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.

U.S. News rank	School	Tuition	Total enrollment	Fall 2011 acceptance rate	Average freshman retention rate	6-year graduation rate	Classes with under 20 students	SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile
#1	Cooper Union New York, NY	$40,250	988	7.7%	94%	84 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#2	United States Coast Guard Academy New London, CT	in-state: $0, out-of-state: $0	1,045	16.1%	89%	80 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#3	United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY	in-state: $1,500, out-of-state: $1,500	1,034	19.9%	85%	77 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#4	Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA	$36,550	2,389	65.8%	85%	76 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#4	Messiah College Mechanicsburg, PA	$29,460	2,976	64.4%	85%	77 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#6	Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA	$34,470	2,102	67.5%	84%	73 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#7	Elmira College Elmira, NY	$38,150	1,530	75.5%	73% ⁸	62	Locked	Locked
#8	Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME	in-state: $15,925, out-of-state: $21,525	943	64.0%	80%	62 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#8	Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA	N/A	1,368	62.8%	85%	63 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#10	Merrimack College North Andover, MA	$33,920	2,453	87.9%	78%	68 ⁶	Locked	Locked

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U.S. News rank

School

Tuition

Total enrollment

Fall 2011 acceptance rate

Average freshman retention rate

6-year graduation rate

Classes with under 20 students

SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile

Cooper Union

New York, NY

$40,250

988

7.7%

94%

84 ⁶

Locked

United States Coast Guard Academy

New London, CT

in-state: $0, out-of-state: $0

1,045

16.1%

89%

80 ⁶

Locked

United States Merchant Marine Academy

Kings Point, NY

in-state: $1,500, out-of-state: $1,500

1,034

19.9%

85%

77 ⁶

Locked

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

$36,550

2,389

65.8%

85%

76 ⁶

Locked

Messiah College

Mechanicsburg, PA

$29,460

2,976

64.4%

85%

77 ⁶

Locked

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

$34,470

2,102

67.5%

84%

73 ⁶

Locked

Elmira College

Elmira, NY

$38,150

1,530

75.5%

73% ⁸

Locked

Maine Maritime Academy

Castine, ME

in-state: $15,925, out-of-state: $21,525

943

64.0%

80%

62 ⁶

Locked

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

N/A

1,368

62.8%

85%

63 ⁶

Locked

#10

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

$33,920

2,453

87.9%

78%

68 ⁶

Locked