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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New York University

  • New York, NY
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  • 29,471 Full-Time Enrollment

Pratt Institute

  • Brooklyn, NY
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  • 3,734 Full-Time Enrollment

Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School

  • New York, NY
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  • 1,227 Full-Time Enrollment

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

  • New York, NY
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  • 876 Full-Time Enrollment

Parsons School of Design at The New School

  • New York, NY
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  • 4,268 Full-Time Enrollment

City University of New York—Baruch College

  • New York, NY
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  • 16,496 Full-Time Enrollment

City University of New York—Hunter College

  • New York, NY
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  • 18,758 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

Columbia University

  • New York, NY
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  • 6,872 Full-Time Enrollment

Barnard College

  • New York, NY
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  • 3,223 Full-Time Enrollment

City College of New York of The City University of New York

  • New York, NY
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  • 14,379 Full-Time Enrollment

Ramapo College of New Jersey

  • Mahwah, NJ
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  • 5,013 Full-Time Enrollment

City University of New York—Queens College

  • Queens, NY
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  • 12,404 Full-Time Enrollment

St. John's University (NY)

  • Queens, NY
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  • 16,651 Full-Time Enrollment

Fordham University

  • Bronx, NY
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  • 10,383 Full-Time Enrollment

Manhattan University

  • Riverdale, NY
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  • 2,378 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - Maritime College

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

Molloy University

  • Rockville Centre, NY
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  • 3,240 Full-Time Enrollment

United States Merchant Marine Academy

  • Kings Point, NY
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  • 952 Full-Time Enrollment

Adelphi University

  • Garden City, NY
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  • 5,097 Full-Time Enrollment

Houghton College

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

Long Island University

  • Brookville, NY
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  • 11,319 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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