Colleges with the smallest classes in West North Central
50 colleges ranked by student–faculty ratio
These 50 smallest-class colleges in West North Central, ranked by student–faculty ratio, run from 2:1 at University of Nebraska Medical Center to 11:1 at Coe College. 2 are public and 48 are private.
| # | College | Type | Student:faculty | Undergrads | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE | Public | 2:1 | 861 | — |
| 2 | Summit Christian College Gering, NE | Private | 3:1 | 17 | 14% |
| 3 | Cleveland University-Kansas City Overland Park, KS | Private | 5:1 | 79 | 80% |
| 4 | Divine Word College Epworth, IA | Private | 5:1 | 61 | — |
| 5 | Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing Saint Louis, MO | Private | 6:1 | 426 | — |
| 6 | Cottey College Nevada, MO | Private | 6:1 | 266 | 66% |
| 7 | Barclay College Haviland, KS | Private | 7:1 | 161 | 54% |
| 8 | College of Saint Mary Omaha, NE | Private | 7:1 | 455 | 44% |
| 9 | Hannibal-LaGrange University Hannibal, MO | Private | 7:1 | 381 | 59% |
| 10 | Mercy College of Health Sciences Des Moines, IA | Private | 7:1 | 905 | 99% |
| 11 | Research College of Nursing Kansas City, MO | Private | 7:1 | 249 | — |
| 12 | Stephens College Columbia, MO | Private | 7:1 | 353 | 92% |
| 13 | Union Adventist University Lincoln, NE | Private | 7:1 | 439 | 100% |
| 14 | Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO | Private | 7:1 | 7,897 | 12% |
| 15 | Academy College Bloomington, MN | Private | 8:1 | 112 | — |
| 16 | Allen College Waterloo, IA | Private | 8:1 | 279 | — |
| 17 | Calvary University Kansas City, MO | Private | 8:1 | 170 | 71% |
| 18 | Carleton College Northfield, MN | Private | 8:1 | 2,019 | 22% |
| 19 | CHI Health School of Radiologic Technology Omaha, NE | Private | 8:1 | 25 | — |
| 20 | Cox College Springfield, MO | Private | 8:1 | 634 | 71% |
| 21 | Kairos University Sioux Falls, SD | Private | 8:1 | 36 | 74% |
| 22 | Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO | Private | 8:1 | 7,324 | 81% |
| 23 | Bryan College of Health Sciences Lincoln, NE | Private | 9:1 | 534 | 63% |
| 24 | Fontbonne University Saint Louis, MO | Private | 9:1 | 632 | 95% |
| 25 | Grinnell College Grinnell, IA | Private | 9:1 | 1,705 | 13% |
| 26 | Logan University Chesterfield, MO | Private | 9:1 | 258 | 90% |
| 27 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO | Private | 9:1 | 274 | 75% |
| 28 | University of Jamestown Jamestown, ND | Private | 9:1 | 947 | 94% |
| 29 | University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN | Public | 9:1 | 980 | 70% |
| 30 | Bethany Global University Bloomington, MN | Private | 10:1 | 162 | 94% |
| 31 | Central Christian College of the Bible Moberly, MO | Private | 10:1 | 145 | — |
| 32 | Clarke University Dubuque, IA | Private | 10:1 | 782 | 68% |
| 33 | Creighton University Omaha, NE | Private | 10:1 | 4,231 | 72% |
| 34 | Drake University Des Moines, IA | Private | 10:1 | 2,669 | 64% |
| 35 | Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO | Private | 10:1 | 782 | 60% |
| 36 | Luther College Decorah, IA | Private | 10:1 | 1,454 | 73% |
| 37 | Macalester College Saint Paul, MN | Private | 10:1 | 2,131 | 28% |
| 38 | Martin Luther College New Ulm, MN | Private | 10:1 | 718 | 83% |
| 39 | MidAmerica Nazarene University Olathe, KS | Private | 10:1 | 977 | 73% |
| 40 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN | Private | 10:1 | 701 | 48% |
| 41 | Southwest Baptist University Bolivar, MO | Private | 10:1 | 1,339 | 100% |
| 42 | St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN | Private | 10:1 | 2,393 | 94% |
| 43 | The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN | Private | 10:1 | 1,725 | 94% |
| 44 | University of Mary Bismarck, ND | Private | 10:1 | 2,280 | 78% |
| 45 | William Jewell College Liberty, MO | Private | 10:1 | 868 | 34% |
| 46 | Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD | Private | 11:1 | 1,818 | 59% |
| 47 | Bethel College-North Newton North Newton, KS | Private | 11:1 | 499 | 96% |
| 48 | Central Christian College of Kansas McPherson, KS | Private | 11:1 | 394 | — |
| 49 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Fayette, MO | Private | 11:1 | 1,015 | 88% |
| 50 | Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA | Private | 11:1 | 1,246 | 71% |