graduation rate Graduation rate rank Predicted graduation rate based on percent of Pell recipients, incoming SATs, etc. Graduation rate performance rank Pell/non-Pell graduate rate gap Pell graduate gap rank Number of Pell graduates Actual vs. predicted Pell enrollment Pell performance rank Percent of graduates above 150% of poverty line Earnings rank Net price of attendance for families below $75,000 income Net price rank Percent of loan principal remaining 5 years later Repayment rank Predicted principal remaining Repayment rate performance rank