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.


Showing 76 - 100 of 149 results

Sort by:
Featured Our marketing partner institutions Near Me Sorted by distance from your search location Popularity Sorted by number of views Size Sorted by total enrollment Name Listed in alphabetical order

Harvard College

  • Cambridge, MA
  • •
  • 7,038 Full-Time Enrollment

Houghton College

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

Ithaca College

  • Ithaca, NY
  • •
  • 4,268 Full-Time Enrollment

Keene State College

  • Keene, NH
  • •
  • 2,744 Full-Time Enrollment

Long Island University

  • Brookville, NY
  • •
  • 11,319 Full-Time Enrollment

Manhattan University

  • Riverdale, NY
  • •
  • 2,746 Full-Time Enrollment

Manhattanville University

  • Purchase, NY
  • •
  • 1,466 Full-Time Enrollment

Marist University

  • Poughkeepsie, NY
  • •
  • 5,551 Full-Time Enrollment

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Cambridge, MA
  • •
  • 4,535 Full-Time Enrollment

Merrimack College

  • North Andover, MA
  • •
  • 4,123 Full-Time Enrollment

Middlebury College

  • Middlebury, VT
  • •
  • 2,760 Full-Time Enrollment

Molloy University

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

Mount Holyoke College

  • South Hadley, MA
  • •
  • 2,178 Full-Time Enrollment

New Jersey Institute of Technology

  • Newark, NJ
  • •
  • 10,200 Full-Time Enrollment

New York University

  • New York, NY
  • •
  • 29,060 Full-Time Enrollment

Niagara University

  • Niagara University, NY
  • •
  • 2,692 Full-Time Enrollment

Nichols College

  • Dudley, MA
  • •
  • 1,322 Full-Time Enrollment

Pace University

  • New York, NY
  • •
  • 8,038 Full-Time Enrollment

Parsons School of Design at The New School

  • New York, NY
  • •
  • 4,392 Full-Time Enrollment

Pratt Institute

  • Brooklyn, NY
  • •
  • 3,967 Full-Time Enrollment

Princeton University

  • Princeton, NJ
  • •
  • 5,813 Full-Time Enrollment

Providence College

  • Providence, RI
  • •
  • 4,556 Full-Time Enrollment

Ramapo College of New Jersey

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

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  • Troy, NY
  • •
  • 6,234 Full-Time Enrollment

Roberts Wesleyan University

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

Page 4 of 6