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.

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
#42	College of St. Rose Albany, NY	$26,622	4,863	60.5%	80%	68 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#42	CUNY–Queens College Flushing, NY	in-state: $5,906, out-of-state: $15,026	20,993	30.7%	87%	53	Locked	Locked
#38	Assumption College Worcester, MA	$33,805	2,581	75.1%	84%	71 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#38	CUNY–Hunter College New York, NY	in-state: $5,529, out-of-state: $14,199	22,822	27.2%	85%	45	Locked	Locked
#38	Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT	$33,905	6,407	53.7%	79%	66 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#38	Salve Regina University Newport, RI	$33,950	2,604	69.5%	78%	70 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#37	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	$29,691	6,568	63.3%	78%	62	Locked	Locked
#33	Arcadia University Glenside, PA	$35,620	3,932	53.5%	77%	63	Locked	Locked
#33	Nazareth College Rochester, NY	$28,330	3,102	69.9%	83%	73	Locked	Locked
#33	Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore, MD	$30,850	2,929	55.2%	75%	60 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#33	St. Bonaventure University St. Bonaventure, NY	$28,727	2,460	80.4%	80%	67	Locked	Locked
#32	SUNY–New Paltz New Paltz, NY	N/A	7,972	40.2%	87%	69 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#26	Alfred University Alfred, NY	$27,754	2,393	72.3%	76%	65	Locked	Locked
#26	Hood College Frederick, MD	$32,300	2,435	79.2%	80%	70	Locked	Locked
#26	La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	$36,650	6,685	73.3%	81%	69	Locked	Locked
#26	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	in-state: $13,144, out-of-state: $21,624	5,926	50.3%	87%	73 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#26	Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	$33,420	5,636	73.3%	81%	62 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#26	Wagner College Staten Island, NY	$37,440	2,232	69.3%	78%	68 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
#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
#19	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	in-state: $12,380, out-of-state: $20,186	11,816	61.6%	84%	68 ⁶	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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#7	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$33,258	16,166	58.6%	86%	66	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
#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
#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
#1	Villanova University Villanova, PA	$42,890	10,661	44.0%	95%	89	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

#42

College of St. Rose

Albany, NY

$26,622

4,863

60.5%

80%

68 ⁶

Locked

#42

CUNY–Queens College

Flushing, NY

in-state: $5,906, out-of-state: $15,026

20,993

30.7%

87%

Locked

#38

Assumption College

Worcester, MA

$33,805

2,581

75.1%

84%

71 ⁶

Locked

#38

CUNY–Hunter College

New York, NY

in-state: $5,529, out-of-state: $14,199

22,822

27.2%

85%

Locked

#38

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

$33,905

6,407

53.7%

79%

66 ⁶

Locked

#38

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

$33,950

2,604

69.5%

78%

70 ⁶

Locked

#37

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

$29,691

6,568

63.3%

78%

Locked

#33

Arcadia University

Glenside, PA

$35,620

3,932

53.5%

77%

Locked

#33

Nazareth College

Rochester, NY

$28,330

3,102

69.9%

83%

Locked

#33

Notre Dame of Maryland University

Baltimore, MD

$30,850

2,929

55.2%

75%

60 ⁶

Locked

#33

St. Bonaventure University

St. Bonaventure, NY

$28,727

2,460

80.4%

80%

Locked

#32

SUNY–New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

N/A

7,972

40.2%

87%

69 ⁶

Locked

#26

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

$27,754

2,393

72.3%

76%

Locked

#26

Hood College

Frederick, MD

$32,300

2,435

79.2%

80%

Locked

#26

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

$36,650

6,685

73.3%

81%

Locked

#26

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, NJ

in-state: $13,144, out-of-state: $21,624

5,926

50.3%

87%

73 ⁶

Locked

#26

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

$33,420

5,636

73.3%

81%

62 ⁶

Locked

#26

Wagner College

Staten Island, NY

$37,440

2,232

69.3%

78%

68 ⁶

Locked

#23

Canisius College

Buffalo, NY

$32,030

5,148

74.9%

83%

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

#23

Mount St. Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

$32,954

2,305

65.6%

80%

Locked

#20

Le Moyne College

Syracuse, NY

$29,460

3,533

61.7%

84%

74 ⁶

Locked

#20

Pratt Institute

Brooklyn, NY

$41,092

4,722

59.8%

84%

57 ⁶

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

#19

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

in-state: $12,380, out-of-state: $20,186

11,816

61.6%

84%

68 ⁶

Locked

#17

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

$12,806

1,546

68.9%

70%

36 ⁶

Locked

#17

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

$32,625

3,657

69.4%

84%

73 ⁶

Locked

#15

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

$35,940

3,595

76.7%

88%

74 ⁶

Locked

#15

Simmons College

Boston, MA

$34,350

4,785

46.6%

81%

Locked

#13

Emerson College

Boston, MA

$34,198

4,438

48.4%

88%

Locked

#13

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

$38,000

8,352

63.1%

88%

76 ⁶

Locked

#10

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

$37,000

6,760

68.2%

85%

Locked

#10

SUNY–Geneseo

Geneseo, NY

in-state: $7,093, out-of-state: $16,343

5,683

43.2%

91%

79 ⁶

Locked

#10

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

$37,456

6,034

72.2%

89%

79 ⁶

Locked

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

$30,000

6,303

33.7%

89%

Locked

St. Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

$37,830

9,011

77.7%

88%

Locked

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY

$33,258

16,166

58.6%

86%

Locked

College of New Jersey

Ewing, NJ

in-state: $14,378, out-of-state: $24,530

7,152

46.4%

95%

Locked

Bentley University

Waltham, MA

$39,628

5,565

43.4%

93%

87 ⁶

Locked

Providence College

Providence, RI

$40,975

4,448

60.6%

91%

87 ⁶

Locked

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

$41,690

4,991

69.4%

89%

Locked

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

$41,030

6,080

63.4%

89%

Locked

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

$42,890

10,661

44.0%

95%

Locked