BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK MIDWEST COLLEGES *Public institution °For-profit institution 1 UNION INSTITUTE & UNIVERSITY (OH) 2 National Louis University (IL) College of the Ozarks (MO) 3 4 Governors State University (IL)* 5 University of Notre Dame (IN) 6 Univ. of IL-Urbana-Champaign (IL)* Lake Superior State University (MI)* 8 Ohio Northern University (OH) Sacred Heart Major Seminary (MI) 7 9 10 Trine-Regional/Non-Traditional (IN) 11 Mount Mercy University (IA) 12 Washington Univ. in St. Louis (MO) 13 Northwestern University (IL) 14 Milwaukee Sch. of Engineering (WI) 15 Emmaus Bible College (IA) 16 Maranatha Baptist University (WI) 17 University of Illinois-Chicago (IL)* 18 Kettering University (MI) 19 Illinois Wesleyan University (IL) 20 Faith Bapt. Bible Coll./Theo. Sem. (IA) 21 MO Univ. of Science & Tech. (MO)* 22 University of MI-Ann Arbor (MI)* 23 Illinois State University (IL)* 24 Beloit College (WI) 25 University of WI-Madison (WI)* 26 Dordt University (IA) 27 Univ. of Minnesota-Crookston (MN)* 28 Michigan State University (MI)* 29 Saint Mary's College (IN) 30 Loras College (IA) 31 Goshen College (IN) 32 Gustavus Adolphus College (MN) 33 Gods Bible School and College (OH) 34 University of MN-Morris (MN)* 35 College of Saint Benedict (MN) 36 DePauw University (IN) 37 Western Illinois University (IL)* 38 Michigan Technological Univ. (MI)* 39 Univ. of Nebraska-Kearney (NE)* 40 Truman State University (MO)* 41 St. Olaf College (MN) 42 Taylor University (IN) 43 Simpson College (IA) 44 Eastern Illinois University (IL)* 45 University of Northern Iowa (IA)* 46 Greenville University (IL) 47 Indiana University-Bloomington (IN)* 48 Metropolitan State University (MN)* 49 University of MN-Twin Cities (MN)* 50 Marquette University (WI) 66 September/October 2022 71% 32 54% 311 68% 15 61% 120 96% 4 86% 22 68% 14 76% 3 65% 246 67% 58 69% 41 93% 10 95% 7 67% 50 72% 5 51% 257 67% 192 66% 70 79% 1 52% 116 68% 170 92% 11 72% 124 80% 96 86% 21 69% 37 55% 83 81% 48 78% 122 68% 13 72% 6 79% 107 43% 226 60% 283 81% 95 84% 71 58% 153 70% 154 59% 144 71% 33 88% 47 78% 2 69% 12 62% 113 66% 62 58% 152 78% 68 57% 174 80% 53 81% 46 36% 1 22% 2 43% 12 21% 3 202 -10% 351 57590 43560 3 19602 293 63% 263 70% 52 12% 12 45402 32017 231 7 14352 151 52% 14 -2% 57 199 16% 15 38780 35178 68 9075 36% 3 93% 110 -3% 25 237 80% 59 -6% 51 2% 6 456 -4% 259 48796 39867 17 12566 91 14 N/A 71% 368 79% 27 53% 10 7 2% 132 88962 81275 28 13444 124 31% 12 46% 6 -13% 197 735 -7% 292 43988 45149 237 9372 65% 46 -15% 228 125 4% 103 72235 56825 41% 2 67% 1 13 42% 4 -17% 308 59 17 72% 351 78% 75 39% 33 1558 6% 58 71539 68798 94 8838 38 40% 39 46% 58 59% 153 59% 216 2 20271 320 42% 14 48% 79 -17% 379 N/A 36224 16 23205 367 56% 299 53% 287 3% 113 52957 42667 10 14712 142 52% 98 67% 6 53% 10 -2% 18 120 3% 99 50047 44796 44 18124 243 50% 73 61% 15 93% 168 -2% 21 95% 185 -2% 20 295 108 2% 111 82732 79943 92 6800 13 5% 67 80033 79437 162 5665 6 36% 25 40% 92 37% 28 39% 141 72% 299 -6% 39 116 15% 9 81328 69315 8 18493 256 39% 10 44% 89 53% 8 -11% 166 20 18% 10 36673 38605 255 12715 52% 230 -0% 12 77 42% 13 57 8% 38 43368 38133 45 17451 228 40% 15 4% 86 93893 68136 1 32011 387 35% 2 53% 21 58% 2 65% 150 -4% 30 1808 17% 3 59780 57113 95 11563 84 52% 186 57% 70 70% 279 -10% 131 68 73% 91 51% 187 4% 23 -7% 102 81 17 6% 74 66966 57086 12 21742 347 41% 8 17% 11 38558 40885 268 14204 112 38% 5 9 43% 41 47% 78 54% 5 66% 143 -13% 223 267 12% 17 80289 70916 14 10946 66 40% 40 47% 39 90% 134 -7% 62 1022 2% 118 75842 76203 204 6304 63% 18 -14% 248 975 -5% 300 55457 44640 9 15932 198 46% 101 56% 14 73% 43 80% 61 3% 27 63 65% 106 -3% 26 96 2% 120 50499 53536 287 9083 -7% 69 1037 1% 150 65213 68931 316 8482 48% 76 -10% 153 135 -9% 320 47869 46439 138 7481 31 1% 139 48164 51583 309 22691 352 28% 1 3 41% 48 41% 222 15 42% 135 50% 26 39% 37 46% 45 51% 1 52% 68 59% 60 68% 9 -13% 209 1778 -5% 283 61101 56223 52 12164 99 50% 148 53% 130 68% 20 -1% 56 67 58% 40 -15% 229 78 -3% 234 52435 48928 71 16849 205 41% 9 58% 22 -18% 282 58 -3% 228 46194 44132 112 16281 176 43% 17 77% 127 0% 37 39% 124 12% 8 15 11 1 60% 181 -12% 244 102 -7% 313 56655 48438 26 14787 136 43% 154 49% 62 52% 20 56% 11 145 8% 41 59178 56923 109 15404 158 41% 118 42% 179 8% 64 27145 31093 322 8763 7% 63 47373 42952 59 5048 55% 102 60% 96 50% 231 55% 80 73% 38 -8% 168 116 5% 78 56367 52025 62 18939 289 37% 94 47% 12 75% 28 -4% 92 101 -5% 285 62462 53913 24 17868 245 42% 138 47% 86 49% 41 -19% 343 840 0% 159 49631 41286 22 13987 118 59% 205 65% 77 68% 142 -11% 159 251 2% 129 73541 68258 47 10104 55 40% 45 46% 74 57% 152 -7% 53 342 9% 31 46054 42892 84 14522 134 54% 117 59% 95 68% 139 -9% 96 243 4% 84 50719 51714 231 9571 87% 155 -3% 72 106 7% 54 60242 62430 262 13125 94 33% 61 62% 13 -3% 65 94 -7% 305 44550 47376 286 19801 306 41% 11 59% 53 -11% 165 116 6% 76 50628 49859 158 16785 200 48% 33 50% 23 -15% 273 675 -7% 315 47991 41916 36 11800 72 105 37 48% 54 51% 137 39% 68 51% 31 52% 116 63% 122 -8% 78 550 -1% 203 49563 49007 164 13427 108 49% 63 51% 68 2% 7 72% 56 -14% 245 1175 -3% 257 58814 56356 100 7812 46% 24 -8% 68 767 59% 207 63% 111 53% 105 -1% 191 42696 41186 133 18674 261 55% 131 62% 53 23 49% 125 50% 170 5% 73 56402 51957 53 14886 147 69% 331 65% 305 74% 72 -9% 103 1599 2% 123 61201 66366 344 9778 50 45% 93 49% 97 75% 57 -9% 109 278 2% 114 72489 65003 30 21832 348 42% 62 47% 83 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 graduation rate gap Pell graduation gap rank Number of Pell graduates Actual vs. predicted Pell enrollment Pell performance rank Median earnings 10 yrs. after entering college Predicted median earnings 10 yrs. after entering college Earnings performance rank Net price of attendance for families <$75,000 income Net price rank % of loan principal remaining 5 yrs. later Repayment rank Predicted principal remaining Repayment rate performance rank