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Hi, I'm from Wisconsin and I'm wondering what you people think are the top 10 midwest colleges that have less than 5000 total students. I'm interested in a school with a good pre-med program and good graduate acceptance rates into med schools.

By Heyheyhoho (Heyheyhoho) on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 01:33 am: Edit

Carleton. Best small school in the Midwest, possibly the country.

By Gnatcire (Gnatcire) on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 03:38 am: Edit

Carleton, Grinnell, and perhaps Truman State University (Public in MO) are all good.

By Carolyn (Carolyn) on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 12:40 pm: Edit

Carleton, Grinnell, Lawrence, MacCalester, Beloit, Kenyon, Wooster, Hiram, Knox, Earlham would all be on my list of great small schools in the midwest.

By Stillsearching (Stillsearching) on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 03:45 pm: Edit

From my own college searching, I'd have to say that Carleton is by far the best small school in the Midwest.

Next on the list are Grinnell, Macalester, Kenyon, and Oberlin.

By Usfpete (Usfpete) on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 09:54 pm: Edit

Hiram does not have a good reputation...try Ohio Wesleyan instead

By Sunshine916 (Sunshine916) on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 10:22 pm: Edit

my friend is going to Ohio Wesleyan this fall. pretty school, nice campus, great merit scholarships as well. if u have any questions about colleges in ohio, feel free to ask me. i've done a lot of investigation into places like kenyon, oberlin, and wooster.

By Kjofkw (Kjofkw) on Sunday, July 27, 2003 - 12:02 am: Edit

Sunshine: Any thoughts on Denison?

By Babjan131 (Babjan131) on Sunday, July 27, 2003 - 12:15 am: Edit

Although it's a small and slightly unheard of college, Simpson (Indianola, Iowa) is a great school. If you're considering pre-med, Simpson has a 90% acceptance rate (rareI know) but I've spoken with an Admissions counselor and this point came up since I'm interested in pre-med. They say this is because they offer a required pre-MCAT course. Might want to look into this....

One They also have a great acceptance rate into grad school. Also offer great financial aid.

By Sunshine916 (Sunshine916) on Sunday, July 27, 2003 - 01:46 pm: Edit

ahha yes, DENISON UNIVERSITY!!

well i'm not that familiar with their programs (ohio is big on small, liberal arts schools and i am looking for large research institutions lol). BUT i was a camp counselor there back in middle school. i stayed for 2 weeks each summer and they paid me $250.

their campus is really pretty, i'd say a bit above average for college campuses. i know they are liberal arts so they must specialize in that area. however, they have math and science programs that are fairly strong.

i *believe* admissions criteria isnt too bad. average stats are a bit above national average (something like 1250 SAT, 27 ACT?)and they accept about 3/5 of the people who apply.

i think it's a great school if you want to experience a small school set in a nice little town. it's pretty quiet but there's a lot to do if you are willing to travel off-campus. the professors i did meet over my summers there seemed nice, although i was only 12-13 back then.

i got a good impression of their school overall!

By Rachelfreedman (Rachelfreedman) on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - 12:03 am: Edit

DEFINITELY LAWRENCE! In Appleton, WI. I'm going there
It's a super school academically- rating of 92 for academics in this year's princeton review. Has 1400 students. If you visit you will fall in love with it- the professors, students, campus, academics, music, everything!

By Calif (Calif) on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 10:50 pm: Edit

Denison is an excellent school. It has a strong national reputation, and was ranked as one of the nation's top 50 liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report this year.

Denison has one of the most beautiful campuses in the country, and every college guidebook I've read mentions how pretty it is.

Denison possesses a large endowment (over $400 million), and is very generous with merit aid and financial aid.

Denison's student body is well represented geographically and internationally, and more than 60% of this year's incoming class was from out of state.

A fairly large percentage of Denison students pursue graduate studies, and each year a number of seniors are recipients of prestigious scholarships. For example, in the last 11 years, 19 students have been awarded Fulbright scholarships. In addition, 35 students have earned 35 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, placing Denison second among more than 400 Division III institutions in the number of NCAA postgraduate scholarships won.

Along with academics, sports are taken quite seriously at Denison. The school has won the All-Sports conference trophy six consecutive years, and its men and women's swimming, men's soccer, women's tennis, and men's lacrosse teams are nationally ranked.

As a whole, Denison is a great college, and definitely worth checking out.