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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Roger Williams University

  • Bristol, RI
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  • 4,038 Full-Time Enrollment

Rowan University

  • Glassboro, NJ
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  • 16,199 Full-Time Enrollment

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

  • Piscataway, NJ
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  • 37,985 Full-Time Enrollment

Saint Michael's College

  • Colchester, VT
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  • 1,120 Full-Time Enrollment

Siena University

  • Loudonville, NY
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  • 3,469 Full-Time Enrollment

Simmons University

  • Boston, MA
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  • 1,675 Full-Time Enrollment

Skidmore College

  • Saratoga Springs, NY
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  • 2,704 Full-Time Enrollment

Smith College

  • Northampton, MA
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  • 2,565 Full-Time Enrollment

St. Bonaventure University

  • St. Bonaventure, NY
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  • 2,048 Full-Time Enrollment

St. John's University (NY)

  • Queens, NY
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  • 15,640 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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  • 5,905 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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  • 18,263 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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  • 3,902 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York—Alfred State College

  • Alfred, NY
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  • 3,572 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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  • 4,236 Full-Time Enrollment

Stockton University

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

Stonehill College

  • Easton, MA
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  • 2,579 Full-Time Enrollment

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