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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St. John's University (NY)

  • Queens, NY
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  • 16,651 Full-Time Enrollment
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St. Lawrence University

  • Canton, NY
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  • 1,947 Full-Time Enrollment
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State University of New York - Binghamton University

  • Binghamton, NY
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  • 14,668 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

State University of New York - Cortland

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

State University of New York - Fredonia

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

State University of New York - Maritime College

  • Throggs Neck, NY
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  • 1,511 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - New Paltz

  • New Paltz, NY
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  • 6,111 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 - Purchase College

  • Purchase, NY
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  • 3,283 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - Stony Brook University

  • Stony Brook, NY
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  • 18,615 Full-Time Enrollment
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State University of New York - University at Albany

  • Albany, NY
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  • 12,889 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 at Geneseo

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

State University of New York—Alfred State College

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

State University of New York–Brockport

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

Stevens Institute of Technology

  • Hoboken, NJ
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  • 4,206 Full-Time Enrollment

Stockton University

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

Stonehill College

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

  • Boston, MA
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  • 4,247 Full-Time Enrollment

Syracuse University

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

Trinity College (CT)

  • Hartford, CT
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  • 2,112 Full-Time Enrollment

Tufts University

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

Union College (NY)

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

United States Coast Guard Academy

  • New London, CT
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  • 1,063 Full-Time Enrollment

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