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Best Colleges in the Northeast
Many of the country’s oldest — and most recognizable — colleges are in the Northeast. Here are the best in the region.
| College Name
|
Acceptance Rate
|
Est. Full Price 2023-24
|
Est. Price with Average Grant
|
Graduation Rate
|
|
| 7% | $87,000 | $22,600 | 95% | ||
| 22% | $80,300 | $30,000 | 94% | ||
| 9% | $87,800 | $27,500 | 90% | ||
| 14% | $83,600 | $29,100 | 93% | ||
| 58% | $80,800 | $46,800 | 90% | ||
| 42% | $31,100 | $20,700 | 80% | ||
| 17% | $87,100 | $32,300 | 92% | ||
| 14% | $86,000 | $29,400 | 89% | ||
| 9% | $83,600 | $24,100 | 95% | ||
| 5% | $87,000 | $28,300 | 95% | ||
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| 69% | $71,500 | $42,700 | 82% | ||
| 33% | $83,300 | $42,200 | 88% | ||
| 11% | $83,400 | $35,400 | 89% | ||
| 78% | $80,100 | $34,300 | 77% | ||
| 8% | $84,800 | $17,900 | 91% | ||
| 12% | $87,000 | $28,600 | 91% | ||
| 36% | $79,900 | $36,700 | 93% | ||
| 4% | $89,500 | $23,300 | 93% | ||
| 7% | $86,500 | $27,500 | 95% | ||
| 50% | $34,400 | $5,300 | 72% | ||
| 67% | $32,900 | $5,500 | 60% | ||
| 48% | $26,500 | $5,100 | 57% | ||
| 51% | $33,900 | $5,300 | 59% | ||
| 55% | $33,900 | $5,300 | 61% | ||
| 6% | $87,100 | $20,300 | 94% | ||
| 52% | $77,000 | $48,700 | 81% | ||
| 36% | $86,700 | $32,900 | 85% | ||
| 56% | $82,000 | $35,800 | 84% | ||
| 12% | $83,600 | $25,900 | 90% | ||
| 3% | $86,800 | $20,600 | 98% | ||
| 14% | $88,100 | $24,800 | 91% | ||
| 34% | $82,000 | $39,300 | 89% | ||
| 37% | $81,000 | $32,200 | 88% | ||
| 58% | $31,500 | $21,100 | 73% | ||
| 4% | $83,000 | $21,400 | 95% | ||
| 89% | $32,100 | $22,900 | 83% | ||
| 13% | $85,500 | $23,400 | 94% | ||
| 66% | $77,900 | $34,800 | 85% | ||
| 66% | $41,800 | $18,800 | 83% | ||
| 12% | $85,300 | $31,200 | 87% | ||
| 7% | $84,600 | $37,900 | 89% | ||
| 6% | $83,600 | $19,800 | 98% | ||
| 53% | $80,000 | $46,500 | 85% | ||
| 70% | $36,100 | $17,200 | 73% | ||
| 65% | $83,100 | $41,400 | 87% | ||
| 17% | $82,100 | $42,100 | 90% | ||
| 66% | $37,200 | $18,500 | 82% | ||
| 82% | $68,200 | $37,100 | 83% | ||
| 85% | $70,200 | $29,300 | 74% | ||
| 80% | $64,800 | $32,600 | 80% | ||
| 76% | $67,100 | $25,800 | 81% | ||
| 26% | $85,100 | $35,300 | 86% | ||
| 77% | $49,200 | $19,000 | 73% | ||
| 46% | $81,000 | $44,100 | 88% | ||
| 73% | $72,400 | $32,800 | 82% | ||
| 49% | $31,700 | $18,200 | 76% | ||
| 92% | $25,300 | $13,000 | 62% | ||
| 80% | $30,000 | $20,800 | 71% | ||
| 73% | $28,600 | $19,200 | 76% | ||
| 7% | $83,200 | $21,900 | 97% | ||
| 64% | $39,400 | $23,500 | 86% | ||
| 22% | $71,900 | $27,700 | 79% | ||
| 89% | $68,400 | $29,700 | 75% | ||
| 36% | $86,400 | $34,600 | 83% | ||
| 10% | $87,900 | $32,200 | 94% | ||
| 47% | $85,000 | $43,500 | 87% | ||
| 55% | $38,500 | $25,400 | 82% | ||
| 64% | $34,800 | $23,600 | 81% | ||
| 7% | $89,100 | $27,600 | 96% | ||
| 39% | $85,900 | $42,000 | 86% | ||
| 19% | $86,900 | $32,400 | 88% | ||
| 23% | $84,300 | $36,800 | 92% | ||
| 14% | $86,300 | $22,600 | 94% | ||
| 14% | $88,500 | $22,500 | 92% | ||
| 9% | $84,200 | $22,200 | 96% | ||
| 57% | $79,000 | $49,600 | 89% | ||
| 5% | $88,500 | $19,700 | 96% | ||
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Notes: Students who get merit grants are full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and were awarded grants. Graduation rate measures degree completion within six years for both transfer students and first-time students. Early career earnings are the median earnings for both graduates and non-completers, 10 years after they first enrolled.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Peterson’s, Money/Witlytic calculations.
