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.
| Save | 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 | |
| #11 |
Bard College at Simon's Rock
Great Barrington, MA |
$44,915 | 350 | 87.2% | 75% 8 | 28 8 | Locked | Locked | |
| #12 |
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, MA |
$25,900 | 3,988 | 61.3% | 79% | 57 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #13 |
Wilson College
Chambersburg, PA |
$29,360 | 745 | 51.8% | 66% | 53 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #14 |
Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA |
$29,446 | 2,137 | 44.4% | 77% | 55 | Locked | Locked | |
| #15 |
Champlain College
Burlington, VT |
$29,865 | 3,084 | 84.6% | 74% | 62 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #16 |
Cedar Crest College
Allentown, PA |
$31,596 | 1,620 | 62.3% | 75% | 56 | Locked | Locked | |
| #17 |
Colby-Sawyer College
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New London, NH |
N/A | N/A | 82.9% | 72% 8 | 62 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #17 |
SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck, NY |
in-state: $6,782, out-of-state: $16,032 | 1,823 | 67.3% | 77% | 50 | Locked | Locked | |
| #17 |
University of Maine–Farmington
Farmington, ME |
in-state: $9,137, out-of-state: $18,225 | 2,269 | 81.7% | 73% | 59 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #20 |
Cazenovia College
Cazenovia, NY |
$28,022 | 1,043 | 70.5% | 68% | 43 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #20 |
Delaware Valley College
Doylestown, PA |
$31,746 | 2,253 | 73.6% | 74% | 52 | Locked | Locked | |
| #20 |
Geneva College
Beaver Falls, PA |
N/A | 1,705 | 78.8% | 76% | 61 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #23 |
College of Our Lady of the Elms
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Chicopee, MA |
$29,112 | N/A | 83.1% | 84% 8 | 71 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #23 |
SUNY College of Technology–Alfred
Alfred, NY |
in-state: $6,874, out-of-state: $16,124 | 3,617 | 54.9% | 74% | 52 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #25 |
Lasell College
Newton, MA |
$29,000 | 1,752 | 74.1% | 69% | 47 | Locked | Locked |













