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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College of the Holy Cross

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

Worcester State University

  • Worcester, MA
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  • 4,892 Full-Time Enrollment

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  • Worcester, MA
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  • 5,461 Full-Time Enrollment

Assumption University

  • Worcester, MA
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  • 1,737 Full-Time Enrollment

Union College (NY)

  • Schenectady, NY
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  • 1,954 Full-Time Enrollment

Bennington College

  • Bennington, VT
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  • 708 Full-Time Enrollment

Stonehill College

  • Easton, MA
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  • 2,506 Full-Time Enrollment

Skidmore College

  • Saratoga Springs, NY
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  • 2,719 Full-Time Enrollment

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

  • Needham, MA
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  • 401 Full-Time Enrollment

Wellesley College

  • Wellesley, MA
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  • 2,366 Full-Time Enrollment

Keene State College

  • Keene, NH
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  • 2,640 Full-Time Enrollment

Brandeis University

  • Waltham, MA
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  • 3,632 Full-Time Enrollment

Boston College

  • Chestnut Hill, MA
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  • 9,677 Full-Time Enrollment

Wentworth Institute of Technology

  • Boston, MA
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  • 3,965 Full-Time Enrollment

Simmons University

  • Boston, MA
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  • 1,575 Full-Time Enrollment

Harvard College

  • Cambridge, MA
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  • 6,738 Full-Time Enrollment

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Cambridge, MA
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  • 4,535 Full-Time Enrollment

Colgate University

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

University of Massachusetts - Boston

  • Boston, MA
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  • 12,221 Full-Time Enrollment

Tufts University

  • Medford, MA
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  • 6,815 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - Cortland

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

Hamilton College

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

Elmira College

  • Elmira, NY
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  • 783 Full-Time Enrollment

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

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