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.
- Tuition and fees:
- $19,200 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,697
- Setting:
- urban
Brooklyn Heights, NY
Founded in 1884, St. Francis College is a private institution. St. Francis College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $24,856 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 1,109
- Setting:
- rural
Greenville, PA
Thiel College is a private institution that was founded in 1866. The school has 59.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Thiel College is 14:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $19,380 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,664
- Setting:
- urban
Flushing, NY
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology was established in 1932 as a private institution. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $26,550 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 820
- Setting:
- suburban
Bronxville, NY
A private institution, Concordia College was founded in 1881. Concordia College offers a Greek system, where 15.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 15.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $24,058 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,312
- Setting:
- suburban
Pittsburgh, PA
La Roche College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,312, with a gender distribution of 42.1 percent male students and 57.9 percent female students. At this school, 40.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 60.0 percent of students live off campus.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,793 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $16,403 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 7,633
- Setting:
- suburban
Farmingdale, NY
Founded in 1912, Farmingdale State College--SUNY is a public institution. Farmingdale State College--SUNY follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,871 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $15,181 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,430
- Setting:
- rural
Delhi, NY
SUNY College of Technology--Delhi is a public institution that was founded in 1913. The school has 54.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at SUNY College of Technology--Delhi is 19:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $13,590 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $17,010 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 5,976
- Setting:
- city
Williamsport, PA
Pennsylvania College of Technology was established in 1941 as a public institution. Pennsylvania College of Technology follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $11,788 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $21,892 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,607
- Setting:
- rural
Randolph Center, VT
A public institution, Vermont Technical College was founded in 1866.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,512 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,791
- Setting:
- city
Dover, DE
Wesley College is located in Dover, Del., where students can shop, explore historical buildings, and enjoy the seafood cuisine of the nearby Atlantic Ocean. Academically, Wesley students can choose from more nearly 40 programs at the associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degree levels.
- Tuition and fees:
- $31,950 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,408
- Setting:
- suburban
Franklin, MA
Founded in 1865, Dean College is a private institution. Dean College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $31,740 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,337
- Setting:
- suburban
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,321 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $14,221 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 2,532
- Setting:
- rural
Cobleskill, NY
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology--Cobleskill was established in 1911 as a public institution. SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology--Cobleskill follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $19,520 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,639
- Setting:
- rural
Cresson, PA
A private institution, Mount Aloysius College was founded in 1853.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,575 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $17,535 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,077
- Setting:
- rural
Fort Kent, ME
University of Maine--Fort Kent has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,077, with a gender distribution of 34.5 percent male students and 65.5 percent female students. At this school, 24.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 76.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $26,929 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,415
- Setting:
- suburban
Newton, MA
Founded in 1899, Mount Ida College is a private institution. Mount Ida College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $26,808 (2012-13)
- Setting:
- rural
Paul Smiths, NY
Paul Smith's College is a private institution that was founded in 1946. The student-faculty ratio at Paul Smith's College is 15:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $18,900 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- suburban
Hamburg, NY
Hilbert College was established in 1957 as a private institution. Hilbert College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $20,400 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,726
- Setting:
- rural
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,540 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- rural
Unity, ME
Founded in 1965, Unity College is a private institution. Unity College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $17,994 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- urban
Boston, MA
Bay State College is a proprietary institution. The student-faculty ratio at Bay State College is 18:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $29,540 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,784
- Setting:
- city
Worcester, MA
Becker College was established in 1784 as a private institution. Becker College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,432 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $11,342 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 6,966
- Setting:
- urban
Brooklyn, NY
A public institution, CUNY--Medgar Evers College was founded in 1969.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,769 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $14,889 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 15,961
- Setting:
- urban
Brooklyn, NY
CUNY--New York City College of Technology has a total undergraduate enrollment of 15,961, with a gender distribution of 54.0 percent male students and 46.0 percent female students. 100.0 percent of students live off campus.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,496 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $11,406 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 8,210
- Setting:
- urban
Jamaica, NY
Founded in 1966, CUNY--York College is a public institution. CUNY--York College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
