Regional University North Rankings
Regional University North Methodology
Regional Universities offer a full range of undergrad programs and some master's programs but few doctoral programs. Regional Universities include Villanova University, The Citadel, Butler University, and Gonzaga University.
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 |
Villanova University
Villanova, PA |
$42,890 | 10,661 | 44.0% | 95% | 89 | Locked | Locked | |
| #2 |
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT |
$41,690 | 4,991 | 69.4% | 89% | 82 | Locked | Locked | |
| #2 |
Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD |
$41,030 | 6,080 | 63.4% | 89% | 84 | Locked | Locked | |
| #4 |
Bentley University
Waltham, MA |
$39,628 | 5,565 | 43.4% | 93% | 87 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #4 |
Providence College
Providence, RI |
$40,975 | 4,448 | 60.6% | 91% | 87 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #6 |
College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ |
in-state: $14,378, out-of-state: $24,530 | 7,152 | 46.4% | 95% | 86 | Locked | Locked | |
| #7 |
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY |
$33,258 | 16,166 | 58.6% | 86% | 66 | Locked | Locked | |
| #8 |
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY |
$30,000 | 6,303 | 33.7% | 89% | 81 | Locked | Locked | |
| #8 |
St. Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA |
$37,830 | 9,011 | 77.7% | 88% | 78 | Locked | Locked | |
| #10 |
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY |
$37,000 | 6,760 | 68.2% | 85% | 76 | Locked | Locked | |
| #10 |
SUNY–Geneseo
Geneseo, NY |
in-state: $7,093, out-of-state: $16,343 | 5,683 | 43.2% | 91% | 79 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #10 |
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA |
$37,456 | 6,034 | 72.2% | 89% | 79 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #13 |
Emerson College
Boston, MA |
$34,198 | 4,438 | 48.4% | 88% | 79 | Locked | Locked | |
| #13 |
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT |
$38,000 | 8,352 | 63.1% | 88% | 76 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #15 |
Bryant University
Smithfield, RI |
$35,940 | 3,595 | 76.7% | 88% | 74 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #15 |
Simmons College
Boston, MA |
$34,350 | 4,785 | 46.6% | 81% | 70 | Locked | Locked | |
| #17 |
Gallaudet University
Washington, DC |
$12,806 | 1,546 | 68.9% | 70% | 36 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #17 |
Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY |
$32,625 | 3,657 | 69.4% | 84% | 73 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #19 |
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ |
in-state: $12,380, out-of-state: $20,186 | 11,816 | 61.6% | 84% | 68 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #20 |
Le Moyne College
Syracuse, NY |
$29,460 | 3,533 | 61.7% | 84% | 74 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #20 |
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn, NY |
$41,092 | 4,722 | 59.8% | 84% | 57 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #20 |
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–Camden
Camden, NJ |
in-state: $12,923, out-of-state: $25,799 | 6,428 | 62.2% | 81% | 61 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #23 |
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY |
$32,030 | 5,148 | 74.9% | 83% | 69 | Locked | Locked | |
| #23 |
CUNY–Baruch College
New York, NY |
in-state: $5,910, out-of-state: $15,030 | 18,055 | 22.4% | 90% | 62 6 | Locked | Locked | |
| #23 |
Mount St. Mary's University
Emmitsburg, MD |
$32,954 | 2,305 | 65.6% | 80% | 71 | Locked | Locked |













