Best Mid-Atlantic

Delaware (DE), District of Columbia (DC), Maryland (MD), Pennsylvania (PA), Virginia (VA), and West Virginia (WV)

For our "2026 Best Colleges: Region by Region" web feature, we salute 631 colleges in seven zones—Northeast, South, Southwest, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, 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 that designation but not for inclusion in this list.


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Indiana University of Pennsylvania

  • Indiana, PA
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  • 7,425 Full-Time Enrollment

Radford University

  • Radford, VA
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  • 6,161 Full-Time Enrollment

Bridgewater College

  • Bridgewater, VA
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  • 1,407 Full-Time Enrollment

Roanoke College

  • Salem, VA
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  • 1,865 Full-Time Enrollment

Washington and Lee University

  • Lexington, VA
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  • 1,916 Full-Time Enrollment

Mary Baldwin University

  • Staunton, VA
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  • 1,327 Full-Time Enrollment

James Madison University

  • Harrisonburg, VA
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  • 21,112 Full-Time Enrollment

Hollins University

  • Roanoke, VA
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  • 665 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

  • Bradford, PA
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  • 1,010 Full-Time Enrollment

Juniata College

  • Huntingdon, PA
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  • 1,276 Full-Time Enrollment

Sweet Briar College

  • Sweet Briar, VA
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  • 319 Full-Time Enrollment

Randolph College

  • Lynchburg, VA
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  • 783 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Lynchburg

  • Lynchburg, VA
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  • 1,424 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Virginia

  • Charlottesville, VA
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  • 17,848 Full-Time Enrollment

Penn State University Park

  • University Park, PA
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  • 42,604 Full-Time Enrollment

Shepherd University

  • Shepherdstown, WV
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  • 2,716 Full-Time Enrollment

Dickinson College

  • Carlisle, PA
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  • 2,140 Full-Time Enrollment

Hood College

  • Frederick, MD
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  • 1,126 Full-Time Enrollment

Averett University

  • Danville, VA
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  • 1,244 Full-Time Enrollment

Gettysburg College

  • Gettysburg, PA
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  • 2,104 Full-Time Enrollment

Hampden-Sydney College

  • Hampden-Sydney, VA
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  • 931 Full-Time Enrollment

George Mason University

  • Fairfax, VA
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  • 28,862 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Mary Washington

  • Fredericksburg, VA
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  • 3,531 Full-Time Enrollment

Messiah University

  • Mechanicsburg, PA
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  • 2,618 Full-Time Enrollment

McDaniel College

  • Westminster, MD
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  • 1,641 Full-Time Enrollment

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