Best Northeastern

For our "2023 Best Colleges: Region by Region" web feature, we salute 655 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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  • 5,055 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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  • 1,347 Full-Time Enrollment
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Allegheny College

  • Meadville, PA
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  • 1,575 Full-Time Enrollment
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American University

  • Washington, DC
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  • 7,917 Full-Time Enrollment

Amherst College

  • Amherst, MA
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  • 1,745 Full-Time Enrollment

Arcadia University

  • Glenside, PA
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  • 1,831 Full-Time Enrollment
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Assumption University

  • Worcester, MA
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  • 1,999 Full-Time Enrollment
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Babson College

  • Babson Park, MA
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  • 2,457 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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  • 397 Full-Time Enrollment
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Barnard College

  • New York, NY
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  • 2,744 Full-Time Enrollment

Bates College

  • Lewiston, ME
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  • 1,821 Full-Time Enrollment

Bennington College

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

  • Waltham, MA
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  • 4,131 Full-Time Enrollment
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Boston College

  • Chestnut Hill, MA
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  • 9,484 Full-Time Enrollment
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Boston University

  • Boston, MA
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  • 18,229 Full-Time Enrollment

Bowdoin College

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

  • Waltham, MA
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  • 3,688 Full-Time Enrollment

Brown University

  • Providence, RI
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  • 7,639 Full-Time Enrollment
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Bryant University

  • Smithfield, RI
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  • 3,022 Full-Time Enrollment

Bryn Mawr College

  • Bryn Mawr, PA
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  • 1,425 Full-Time Enrollment
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Bucknell University

  • Lewisburg, PA
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  • 3,747 Full-Time Enrollment

California University of Pennsylvania

  • California, PA
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  • 4,856 Full-Time Enrollment

Carnegie Mellon University

  • Pittsburgh, PA
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  • 7,509 Full-Time Enrollment

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