Best Mid-Atlantic

Delaware (DE), District of Columbia (DC), Maryland (MD), Pennsylvania (PA), Virginia (VA), and West Virginia (WV)

For our "2025 Best Colleges: Region by Region" web feature, we salute 631 colleges in seven zones—Northeast, South, Southwest, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, West, and International (outside of the United States)—that we consider academically outstanding and well worth consideration in your college search.

Please note that these lists are not ranked. These lists appear in alphabetical order. Schools marked "featured" have paid a fee for that designation but not for inclusion in this list.


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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  • Kutztown, PA
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  • 6,697 Full-Time Enrollment

La Roche University

  • Pittsburgh, PA
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  • 1,986 Full-Time Enrollment

Lafayette College

  • Easton, PA
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  • 2,764 Full-Time Enrollment

Lehigh University

  • Bethlehem, PA
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  • 5,811 Full-Time Enrollment

Loyola University Maryland

  • Baltimore, MD
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  • 3,987 Full-Time Enrollment

Mary Baldwin University

  • Staunton, VA
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  • 1,327 Full-Time Enrollment

Maryland Institute College of Art

  • Baltimore, MD
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  • 1,362 Full-Time Enrollment

Messiah University

  • Mechanicsburg, PA
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  • 2,586 Full-Time Enrollment

Misericordia University

  • Dallas, PA
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  • 1,845 Full-Time Enrollment

Moravian University

  • Bethlehem, PA
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  • 2,006 Full-Time Enrollment

Neumann University

  • Aston, PA
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  • 1,695 Full-Time Enrollment

Old Dominion University

  • Norfolk, VA
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  • 17,736 Full-Time Enrollment

Penn State University Park

  • University Park, PA
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  • 42,223 Full-Time Enrollment

Pennsylvania Western University

  • California, Pennsylvania
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  • 8,336 Full-Time Enrollment

Radford University

  • Radford, VA
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  • 5,704 Full-Time Enrollment

Randolph College

  • Lynchburg, VA
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  • 541 Full-Time Enrollment

Randolph-Macon College

  • Ashland, VA
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  • 1,500 Full-Time Enrollment

Roanoke College

  • Salem, VA
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  • 1,865 Full-Time Enrollment

Robert Morris University

  • Moon Township, PA
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  • 2,782 Full-Time Enrollment

Saint Joseph's University (PA)

  • Philadelphia, PA
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  • 4,828 Full-Time Enrollment

Salisbury University

  • Salisbury, MD
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  • 6,281 Full-Time Enrollment

Seton Hill University

  • Greensburg, PA
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  • 1,708 Full-Time Enrollment

Shepherd University

  • Shepherdstown, WV
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  • 2,716 Full-Time Enrollment

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  • Slippery Rock, PA
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  • 6,815 Full-Time Enrollment

St. John's College (MD)

  • Annapolis, MD
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  • 484 Full-Time Enrollment

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