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.
- Tuition and fees:
- $26,440 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- suburban
Morristown, NJ
College of St. Elizabeth was established in 1899 as a private institution. College of St. Elizabeth follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $20,600 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 237
- Setting:
- rural
Rutland, VT
A private institution, College of St. Joseph was founded in 1956.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,732 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $10,223 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 3,295
- Setting:
- city
Baltimore, MD
Coppin State University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,295, with a gender distribution of 24.5 percent male students and 75.5 percent female students.
- Tuition and fees:
- $33,465 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,691
- Setting:
- suburban
Milton, MA
Founded in 1879, Curry College is a private institution. Curry College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,310 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 2,156
- Setting:
- suburban
Amherst, NY
Daemen College is a private institution that was founded in 1947. The school has 57.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Daemen College is 14:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,056 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $15,052 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 3,744
- Setting:
- suburban
Dover, DE
Delaware State University was established in 1891 as a public institution. Delaware State University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,970 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,643
- Setting:
- suburban
Orangeburg, NY
A private institution, Dominican College was founded in 1952.
- Tuition and fees:
- $27,124 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,883
- Setting:
- suburban
Oakdale Long Island, NY
Dowling College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,883, with a gender distribution of 45.5 percent male students and 54.5 percent female students. At this school, 13.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 87.0 percent of students live off campus.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $8,360 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $11,480 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 6,649
- Setting:
- rural
Edinboro, PA
Founded in 1857, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is a public institution. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $29,400 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,927
- Setting:
- suburban
Lodi, NJ
Felician College is a private institution that was founded in 1942. The school has 75.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Felician College is 12:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $8,710 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $14,790 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 4,172
- Setting:
- city
Fitchburg, MA
Fitchburg State University was established in 1894 as a public institution. Fitchburg State University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $14,540 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,501
- Setting:
- city
Bangor, ME
A private institution, Husson University was founded in 1898. Husson University offers a Greek system, where 3.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 2.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,468 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $19,908 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- rural
Johnson, VT
Founded in 1828, Johnson State College is a public institution. Johnson State College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,996 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $14,482 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,749
- Setting:
- rural
Lincoln University, PA
Lincoln University is a public institution that was founded in 1854. The school has 45.6 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Lincoln University is 14:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,540 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $14,246 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 5,029
- Setting:
- rural
Lock Haven, PA
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania was established in 1870 as a public institution. Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,678 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,797
- Setting:
- city
Buffalo, NY
A private institution, Medaille College was founded in 1937.
- Tuition and fees:
- $17,556 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 7,968
- Setting:
- suburban
Dobbs Ferry, NY
Mercy College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 7,968, with a gender distribution of 32.9 percent male students and 67.1 percent female students. At this school, 4.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 96.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $16,720 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- city
New York, NY
Metropolitan College of New York is a private institution. Metropolitan College of New York follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $12,848 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 6,166
- Setting:
- urban
Bronx, NY
Monroe College is a proprietary institution that was founded in 1933. The school has 49.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Monroe College is 25:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $24,232 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,617
- Setting:
- suburban
Aston, PA
Neumann University was established in 1965 as a private institution. Neumann University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $31,744 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 961
- Setting:
- rural
Henniker, NH
A private institution, New England College was founded in 1946. New England College offers a Greek system, where 2.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 2.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $10,021 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $17,893 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 6,639
- Setting:
- city
Jersey City, NJ
New Jersey City University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,639, with a gender distribution of 39.8 percent male students and 60.2 percent female students. At this school, 4.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 96.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,500 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- suburban
Nyack, NY
Founded in 1882, Nyack College is a private institution. Nyack College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,730 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $13,870 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 7,704
- Setting:
- city
Salem, MA
Salem State University is a public institution that was founded in 1854. The school has 58.7 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Salem State University is 16:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $8,541 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $18,122 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 8,696
- Setting:
- city
New Haven, CT
Southern Connecticut State University was established in 1893 as a public institution. Southern Connecticut State University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $25,110 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,843
- Setting:
- suburban
Sparkill, NY
A private institution, St. Thomas Aquinas College was founded in 1952.
- Tuition and fees:
- $20,150 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- urban
Washington, DC
Founded in 1897, Trinity University is a private institution. Trinity University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $28,140 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,503
- Setting:
- city
Bridgeport, CT
A private, seaside school in Connecticut, the University of Bridgeport offers many clubs, Greek organizations, and sports on campus, as well as parks and a zoo nearby. The university, also called UB, was once the school of the 7-foot-7 NBA player, Manute Bol, and Subway restaurant cofounder, Fred DeLuca.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,713 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $14,849 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,862
- Setting:
- rural
Princess Anne, MD
University of Maryland--Eastern Shore was established in 1886 as a public institution. University of Maryland--Eastern Shore follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $8,104 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $17,326 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 5,815
- Setting:
- city
Danbury, CT
A public institution, Western Connecticut State University was founded in 1903. Western Connecticut State University offers a Greek system, where 3.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 3.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $13,240 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,271
- Setting:
- urban
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,271, with a gender distribution of 32.6 percent male students and 67.4 percent female students.
- Enrollment:
- 32,122
- Setting:
- suburban
Albany, NY
Founded in 1971, Excelsior College is a private institution. Excelsior College follows a continuos-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $4,469 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $12,417 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 10,023
- Setting:
- urban
New York, NY
The Fashion Institute of Technology, or FIT, is a public school that focuses on art and design education. Women make up more than three quarters of the school’s student body.
- Tuition and fees:
- $13,670 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 250
- Setting:
- rural
Plainfield, VT
Goddard College was established in 1863 as a private institution. Goddard College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $16,050 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- suburban
- Tuition and fees:
- $35,370 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,734
- Setting:
- suburban
Purchase, NY
Located in Westchester County, N.Y., Manhattanville College is a small, private institution that offers more than 50 areas of undergraduate study. Notable Manhattanville College former students include Jean Kennedy, sister of former President John F. Kennedy.
- Tuition and fees:
- $28,050 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 7,351
- Setting:
- suburban
Manchester, NH
Southern New Hampshire University is a private school based in Manchester. The school has supplementary campuses throughout New Hampshire and in Maine.
- Tuition and fees:
- $14,805 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- urban
Washington, DC
Strayer University is a proprietary institution that was founded in 1892.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,545 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $14,595 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 10,983
- Setting:
- suburban
Saratoga Springs, NY
SUNY Empire State College was established in 1971 as a public institution. SUNY Empire State College follows a other-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,435 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $7,950 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 19,140
- Setting:
- city
Trenton, NJ
A public institution, Thomas Edison State College was founded in 1972.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,168 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $12,288 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 28,119
- Setting:
- suburban
Adelphi, MD
University of Maryland--University College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 28,119, with a gender distribution of 46.7 percent male students and 53.3 percent female students. 100.0 percent of students live off campus.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,000 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $14,000 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 4,658
- Setting:
- city
Washington, DC
Founded in 1976, University of the District of Columbia is a public institution. University of the District of Columbia follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $16,520 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 5,365
- Setting:
- suburban
York, PA
York College of Pennsylvania is a private school located in the southeast region of the state, about an hour west of Philadelphia. Many York students value the school’s traditions, such as the Midnight Madness pep rally to kick off the school’s basketball season, and the Spartapalooza celebration with music, games, and a student-faculty volleyball game.
