2023 Best Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Top Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for students working on their degree.
Out of the 186 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 2 spot on the list.
The excellent programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Middle Atlantic Region .
Out of the 186 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Out of the 186 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Georgetown University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Lebanon Valley College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #8 on the list.
The College of New Jersey landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Elizabethtown College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Villanova University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Lehigh University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #13 on the list.
Thomas Jefferson University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
With a ranking of #15, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
University of Scranton ranked #16 on this year’s Best Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Saint Vincent College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #18 on the list.
The College of Saint Rose ranked #19 on this year’s Best Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
New York University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Rutgers University - Newark ranked #21 on this year’s Best Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Loyola University Maryland ranked #22 on this year’s Best Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Ithaca College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #23 on the list.
George Washington University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
With a ranking of #25, Saint Joseph’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
Rest of the Top 15% Best Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region of the U.S.
Not only did these schools make the top 28 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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These schools also performed well in our best schools ranking:
| Rank | School | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Hood College | Frederick, MD |
| 30 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, NJ |
| 31 | Arcadia University | Glenside, PA |
| 32 | Wagner College | Staten Island, NY |
| 33 | McDaniel College | Westminster, MD |
| 34 | University of Rochester | Rochester, NY |
| 35 | Gannon University | Erie, PA |
| 36 | Rider University | Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 37 | Centenary University | Hackettstown, NJ |
| 38 | York College of Pennsylvania | York, PA |
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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