Regional College North Rankings
Regional College North Methodology
These colleges focus on undergraduate education but grant fewer than half their degrees in liberal arts disciplines. Regional Colleges include the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, John Brown University, Marietta College, and Oklahoma Baptist University.
These rankings are split into 4 regions: North, South, Midwest, and West.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $0 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $0 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 1,017
- Setting:
- suburban
New London, CT
Founded in 1931, United States Coast Guard Academy is a public institution. United States Coast Guard Academy follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $39,150 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 910
- Setting:
- urban
New York, NY
Cooper Union is a private institution that was founded in 1859. The school has 72.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Cooper Union is 9:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $2,367 (2010-11)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $2,367 (2010-11)
- Enrollment:
- 980
- Setting:
- suburban
Kings Point, NY
United States Merchant Marine Academy was established in 1943 as a public institution. United States Merchant Marine Academy follows a trimester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $34,830 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 2,382
- Setting:
- suburban
Elizabethtown, PA
A private institution, Elizabethtown College was founded in 1899.
- Tuition and fees:
- $28,356 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 2,808
- Setting:
- suburban
Grantham, PA
Messiah College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,808, with a gender distribution of 37.9 percent male students and 62.1 percent female students. 87.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 13.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $33,200 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 1,776
- Setting:
- rural
Annville, PA
Founded in 1866, Lebanon Valley College is a private institution. Lebanon Valley College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $36,950 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 1,534
- Setting:
- urban
Elmira, NY
Elmira College is a private institution that was founded in 1855. The school has 79.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Elmira College is 12:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $32,865 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 2,091
- Setting:
- suburban
North Andover, MA
Merrimack College was established in 1947 as a private institution. Merrimack College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,609 (2010-11)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $20,259 (2010-11)
- Enrollment:
- 1,200
- Setting:
- suburban
Buzzards Bay, MA
A public institution, Massachusetts Maritime Academy was founded in 1891.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $15,301 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $20,799 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 933
- Setting:
- rural
Castine, ME
Maine Maritime Academy has a total undergraduate enrollment of 933, with a gender distribution of 83.7 percent male students and 16.3 percent female students. 68.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 32.0 percent of students live off campus.
