Up-and-Coming Schools Regional Universities (North)
Up-and-Coming Schools Methodology
In spring 2012, for the fifth year in a row, U.S. News asked the experts who respond to our annual peer assessment survey to identify institutions in their 2013 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 |
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT |
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| #2 |
College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ |
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| #3 |
Stevenson University
Stevenson, MD |
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| #3 |
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA |
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| #5 |
SUNY–Geneseo
Geneseo, NY |
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| #5 |
Wagner College
Staten Island, NY |
