Most selective colleges in West North Central

50 colleges ranked by acceptance rate

These 50 most selective colleges in West North Central, ranked by acceptance rate, run from 12% at Washington University in St Louis to 71% at Bemidji State University. 10 are public and 40 are private.

#	College	Type	Acceptance	Avg SAT	Net price / yr
1	Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO	Private	12%	1,530	$22,117
2	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Private	13%	1,486	$15,608
3	Summit Christian College Gering, NE	Private	14%	—	$18,188
4	College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO	Private	15%	1,125	$7,669
5	Carleton College Northfield, MN	Private	22%	1,491	$27,320
6	Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	Private	28%	1,424	$29,980
7	William Jewell College Liberty, MO	Private	34%	1,114	$16,602
8	College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE	Private	44%	1,120	$14,986
9	Newman University Wichita, KS	Private	48%	—	$19,045
10	York University York, NE	Private	48%	988	$20,129
11	Mount Marty University Yankton, SD	Private	48%	1,120	$23,295
12	Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN	Private	48%	1,170	$25,935
13	Bethany Lutheran College Mankato, MN	Private	51%	1,144	$17,680
14	St Olaf College Northfield, MN	Private	52%	1,373	$22,752
15	Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN	Public	53%	1,090	$17,816
16	Missouri Valley College Marshall, MO	Private	53%	1,018	$17,945
17	Barclay College Haviland, KS	Private	54%	—	$28,827
18	Friends University Wichita, KS	Private	56%	1,014	$25,752
19	William Penn University Oskaloosa, IA	Private	57%	996	$22,115
20	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	Public	57%	1,147	$12,323
21	Webster University Saint Louis, MO	Private	58%	1,145	$26,196
22	University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN	Public	58%	—	$10,874
23	Hannibal-LaGrange University Hannibal, MO	Private	59%	1,020	$21,123
24	Drury University Springfield, MO	Private	59%	1,212	$21,523
25	Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD	Private	59%	1,187	$24,723
26	Avila University Kansas City, MO	Private	60%	942	$16,939
27	Dickinson State University Dickinson, ND	Public	60%	—	$15,270
28	Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO	Private	60%	—	$29,555
29	Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN	Private	62%	1,320	$26,895
30	Crown College Saint Bonifacius, MN	Private	63%	—	$27,324
31	Bryan College of Health Sciences Lincoln, NE	Private	63%	—	$25,884
32	Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN	Private	63%	1,192	$25,651
33	Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MO	Private	64%	983	$25,807
34	Drake University Des Moines, IA	Private	64%	1,288	$30,042
35	Clarkson College Omaha, NE	Private	64%	—	$15,928
36	Tabor College Hillsboro, KS	Private	65%	1,049	$19,868
37	Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO	Private	66%	1,120	$18,516
38	Cottey College Nevada, MO	Private	66%	1,190	$18,154
39	Midland University Fremont, NE	Private	67%	1,043	$24,229
40	Clarke University Dubuque, IA	Private	68%	1,060	$20,068
41	Winona State University Winona, MN	Public	69%	1,119	$18,148
42	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO	Public	69%	1,090	$15,336
43	Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN	Public	69%	1,020	$14,760
44	Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO	Private	69%	1,218	$23,165
45	Evangel University Springfield, MO	Private	69%	—	$18,705
46	Valley City State University Valley City, ND	Public	69%	1,090	$13,613
47	Hastings College Hastings, NE	Private	70%	—	$21,554
48	University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN	Public	70%	—	$9,110
49	Morningside University Sioux City, IA	Private	71%	910	$23,169
50	Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN	Public	71%	1,090	$17,050

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