Best Mid-Atlantic

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

For our "2026 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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American University

  • Washington, DC
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  • 6,730 Full-Time Enrollment

Georgetown University

  • Washington, DC
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  • 7,908 Full-Time Enrollment

Howard University

  • Washington, DC
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  • 11,084 Full-Time Enrollment

Susquehanna University

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

The Catholic University of America

  • Washington, DC
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  • 3,294 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Maryland, College Park

  • College Park, MD
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  • 31,875 Full-Time Enrollment

York College of Pennsylvania

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

Randolph-Macon College

  • Ashland, VA
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  • 1,800 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Richmond

  • University of Richmond, VA
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  • 3,052 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

  • Baltimore, MD
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  • 11,087 Full-Time Enrollment

Elizabethtown College

  • Elizabethtown, PA
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  • 1,903 Full-Time Enrollment

Goucher College

  • Baltimore, MD
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  • 1,091 Full-Time Enrollment

Loyola University Maryland

  • Baltimore, MD
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  • 4,013 Full-Time Enrollment

Maryland Institute College of Art

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

Lebanon Valley College

  • Annville, PA
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  • 1,720 Full-Time Enrollment

Towson University

  • Towson, MD
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  • 16,361 Full-Time Enrollment

Johns Hopkins University

  • Baltimore, MD
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  • 6,356 Full-Time Enrollment

St. John's College (MD)

  • Annapolis, MD
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  • 473 Full-Time Enrollment

United States Naval Academy

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

Franklin & Marshall College

  • Lancaster, PA
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  • 1,778 Full-Time Enrollment

Washington College

  • Chestertown, MD
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  • 933 Full-Time Enrollment

St. Mary's College of Maryland

  • St. Mary's City, MD
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  • 1,622 Full-Time Enrollment

Albright College

  • Reading, PA
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  • 1,912 Full-Time Enrollment

Misericordia University

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

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

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

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