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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Albright College

  • Reading, PA
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  • 1,912 Full-Time Enrollment

Randolph College

  • Lynchburg, VA
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  • 541 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Lynchburg

  • Lynchburg, VA
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  • 1,595 Full-Time Enrollment

Penn State University Park

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

Villanova University

  • Villanova, PA
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  • 6,989 Full-Time Enrollment

Bryn Mawr College

  • Bryn Mawr, PA
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  • 1,368 Full-Time Enrollment

Susquehanna University

  • Selinsgrove, PA
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  • 2,197 Full-Time Enrollment

Hampton University

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

Haverford College

  • Haverford, PA
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  • 1,431 Full-Time Enrollment

Ursinus College

  • Collegeville, PA
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  • 1,502 Full-Time Enrollment

Saint Joseph's University (PA)

  • Philadelphia, PA
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  • 5,044 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Pennsylvania

  • Philadelphia, PA
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  • 10,013 Full-Time Enrollment

Drexel University

  • Philadelphia, PA
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  • 13,169 Full-Time Enrollment

West Virginia University

  • Morgantown, WV
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  • 21,155 Full-Time Enrollment

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  • Kutztown, PA
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  • 6,697 Full-Time Enrollment

Chestnut Hill College

  • Philadelphia, PA
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  • 1,094 Full-Time Enrollment

West Virginia Wesleyan College

  • Buckhannon, WV
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  • 938 Full-Time Enrollment

Seton Hill University

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

Old Dominion University

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

Arcadia University

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

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

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

Virginia Wesleyan University

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

Pennsylvania Western University

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

Delaware Valley University

  • Doylestown, PA
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  • 1,768 Full-Time Enrollment

Lehigh University

  • Bethlehem, PA
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  • 5,911 Full-Time Enrollment

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