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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Maryland Institute College of Art

  • Baltimore, MD

Wilkes University

  • Wilkes-Barre, PA

King's College (PA)

  • Wilkes-Barre, PA

University of Maryland, College Park

  • College Park, MD

Johns Hopkins University

  • Baltimore, MD

Howard University

  • Washington, DC

The Catholic University of America

  • Washington, DC

Albright College

  • Reading, PA

University of Virginia

  • Charlottesville, VA

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  • Kutztown, PA

Washington and Lee University

  • Lexington, VA

University of Mary Washington

  • Fredericksburg, VA

St. John's College (MD)

  • Annapolis, MD

United States Naval Academy

  • Annapolis, MD

Washington College

  • Chestertown, MD

Moravian University

  • Bethlehem, PA

University of Delaware

  • Newark, DE

Lehigh University

  • Bethlehem, PA

Sweet Briar College

  • Sweet Briar, VA

Ursinus College

  • Collegeville, PA

Lafayette College

  • Easton, PA

Concord University

  • Athens, WV

Randolph College

  • Lynchburg, VA

Neumann University

  • Aston, PA

Villanova University

  • Villanova, PA

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