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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Merrimack College

  • North Andover, MA
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  • 4,123 Full-Time Enrollment

Gordon College

  • Wenham, MA
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  • 1,221 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry

  • Syracuse, NY
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  • 1,984 Full-Time Enrollment

Syracuse University

  • Syracuse, NY
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  • 16,149 Full-Time Enrollment

University of New Hampshire

  • Durham, New Hampshire
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  • 10,900 Full-Time Enrollment

Dartmouth College

  • Hanover, NH
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  • 4,715 Full-Time Enrollment

Middlebury College

  • Middlebury, VT
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  • 2,760 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York—Alfred State College

  • Alfred, NY
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  • 3,758 Full-Time Enrollment

Alfred University

  • Alfred, NY
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  • 1,478 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - Oswego

  • Oswego, NY
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  • 5,517 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York at Geneseo

  • Geneseo, NY
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  • 3,943 Full-Time Enrollment

Houghton College

  • Houghton, NY
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  • 1,032 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Vermont

  • Burlington, VT
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  • 12,159 Full-Time Enrollment

St. Bonaventure University

  • St. Bonaventure, NY
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  • 2,134 Full-Time Enrollment

Roberts Wesleyan University

  • Rochester, NY
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  • 1,323 Full-Time Enrollment

Saint Michael's College

  • Colchester, VT
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  • 1,051 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York–Brockport

  • Brockport, NY
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  • 5,816 Full-Time Enrollment

Bowdoin College

  • Brunswick, ME
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  • 1,841 Full-Time Enrollment

Bates College

  • Lewiston, ME
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  • 1,760 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - University at Buffalo

  • Buffalo, NY
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  • 20,360 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - Fredonia

  • Fredonia, NY
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  • 3,217 Full-Time Enrollment

Niagara University

  • Niagara University, NY
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  • 2,692 Full-Time Enrollment

Colby College

  • Waterville, ME
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  • 2,360 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Maine-Fort Kent

  • Fort Kent, ME
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  • 1,760 Full-Time Enrollment

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