Up-and-Coming Schools Regional Universities (North)
Up-and-Coming Schools Methodology
In spring 2011, for the fourth year in a row, U.S. News asked the experts who respond to our annual peer assessment survey to identify institutions in their 2012 U.S. News Best Colleges ranking category that are making the most promising and innovative changes in the areas of academics, faculty, and student life. All of the schools that received the most nominations from top college officials in their ranking peer group for being up-and-coming are listed here.
These rankings are split into 4 regions: North, South, Midwest, and West.
| Save | Rank | School |
|---|---|---|
| #1 |
SUNY--Geneseo
Geneseo, NY |
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| #2 |
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT |
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| #2 |
Stevenson University
Stevenson, MD |
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| #4 |
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY |
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| #4 |
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA |
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| #4 |
Wagner College
Staten Island, NY |
