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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St. Mary's College of Maryland

  • St. Mary's City, MD
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  • 1,632 Full-Time Enrollment

Susquehanna University

  • Selinsgrove, PA
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  • 2,197 Full-Time Enrollment

Sweet Briar College

  • Sweet Briar, VA
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  • 319 Full-Time Enrollment

Towson University

  • Towson, MD
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  • 16,264 Full-Time Enrollment

United States Naval Academy

  • Annapolis, MD
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  • 4,474 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Charleston

  • Charleston, WV
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  • 1,831 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Delaware

  • Newark, DE
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  • 18,159 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Lynchburg

  • Lynchburg, VA
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  • 1,595 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Mary Washington

  • Fredericksburg, VA
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  • 3,660 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Maryland, College Park

  • College Park, MD
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  • 31,133 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Pennsylvania

  • Philadelphia, PA
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  • 10,013 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Pittsburgh—Pittsburgh Campus

  • Pittsburgh, PA
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  • 20,418 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Virginia

  • Charlottesville, VA
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  • 17,901 Full-Time Enrollment

Ursinus College

  • Collegeville, PA
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  • 1,502 Full-Time Enrollment

Villanova University

  • Villanova, PA
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  • 6,989 Full-Time Enrollment

Virginia Tech

  • Blacksburg, VA
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  • 31,035 Full-Time Enrollment

Virginia Wesleyan University

  • Virginia Beach, VA
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  • 1,749 Full-Time Enrollment

Washington & Jefferson College

  • Washington, PA
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  • 1,306 Full-Time Enrollment

Westminster College (PA)

  • New Wilmington, PA
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  • 1,196 Full-Time Enrollment

Wilkes University

  • Wilkes-Barre, PA
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  • 2,076 Full-Time Enrollment

William & Mary

  • Williamsburg, VA
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  • 7,055 Full-Time Enrollment

York College of Pennsylvania

  • York, PA
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  • 5,008 Full-Time Enrollment

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