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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Moravian University

  • Bethlehem, PA
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  • 1,992 Full-Time Enrollment

Chatham University

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

University of Pittsburgh—Pittsburgh Campus

  • Pittsburgh, PA
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  • 20,418 Full-Time Enrollment

Carnegie Mellon University

  • Pittsburgh, PA
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  • 7,824 Full-Time Enrollment

Lafayette College

  • Easton, PA
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  • 2,775 Full-Time Enrollment

Duquesne University

  • Pittsburgh, PA
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  • 5,371 Full-Time Enrollment

Washington & Jefferson College

  • Washington, PA
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  • 1,306 Full-Time Enrollment

Hollins University

  • Roanoke, VA
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  • 665 Full-Time Enrollment

Roanoke College

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

La Roche University

  • Pittsburgh, PA
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  • 755 Full-Time Enrollment

Robert Morris University

  • Moon Township, PA
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  • 2,782 Full-Time Enrollment

Wilkes University

  • Wilkes-Barre, PA
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  • 2,076 Full-Time Enrollment

King's College (PA)

  • Wilkes-Barre, PA
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  • 1,568 Full-Time Enrollment

Misericordia University

  • Dallas, PA
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  • 1,845 Full-Time Enrollment

Averett University

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

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  • Slippery Rock, PA
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  • 6,815 Full-Time Enrollment

Radford University

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

Grove City College

  • Grove City, PA
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  • 2,365 Full-Time Enrollment

Concord University

  • Athens, WV
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  • 2,688 Full-Time Enrollment

Westminster College (PA)

  • New Wilmington, PA
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  • 1,196 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

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

University of Charleston

  • Charleston, WV
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  • 1,831 Full-Time Enrollment

Allegheny College

  • Meadville, PA
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  • 1,171 Full-Time Enrollment

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