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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Alfred University

  • Alfred, NY
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  • 1,478 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

State University of New York - Stony Brook University

  • Stony Brook, NY
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  • 18,615 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - New Paltz

  • New Paltz, NY
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  • 6,111 Full-Time Enrollment

Houghton College

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

Fairfield University

  • Fairfield, Connecticut
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  • 5,671 Full-Time Enrollment

Vassar College

  • Poughkeepsie, NY
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  • 2,514 Full-Time Enrollment

Marist University

  • Poughkeepsie, NY
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  • 5,644 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - Cortland

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

Hartwick College

  • Oneonta, NY
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  • 1,112 Full-Time Enrollment

University of New Haven

  • West Haven, CT
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  • 4,969 Full-Time Enrollment

Bard College

  • Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
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  • 1,893 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 - Fredonia

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

Yale University

  • New Haven, CT
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  • 6,667 Full-Time Enrollment

Quinnipiac University

  • Hamden, CT
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  • 6,610 Full-Time Enrollment

Colgate University

  • Hamilton, NY
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  • 3,065 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

Roberts Wesleyan University

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

Wesleyan University

  • Middletown, CT
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  • 3,043 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - University at Buffalo

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

Hamilton College

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

State University of New York–Brockport

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

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