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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Vassar College

  • Poughkeepsie, NY

Marist University

  • Poughkeepsie, NY

State University of New York - New Paltz

  • New Paltz, NY

Wesleyan University

  • Middletown, CT

Bard College

  • Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Connecticut College

  • New London, CT

United States Coast Guard Academy

  • New London, CT

Stockton University

  • Galloway, NJ

Rowan University

  • Glassboro, NJ

Trinity College (CT)

  • Hartford, CT

Eastern Connecticut State University

  • Willimantic, CT

University of Connecticut

  • Storrs, CT

Mount Holyoke College

  • South Hadley, MA

University of Rhode Island

  • Kingston, RI

Smith College

  • Northampton, MA

Nichols College

  • Dudley, MA

Amherst College

  • Amherst, MA

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

  • Amherst, MA

Siena University

  • Loudonville, NY

Providence College

  • Providence, RI

Brown University

Williams College

  • Williamstown, MA

Roger Williams University

  • Bristol, RI

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  • Troy, NY

Hartwick College

  • Oneonta, NY

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