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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University of Lynchburg

  • Lynchburg, VA
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  • 1,424 Full-Time Enrollment

Bryn Mawr College

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

Haverford College

  • Haverford, PA
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  • 1,420 Full-Time Enrollment

Roanoke College

  • Salem, VA
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  • 1,865 Full-Time Enrollment

Delaware Valley University

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

Chestnut Hill College

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

Hollins University

  • Roanoke, VA
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  • 665 Full-Time Enrollment

Saint Joseph's University (PA)

  • Philadelphia, PA
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  • 4,999 Full-Time Enrollment

Arcadia University

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

University of Pennsylvania

  • Philadelphia, PA
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  • 9,989 Full-Time Enrollment

Drexel University

  • Philadelphia, PA
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  • 12,318 Full-Time Enrollment

Randolph-Macon College

  • Ashland, VA
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  • 1,800 Full-Time Enrollment

Temple University

  • Philadelphia, PA
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  • 21,031 Full-Time Enrollment

Radford University

  • Radford, VA
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  • 6,161 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Richmond

  • University of Richmond, VA
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  • 3,052 Full-Time Enrollment

St. Mary's College of Maryland

  • St. Mary's City, MD
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  • 1,622 Full-Time Enrollment

Hampden-Sydney College

  • Hampden-Sydney, VA
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  • 931 Full-Time Enrollment

Salisbury University

  • Salisbury, MD
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  • 6,477 Full-Time Enrollment

Averett University

  • Danville, VA
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  • 1,244 Full-Time Enrollment

William & Mary

  • Williamsburg, VA
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  • 6,951 Full-Time Enrollment

Hampton University

  • Hampton, VA
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  • 4,046 Full-Time Enrollment

Old Dominion University

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

Virginia Wesleyan University

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

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