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
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
New London, CT
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
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:
- $36,550 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,356
- Setting:
- suburban
Elizabethtown, PA
A private institution, Elizabethtown College was founded in 1899.
- Tuition and fees:
- $29,460 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,805
- Setting:
- suburban
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
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
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
Castine, ME
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
Buzzards Bay, MA
A public institution, Massachusetts Maritime Academy was founded in 1891.
- Tuition and fees:
- $33,920 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,319
- Setting:
- suburban
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.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,915 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 350
- Setting:
- rural
Great Barrington, MA
Founded in 1964, Bard College at Simon's Rock is a private institution. Bard College at Simon's Rock follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $25,900 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,855
- Setting:
- urban
Boston, MA
Wentworth Institute of Technology is a private institution that was founded in 1904. The school has 36.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Wentworth Institute of Technology is 16:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $29,360 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 697
- Setting:
- city
Chambersburg, PA
Wilson College was established in 1869 as a private institution. Wilson College follows a 4-1-4-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $29,446 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,700
- Setting:
- suburban
Greensburg, PA
A private institution, Seton Hill University was founded in 1883.
- Tuition and fees:
- $29,865 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,690
- Setting:
- city
Burlington, VT
Champlain College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,690, with a gender distribution of 58.1 percent male students and 41.9 percent female students. At this school, 47.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 53.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $31,596 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,403
- Setting:
- suburban
Allentown, PA
Founded in 1867, Cedar Crest College is a private institution. Cedar Crest College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $34,110 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- rural
New London, NH
Colby-Sawyer College is a private institution that was founded in 1837. The student-faculty ratio at Colby-Sawyer College is 13:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,782 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $16,032 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,661
- Setting:
- urban
Throggs Neck, NY
SUNY Maritime College was established in 1874 as a public institution. SUNY Maritime College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,137 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $18,225 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,213
- Setting:
- rural
Farmington, ME
A public institution, University of Maine--Farmington was founded in 1864.
- Tuition and fees:
- $28,022 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,043
- Setting:
- rural
Cazenovia, NY
Cazenovia College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,043, with a gender distribution of 24.8 percent male students and 75.2 percent female students. At this school, 89.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 11.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $31,746 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,983
- Setting:
- suburban
Doylestown, PA
Founded in 1896, Delaware Valley College is a private institution. Delaware Valley College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,330 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 1,416
- Setting:
- suburban
Beaver Falls, PA
Geneva College is a private institution that was founded in 1848. The student-faculty ratio at Geneva College is 13:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $29,112 (2012-13)
- Setting:
- suburban
Chicopee, MA
College of Our Lady of the Elms was established in 1928 as a private institution. College of Our Lady of the Elms follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,874 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $16,124 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,617
- Setting:
- rural
Alfred, NY
A public institution, SUNY College of Technology--Alfred was founded in 1908. SUNY College of Technology--Alfred offers a Greek system, where 2.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 3.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $29,000 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,537
- Setting:
- suburban
Newton, MA
Lasell College is a small private school less than 10 miles from Boston. About 80 percent of students live on campus.
