Best Northeast

Connecticut (CT), Maine (ME), Massachusetts (MA), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), New York (NY), Rhode Island (RI), and Vermont (VT)

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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Salve Regina University

  • Newport, RI
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  • 2,128 Full-Time Enrollment
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Bryant University

  • Smithfield, RI
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  • 3,200 Full-Time Enrollment
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Wheaton College (MA)

  • Norton, MA
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  • 1,785 Full-Time Enrollment
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Babson College

  • Babson Park, MA
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  • 2,853 Full-Time Enrollment
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Bentley University

  • Waltham, MA
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  • 4,620 Full-Time Enrollment
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Saint Anselm College

  • Manchester, NH
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  • 2,231 Full-Time Enrollment
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Boston University

  • Boston, MA
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  • 18,289 Full-Time Enrollment
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Northeastern University

  • Boston, MA
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  • 22,456 Full-Time Enrollment
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Hult International Business School

  • Massachusetts, MA
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  • 1,769 Full-Time Enrollment
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Suffolk University

  • Boston, MA
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  • 4,247 Full-Time Enrollment
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University of New England

  • Biddeford, ME
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  • 4,621 Full-Time Enrollment
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University of Maine

  • Orono, ME
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  • 9,182 Full-Time Enrollment
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College of the Atlantic

  • Bar Harbor, ME
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  • 342 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - Fredonia

  • Fredonia, NY
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  • 3,217 Full-Time Enrollment

St. Bonaventure University

  • St. Bonaventure, NY
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  • 2,134 Full-Time Enrollment

Niagara University

  • Niagara University, NY
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  • 2,692 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - University at Buffalo

  • Buffalo, NY
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  • 20,360 Full-Time Enrollment

Houghton College

  • Houghton, NY
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  • 1,032 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York—Alfred State College

  • Alfred, NY
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  • 3,572 Full-Time Enrollment

Alfred University

  • Alfred, NY
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  • 1,478 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York at Geneseo

  • Geneseo, NY
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  • 3,943 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York–Brockport

  • Brockport, NY
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  • 5,816 Full-Time Enrollment

Roberts Wesleyan University

  • Rochester, NY
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  • 1,323 Full-Time Enrollment

Elmira College

  • Elmira, NY
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  • 783 Full-Time Enrollment

Rowan University

  • Glassboro, NJ
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  • 17,157 Full-Time Enrollment

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