By MATT PIKE
For the third time in the last four years, Northwest Missouri State University is listed among the best colleges in the midwest by US News and World Report.
The list compiled 2027's Best Colleges, ranking Northwest No. 22 on the list of public retional universities in the midewest, moving up eight spots from being ranked No. 30 a year ago. Among all regional universities in the Midwest, U.S. News ranks Northwest at No. 78. Additionally, Northwest, consistently designated as a Military Friendly School, is No. 35 among regional universities in the Midwest and third among Missouri public institutions on U.S. News’s list of “Best Colleges for Veterans.”
U.S. News evaluated nearly 1,700 U.S. colleges and universities on measures that reflect academic quality and graduate outcomes. Each indicator is assigned a weight, and institutions are ranked based on their overall scores. The publication defines regional universities as those that offer a broad scope of undergraduate degrees and some master’s degree programs but few, if any, doctoral programs.
The Midwest region includes all public and private universities in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin along with Missouri.
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