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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McDaniel College

  • Westminster, MD

Messiah University

  • Mechanicsburg, PA

Misericordia University

  • Dallas, PA

Moravian University

  • Bethlehem, PA

Neumann University

  • Aston, PA

Old Dominion University

  • Norfolk, VA

Penn State University Park

  • University Park, PA

PennWest California

  • California, Pennsylvania

Radford University

  • Radford, VA

Randolph College

  • Lynchburg, VA

Randolph-Macon College

  • Ashland, VA

Roanoke College

  • Salem, VA

Robert Morris University

  • Moon Township, PA

Saint Joseph's University (PA)

  • Philadelphia, PA

Salisbury University

  • Salisbury, MD

Seton Hill University

  • Greensburg, PA

Shepherd University

  • Shepherdstown, WV

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  • Slippery Rock, PA

St. John's College (MD)

  • Annapolis, MD

St. Mary's College of Maryland

  • St. Mary's City, MD

Susquehanna University

  • Selinsgrove, PA

Sweet Briar College

  • Sweet Briar, VA

Temple University

  • Philadelphia, PA

Towson University

  • Towson, MD

United States Naval Academy

  • Annapolis, MD

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