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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Swarthmore College

  • Swarthmore, PA
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  • 1,623 Full-Time Enrollment
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Muhlenberg College

  • Allentown, PA
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  • 1,788 Full-Time Enrollment
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The University of Scranton

  • Scranton, PA
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  • 3,613 Full-Time Enrollment
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Bucknell University

  • Lewisburg, PA
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  • 3,928 Full-Time Enrollment
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Lycoming College

  • Williamsport, PA
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  • 1,019 Full-Time Enrollment
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George Washington University

  • Washington, DC
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  • 11,502 Full-Time Enrollment
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Christopher Newport University

  • Newport News, VA
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  • 4,369 Full-Time Enrollment
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Virginia Tech

  • Blacksburg, VA
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  • 31,536 Full-Time Enrollment

Arcadia University

  • Glenside, PA
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  • 1,831 Full-Time Enrollment

Chestnut Hill College

  • Philadelphia, PA
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  • 1,094 Full-Time Enrollment

Temple University

  • Philadelphia, PA
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  • 21,031 Full-Time Enrollment

Saint Joseph's University (PA)

  • Philadelphia, PA
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  • 4,999 Full-Time Enrollment

Haverford College

  • Haverford, PA
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  • 1,420 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Pennsylvania

  • Philadelphia, PA
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  • 9,989 Full-Time Enrollment

Drexel University

  • Philadelphia, PA
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  • 12,318 Full-Time Enrollment

Bryn Mawr College

  • Bryn Mawr, PA
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  • 1,368 Full-Time Enrollment

Villanova University

  • Villanova, PA
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  • 6,989 Full-Time Enrollment

Ursinus College

  • Collegeville, PA
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  • 1,378 Full-Time Enrollment

Delaware Valley University

  • Doylestown, PA
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  • 1,768 Full-Time Enrollment

Neumann University

  • Aston, PA
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  • 1,658 Full-Time Enrollment

Lehigh University

  • Bethlehem, PA
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  • 5,986 Full-Time Enrollment

Moravian University

  • Bethlehem, PA
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  • 2,125 Full-Time Enrollment

Lafayette College

  • Easton, PA
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  • 2,649 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Delaware

  • Newark, DE
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  • 19,287 Full-Time Enrollment

Albright College

  • Reading, PA
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  • 1,912 Full-Time Enrollment

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