Best bang for the buck Midwest colleges.

• Position: Statistical table

BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK MIDWEST COLLEGES Predicted grad rate based on % of Pell 6-year Graduation recipients, graduation rate incoming rate rank SATs, etc. 1 College of the Ozarks (MO) 63% 22 45% 2 University of Michigan-- 51% 183 50% Dearborn (MI) * 3 Ripon College (WI) 71% 164 60% 4 Kettering University (MI) 58% 106 66% 5 Southwestern College (KS) 53% 167 33% 6 Bethel College--Mishawaka 66% 49 47% (IN) 7 Eastern Illinois University 60% 87 54% (IL) * 8 Ottawa University--Ottawa 35% 266 38% (KS) 9 Truman State University 72% 26 69% (MO) * 10 Elmhurst College (IL) 74% 17 63% 11 Lake Superior State 41% 213 36% University (MI) * 12 University of Illinois at 58% 249 61% Chicago (IL) * 13 Saint Mary--of--the--Woods 56% 60 40% College (IN) 14 Spring Arbor University 54% 150 50% (MI) 15 Wilberforce University (OH) 43% 193 20% 16 Missouri Southern State 35% 264 36% Univ. (MO) * 17 Univ. of IL--Urbana-- 84% 47 82% Champaign (IL) * 18 Illinois Institute of 65% 186 66% Technology (IL) 19 Baker University (KS) 55% 140 51% 20 Univ. of Nebraska--Kearney 55% 137 52% (NE) * 21 MO Univ. of Science & Tech. 64% 207 66% (MO) * 22 Tiffin University (OH) 40% 289 33% 23 Mt. Vernon Nazarene Univ. 57% 115 53% (OH) 24 University of Notre Dame 95% 7 98% (IN) 25 Saint Johns University (MN) 79% 90 71% 26 Grand Valley State 67% 46 61% University (MI) * 27 Valparaiso University (IN) 70% 29 66% 28 Buena Vista University (IA) 50% 111 54% 29 Mount Mercy University (IA) 66% 50 52% 30 Milwaukee School of 56% 128 69% Engineering (WI) 31 Ohio Northern University 67% 6 64% (OH) 32 Baldwin Wallace 69% 32 63% University (OH) 33 Park University (MO) 42% 270 27% 34 Clarke University (IA) 69% 5 55% 35 Univ. of Wisconsin--Eau 67% 44 65% Claire (WI) * 36 Bradley University (IL) 76% 9 72% 37 Western Illinois University 55% 141 51% (IL) * 38 Simpson College (IA) 68% 196 61% 39 Fort Hays State University 42% 267 30% (KS) * 40 Malone University (OH) 58% 114 53% 41 Cornell College (IA) 68% 195 70% 42 Millikin University (IL) 59% 103 59% 43 Michigan State University 79% 72 71% (MI) * 44 Hamline University (MN) 65% 62 63% 45 Cardinal Stritch University 49% 305 48% (WI) 46 Univ. of Wisconsin--Stevens 59% 93 59% Point (WI) * 47 University of Illinois- 46% 235 50% Springfield (IL) * 48 Illinois State University 72% 123 67% (IL) * 49 Drury University (MO) 55% 296 49% 50 Western Michigan University 55% 268 51% (MI) * 51 Hanover College (IN) 69% 188 63% 52 Indiana Wesleyan University 68% 35 57% (IN) 53 Michigan Technological 65% 185 65% University (MI) * 54 Knox College (IL) 80% 79 71% 55 Pittsburg State University 49% 211 45% (KS) * 56 College of Mount St. Joseph 56% 131 47% (OH) 57 Muskingum University (OH) 50% 198 51% 58 Grinnell College (IA) 88% 42 88% 59 Augsburg College (MN) 62% 73 57% 60 Ursuline College (OH) 49% 216 45% 61 Wabash College (IN) 72% 157 66% 62 Univ. of Wisconsin-- 53% 168 56% Platteville (WI) * 63 Ferris State University 50% 202 49% (MI) * 64 College of Saint Benedict 81% 75 74% (MN) 65 Denison University (OH) 83% 66 84% 66 Univ. of Wisconsin--Green 49% 317 54% Bay (WI) * 67 Eureka College (IL) 57% 56 53% 68 Metropolitan State 34% 319 34% University (MN) * 69 College of Saint 65% 59 61% Scholastica (MN) 70 Saint Xavier University 52% 177 54% (IL) 71 Southeast MO State 49% 217 48% University (MO) * 72 Monmouth College (IL) 57% 278 53% 73 Dominican University (IL) 64% 64 54% 74 Indiana University-- 77% 83 70% Bloomington (IN) * 75 Saint Cloud State 47% 229 47% University (MN) * 76 Hannibal--LaGrange 49% 113 45% University (MO) 77 Bluffton University (OH) 59% 43 47% 78 University of Evansville 65% 14 65% (IN) 79 Central Christian College 36% 260 36% of Kansas (KS) 80 Quincy University (IL) 52% 179 50% 81 Marian University (WI) 52% 176 46% 82 Waldorf University (IA) ** 39% 238 36% 83 Grace Coll. & Theological 61% 77 53% Seminary (IN) 84 Saint Mary's Univ. of 60% 84 53% Minnesota (MN) 85 Webster University (MO) 62% 70 56% 86 Goshen College (IN) 71% 4 60% 87 DePauw University (IN) 79% 89 80% 88 Maryville University of 68% 165 51% Saint Louis (MO) 89 University of Michigan-- 91% 25 90% Ann Arbor (MI) * 90 Gustavus Adolphus College 82% 69 78% (MN) 91 Illinois College (IL) 67% 209 58% 92 John Carroll University 74% 133 69% (OH) 93 Univ. of Wisconsin--Oshkosh 53% 169 54% (WI) * 94 Grace University (NE) 47% 142 48% 95 Blackburn College (IL) 43% 192 49% 96 Lake Forest College (IL) 69% 182 70% 97 Wayne State College (NE) * 49% 214 53% 98 Ashland University (OH) 57% 252 49% 99 Trinity Christian 57% 57 55% College (IL) 100 University of Wisconsin-- 83% 53 81% Madison (WI) * Predicted % Pell based Grad rate Students on ACT/SAT performance receiving and admin rank Pell Grants rates 1 College of the Ozarks (MO) 6 63% 47% 2 University of Michigan-- 144 43% 30% Dearborn (MI) * 3 Ripon College (WI) 12 36% 30% 4 Kettering University (MI) 315 26% 20% 5 Southwestern College (KS) 4 37% 33% 6 Bethel College--Mishawaka 5 52% 39% (IN) 7 Eastern Illinois University 55 39% 40% (IL) * 8 Ottawa University--Ottawa 237 48% 35% (KS) 9 Truman State University 107 20% 17% (MO) * 10 Elmhurst College (IL) 21 34% 31% 11 Lake Superior State 72 41% 33% University (MI) * 12 University of Illinois at 262 50% 32% Chicago (IL) * 13 Saint Mary--of--the--Woods 8 50% 46% College (IN) 14 Spring Arbor University 81 45% 36% (MI) 15 Wilberforce University (OH) 2 84% 77% 16 Missouri Southern State 199 59% 39% Univ. (MO) * 17 Univ. of IL--Urbana-- 106 20% 17% Champaign (IL) * 18 Illinois Institute of 190 32% 23% Technology (IL) 19 Baker University (KS) 91 38% 30% 20 Univ. of Nebraska--Kearney 98 35% 32% (NE) * 21 MO Univ. of Science & Tech. 244 27% 13% (MO) * 22 Tiffin University (OH) 47 62% 46% 23 Mt. Vernon Nazarene Univ. 85 43% 33% (OH) 24 University of Notre Dame 242 12% 11% (IN) 25 Saint Johns University (MN) 24 20% 23% 26 Grand Valley State 53 36% 28% University (MI) * 27 Valparaiso University (IN) 87 26% 21% 28 Buena Vista University (IA) 266 50% 35% 29 Mount Mercy University (IA) 9 35% 39% 30 Milwaukee School of 360 28% 17% Engineering (WI) 31 Ohio Northern University 119 24% 23% (OH) 32 Baldwin Wallace 49 32% 31% University (OH) 33 Park University (MO) 7 32% 45% 34 Clarke University (IA) 11 39% 36% 35 Univ. of Wisconsin--Eau 124 27% 29% Claire (WI) * 36 Bradley University (IL) 89 27% 24% 37 Western Illinois University 78...