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Connecticut (CT), Maine (ME), Massachusetts (MA), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), New York (NY), Rhode Island (RI), and Vermont (VT)

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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State University of New York at Geneseo

  • Geneseo, NY
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  • 3,902 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York–Brockport

  • Brockport, NY
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  • 5,816 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - University at Buffalo

  • Buffalo, NY
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  • 20,360 Full-Time Enrollment

Niagara University

  • Niagara University, NY
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  • 2,692 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - Fredonia

  • Fredonia, NY
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  • 3,217 Full-Time Enrollment

Hartwick College

  • Oneonta, NY
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  • 1,112 Full-Time Enrollment

Colgate University

  • Hamilton, NY
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  • 3,193 Full-Time Enrollment

Hamilton College

  • Clinton, NY
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  • 2,037 Full-Time Enrollment

Syracuse University

  • Syracuse, NY
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  • 15,957 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry

  • Syracuse, NY
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  • 1,984 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - Cortland

  • Cortland, NY
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  • 5,905 Full-Time Enrollment

Skidmore College

  • Saratoga Springs, NY
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  • 2,704 Full-Time Enrollment

Vassar College

  • Poughkeepsie, NY
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  • 2,462 Full-Time Enrollment

Marist University

  • Poughkeepsie, NY
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  • 5,551 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - New Paltz

  • New Paltz, NY
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  • 6,111 Full-Time Enrollment

Bard College

  • Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
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  • 1,893 Full-Time Enrollment

Siena University

  • Loudonville, NY
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  • 3,469 Full-Time Enrollment

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  • Troy, NY
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  • 6,234 Full-Time Enrollment

State University of New York - Stony Brook University

  • Stony Brook, NY
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  • 18,263 Full-Time Enrollment

Molloy University

  • Rockville Centre, NY
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  • 3,240 Full-Time Enrollment

Long Island University

  • Brookville, NY
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  • 11,319 Full-Time Enrollment

Webb Institute

  • Glen Cove, NY
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  • 106 Full-Time Enrollment

Adelphi University

  • Garden City, NY
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  • 5,325 Full-Time Enrollment

St. John's University (NY)

  • Queens, NY
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  • 15,640 Full-Time Enrollment

City University of New York—Queens College

  • Queens, NY
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  • 13,998 Full-Time Enrollment

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