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 Cooper Union, Florida Southern College, Ohio Northern University, and Carroll College.

These rankings are split into 4 regions: North, South, Midwest, and West.

Tuition and fees:
$40,250 (2012-13)
Enrollment:
927
Setting:
urban
#1
Cooper Union

New York, NY

Founded in 1859, Cooper Union is a private institution. Cooper Union follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.

In-state tuition and fees:
$0 (2012-13)
Out-of-state tuition and fees:
$0 (2012-13)
Enrollment:
1,045
Setting:
suburban
#2

United States Coast Guard Academy is a public institution that was founded in 1931. The school has 66.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at United States Coast Guard Academy is 8:1.

In-state tuition and fees:
$1,500 (2012-13)
Out-of-state tuition and fees:
$1,500 (2012-13)
Enrollment:
1,011
Setting:
suburban
#3

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:
$36,550 (2012-13)
Enrollment:
2,356
Setting:
suburban
#4
Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

A private institution, Elizabethtown College was founded in 1899.

Tuition and fees:
$29,460 (2012-13)
Enrollment:
2,805
Setting:
suburban
#4
Messiah College

Mechanicsburg, PA

Messiah College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,805, with a gender distribution of 39.1 percent male students and 60.9 percent female students. At this school, 88.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 12.0 percent of students live off campus.

Tuition and fees:
$34,470 (2012-13)
Enrollment:
1,785
Setting:
rural
#6
Lebanon Valley College

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:
$38,150 (2012-13)
Enrollment:
1,358
Setting:
city
#7
Elmira College

Elmira, NY

Elmira College is a private institution that was founded in 1855. The school has 83.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Elmira College is 9:1.

In-state tuition and fees:
$15,925 (2012-13)
Out-of-state tuition and fees:
$21,525 (2012-13)
Enrollment:
927
Setting:
rural
#8

Maine Maritime Academy was established in 1941 as a public institution. Maine Maritime Academy follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.

In-state tuition and fees:
$6,867 (2011-12)
Out-of-state tuition and fees:
$21,064 (2011-12)
Enrollment:
1,278
Setting:
suburban
#8

A public institution, Massachusetts Maritime Academy was founded in 1891.

Tuition and fees:
$33,920 (2012-13)
Enrollment:
2,319
Setting:
suburban
#10
Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

Merrimack College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,319, with a gender distribution of 52.2 percent male students and 47.8 percent female students. At this school, 81.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 19.0 percent of students live off campus.

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