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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State University of New York - New Paltz

  • New Paltz, NY
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  • 6,111 Full-Time Enrollment

Wesleyan University

  • Middletown, CT
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  • 3,805 Full-Time Enrollment

Bard College

  • Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
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  • 1,893 Full-Time Enrollment

United States Coast Guard Academy

  • New London, CT
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  • 1,108 Full-Time Enrollment

Connecticut College

  • New London, CT
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  • 1,990 Full-Time Enrollment

Stockton University

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

Rowan University

  • Glassboro, NJ
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  • 16,199 Full-Time Enrollment

Trinity College (CT)

  • Hartford, CT
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  • 2,204 Full-Time Enrollment

Eastern Connecticut State University

  • Willimantic, CT
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  • 5,301 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Connecticut

  • Storrs, CT
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  • 19,324 Full-Time Enrollment

Mount Holyoke College

  • South Hadley, MA
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  • 2,135 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Rhode Island

  • Kingston, RI
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  • 14,376 Full-Time Enrollment

Smith College

  • Northampton, MA
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  • 2,565 Full-Time Enrollment

Nichols College

  • Dudley, MA
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  • 1,322 Full-Time Enrollment

Hampshire College

  • Amherst, MA
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  • 472 Full-Time Enrollment

Amherst College

  • Amherst, MA
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  • 1,914 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

  • Amherst, MA
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  • 23,920 Full-Time Enrollment

Siena University

  • Loudonville, NY
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  • 3,469 Full-Time Enrollment

Providence College

  • Providence, RI
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  • 4,556 Full-Time Enrollment

Brown University

  • Providence, RI
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  • 7,951 Full-Time Enrollment

Williams College

  • Williamstown, MA
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  • 2,101 Full-Time Enrollment

Roger Williams University

  • Bristol, RI
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  • 4,038 Full-Time Enrollment

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  • Troy, NY
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  • 6,234 Full-Time Enrollment

Hartwick College

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

College of the Holy Cross

  • Worcester, MA
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  • 3,127 Full-Time Enrollment

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