Colleges with the smallest classes in East North Central
50 colleges ranked by student–faculty ratio
These 50 smallest-class colleges in East North Central, ranked by student–faculty ratio, run from 1:1 at Adler University to 10:1 at Alverno College. All 50 are private institutions.
| # | College | Type | Student:faculty | Undergrads | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adler University Chicago, IL | Private | 1:1 | 9 | — |
| 2 | American Islamic College Chicago, IL | Private | 2:1 | 6 | 100% |
| 3 | Lincoln Christian University Lincoln, IL | Private | 2:1 | 44 | — |
| 4 | Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences Rock Island, IL | Private | 4:1 | 59 | — |
| 5 | VanderCook College of Music Chicago, IL | Private | 4:1 | 70 | 97% |
| 6 | Pontifical College Josephinum Columbus, OH | Private | 5:1 | 45 | 83% |
| 7 | Principia College Elsah, IL | Private | 5:1 | 337 | 44% |
| 8 | Rush University Chicago, IL | Private | 5:1 | 120 | — |
| 9 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | Private | 5:1 | 7,540 | 5% |
| 10 | Allegheny Wesleyan College Salem, OH | Private | 6:1 | 54 | — |
| 11 | American Academy of Art College Chicago, IL | Private | 6:1 | 90 | — |
| 12 | Antioch College Yellow Springs, OH | Private | 6:1 | 127 | 82% |
| 13 | Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, OH | Private | 6:1 | 193 | 38% |
| 14 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Private | 6:1 | 8,960 | 7% |
| 15 | Saint Anthony College of Nursing Rockford, IL | Private | 6:1 | 152 | 100% |
| 16 | Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Canton, OH | Private | 7:1 | 232 | 41% |
| 17 | Earlham College Richmond, IN | Private | 7:1 | 612 | 74% |
| 18 | Lawrence University Appleton, WI | Private | 7:1 | 1,394 | 63% |
| 19 | Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, OH | Private | 7:1 | 982 | 43% |
| 20 | National University of Health Sciences Lombard, IL | Private | 7:1 | 22 | — |
| 21 | Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH | Private | 7:1 | 630 | 84% |
| 22 | Baker College Owosso, MI | Private | 8:1 | 3,026 | 88% |
| 23 | Bellin College Green Bay, WI | Private | 8:1 | 338 | 100% |
| 24 | Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI | Private | 8:1 | 1,563 | 21% |
| 25 | John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences South Bend, IN | Private | 8:1 | 289 | 100% |
| 26 | Lakeview College of Nursing Danville, IL | Private | 8:1 | 81 | — |
| 27 | Methodist College Peoria, IL | Private | 8:1 | 374 | 31% |
| 28 | Northland College Ashland, WI | Private | 8:1 | 457 | 72% |
| 29 | Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing Peoria, IL | Private | 8:1 | 267 | — |
| 30 | Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN | Private | 8:1 | 1,399 | 81% |
| 31 | St. John's College-Department of Nursing Springfield, IL | Private | 8:1 | 76 | — |
| 32 | Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH | Private | 9:1 | 2,775 | 77% |
| 33 | Blackburn College Carlinville, IL | Private | 9:1 | 341 | 80% |
| 34 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | Private | 9:1 | 6,108 | 29% |
| 35 | Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH | Private | 9:1 | 560 | 56% |
| 36 | Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus, OH | Private | 9:1 | 891 | 72% |
| 37 | Denison University Granville, OH | Private | 9:1 | 2,398 | 17% |
| 38 | Gods Bible School and College Cincinnati, OH | Private | 9:1 | 285 | 64% |
| 39 | Goshen College Goshen, IN | Private | 9:1 | 761 | 89% |
| 40 | Kenyon College Gambier, OH | Private | 9:1 | 1,753 | 31% |
| 41 | Kettering College Kettering, OH | Private | 9:1 | 543 | 83% |
| 42 | Marietta College Marietta, OH | Private | 9:1 | 1,035 | 79% |
| 43 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, OH | Private | 9:1 | 573 | 57% |
| 44 | Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati, OH | Private | 9:1 | 1,100 | 57% |
| 45 | Oberlin College Oberlin, OH | Private | 9:1 | 2,950 | 33% |
| 46 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Saint Mary of the Woods, IN | Private | 9:1 | 896 | 76% |
| 47 | Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL | Private | 9:1 | 140 | 93% |
| 48 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | Private | 9:1 | 8,923 | 12% |
| 49 | Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN | Private | 9:1 | 845 | 63% |
| 50 | Alverno College Milwaukee, WI | Private | 10:1 | 724 | 93% |