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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Ithaca College

  • Ithaca, NY
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  • 4,205 Full-Time Enrollment

Cornell University

  • Ithaca, NY
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  • 16,138 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - Cortland

  • Cortland, NY
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  • 5,911 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - Oswego

  • Oswego, NY
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  • 5,517 Full-Time Enrollment

Syracuse University

  • Syracuse, NY
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  • 16,149 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry

  • Syracuse, NY
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  • 1,984 Full-Time Enrollment

Rowan University

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

The College of New Jersey

  • Ewing, NJ
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  • 7,433 Full-Time Enrollment

Colgate University

  • Hamilton, NY
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  • 3,065 Full-Time Enrollment

Princeton University

  • Princeton, NJ
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  • 5,916 Full-Time Enrollment

Hartwick College

  • Oneonta, NY
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  • 1,112 Full-Time Enrollment

Hamilton College

  • Clinton, NY
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  • 1,985 Full-Time Enrollment

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

  • Piscataway, NJ
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  • 37,985 Full-Time Enrollment

Stockton University

  • Galloway, NJ
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  • 7,565 Full-Time Enrollment

Ramapo College of New Jersey

  • Mahwah, NJ
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  • 5,013 Full-Time Enrollment

Stevens Institute of Technology

  • Hoboken, NJ
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  • 4,236 Full-Time Enrollment

Pace University

  • New York, NY
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  • 7,956 Full-Time Enrollment

New York University

  • New York, NY
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  • 29,471 Full-Time Enrollment

Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School

  • New York, NY
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  • 1,227 Full-Time Enrollment

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

  • New York, NY
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  • 876 Full-Time Enrollment

Parsons School of Design at The New School

  • New York, NY
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  • 4,268 Full-Time Enrollment

City University of New York—Baruch College

  • New York, NY
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  • 16,496 Full-Time Enrollment

Pratt Institute

  • Brooklyn, NY
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  • 3,967 Full-Time Enrollment

City University of New York—Hunter College

  • New York, NY
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  • 18,758 Full-Time Enrollment

City University of New York—Brooklyn College

  • Brooklyn, NY
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  • 11,456 Full-Time Enrollment

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