Best Northeastern

For our "2018 Best Colleges: Region by Region" web feature, we salute 658 colleges in five zones—Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West, and International (outside of the United States)—that we consider academically outstanding and well worth consideration in your college search. 

Please note that these lists are not ranked. These lists appear in alphabetical order. Schools marked "featured" have paid a fee for this designation.


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Adelphi University

  • Garden City, NY
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  • 5,391 Full-Time Enrollment
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Albright College

  • Reading, PA
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  • 1,912 Full-Time Enrollment

Alfred University

  • Alfred, NY
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  • 1,960 Full-Time Enrollment
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Allegheny College

  • Meadville, PA
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  • 1,771 Full-Time Enrollment
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American University

  • Washington, DC
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  • 8,287 Full-Time Enrollment

Amherst College

  • Amherst, MA
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  • 1,855 Full-Time Enrollment

Arcadia University

  • Glenside, PA
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  • 2,160 Full-Time Enrollment
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Assumption College

  • Worcester, MA
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  • 1,938 Full-Time Enrollment
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Babson College

  • Babson Park, MA
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  • 2,361 Full-Time Enrollment

Bard College

  • Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
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  • 1,893 Full-Time Enrollment
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Bard College at Simon's Rock

  • Great Barrington, MA
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  • 400 Full-Time Enrollment
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Barnard College

  • New York, NY
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  • 2,562 Full-Time Enrollment

Bates College

  • Lewiston, ME
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  • 1,787 Full-Time Enrollment

Becker College

  • Worcester, MA
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  • 1,824 Full-Time Enrollment

Bennington College

  • Bennington, VT
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  • 735 Full-Time Enrollment
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Bentley University

  • Waltham, MA
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  • 4,253 Full-Time Enrollment
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Boston College

  • Chestnut Hill, MA
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  • 9,370 Full-Time Enrollment
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Boston University

  • Boston, MA
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  • 18,515 Full-Time Enrollment

Bowdoin College

  • Brunswick, ME
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  • 1,828 Full-Time Enrollment

Brandeis University

  • Waltham, MA
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  • 3,639 Full-Time Enrollment

Brown University

  • Providence, RI
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  • 7,043 Full-Time Enrollment
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Bryant University

  • Smithfield, RI
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  • 3,499 Full-Time Enrollment

Bryn Mawr College

  • Bryn Mawr, PA
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  • 1,360 Full-Time Enrollment
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Bucknell University

  • Lewisburg, PA
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  • 3,597 Full-Time Enrollment

California University of Pennsylvania

  • California, PA
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  • 5,557 Full-Time Enrollment

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