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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The Catholic University of America

  • Washington, DC
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  • 3,177 Full-Time Enrollment

Howard University

  • Washington, DC
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  • 11,519 Full-Time Enrollment

American University

  • Washington, DC
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  • 7,476 Full-Time Enrollment

Georgetown University

  • Washington, DC
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  • 7,833 Full-Time Enrollment

George Mason University

  • Fairfax, VA
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  • 28,331 Full-Time Enrollment

Shepherd University

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

St. Mary's College of Maryland

  • St. Mary's City, MD
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  • 1,632 Full-Time Enrollment

Penn State University Park

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

Juniata College

  • Huntingdon, PA
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  • 1,229 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Mary Washington

  • Fredericksburg, VA
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  • 3,660 Full-Time Enrollment

Randolph-Macon College

  • Ashland, VA
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  • 1,643 Full-Time Enrollment

William & Mary

  • Williamsburg, VA
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  • 7,055 Full-Time Enrollment

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

  • Indiana, PA
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  • 7,353 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Richmond

  • University of Richmond, VA
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  • 3,045 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

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

Hampton University

  • Hampton, VA
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  • 3,728 Full-Time Enrollment

Virginia Wesleyan University

  • Virginia Beach, VA
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  • 1,749 Full-Time Enrollment

James Madison University

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

Old Dominion University

  • Norfolk, VA
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  • 17,746 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Virginia

  • Charlottesville, VA
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  • 17,901 Full-Time Enrollment

Seton Hill University

  • Greensburg, PA
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  • 1,708 Full-Time Enrollment

Bridgewater College

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

Mary Baldwin University

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

Pennsylvania Western University

  • California, Pennsylvania
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  • 7,586 Full-Time Enrollment

Chatham University

  • Pittsburgh, PA
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  • 1,507 Full-Time Enrollment

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