Top Hidden Gem Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

About

The Great Lakes region is home to thousands of lakes, beautiful destinations like Indiana Dunes, Marquette Ore docks, and Sleeping Bear dunes, and some even more amazing "Hidden Gem" colleges. The Hidden Gems highlighted here include highly ranked colleges from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

Methodology

Each of these rankings is based on an analysis of data about the school's selectivity, financial health, graduation rates, student success, and more. We've outlined our full methodology here.