Best Eastern Colleges
There are 630 colleges and universities in the East enrolling 3,155,660 students. Explore the list of top colleges in the East below to begin your college search. The CollegeSimply rankings are objective and data-driven in order to help you find good matches for you. Learn how the Best Colleges rankings are calculated on our ranking methodology page. Whether you're searching for a good public, private or community college, this guide to universities in East offers a comprehensive view to the state's higher education options.
The East is home to nationally ranked institutions like Princeton University, Harvard University, Yale University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The highest ranked college in the East is Princeton University and the top rated public state college is University at Buffalo.
List of the Best East Colleges
Davis College
- Private 4 Year
- Pottersville, NY
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Davis College is a small private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The rural campus sits in New York's Adirondack region at Pottersville.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.18
- Acceptance Rate 56%
- Net Price $14,840
Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic studies and rabbinical training. The urban Brooklyn campus is organized around traditional full-time Torah learning.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $7,614
Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion is a private rabbinical college known for undergraduate Talmudic studies and rabbinical training. The urban campus is in Brooklyn's Borough Park neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,136
Rabbinical College Beth Shraga
- Private 4 Year
- Monsey, NY
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Beth Shraga is a private Orthodox Jewish rabbinical college known for undergraduate Talmudic studies and rabbinical training. The school is based in Monsey, a Rockland County community with a large Orthodox Jewish population.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $18,459
Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim
- Private 4 Year
- Lakewood, New York
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- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $9,704
Rabbinical College of Long Island
- Private 4 Year
- Long Beach, NY
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Rabbinical College of Long Island is a private Orthodox Jewish college focused on undergraduate Talmudic studies and rabbinical training. The campus is in the coastal city of Long Beach on Long Island.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,531
Rabbinical Seminary of America
- Private 4 Year
- Flushing, NY
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Rabbinical Seminary of America is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic studies and rabbinical training. The campus is in the Flushing section of Queens in New York City.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $8,125
Rockland Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Suffern, NY
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Rockland Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees in nursing, business, and liberal arts transfer programs. The suburban campus is in Suffern in Rockland County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,025
Russell Sage College
- Private 4 Year
- Troy, NY
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Russell Sage is a private college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The urban campus occupies historic buildings in downtown Troy.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 53%
- Net Price $21,046
St. Joseph's College of Nursing
- Private 2 Year
- Syracuse, NY
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St. Joseph's College of Nursing is a private college focused on undergraduate nursing. The Syracuse campus is closely tied to St. Joseph's Health for clinical training.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $18,121
Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
- Private 2 Year
- Troy, NY
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A private hospital-based nursing school focused on undergraduate nursing. Students train on site at Samaritan Hospital in Troy.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Schenectady County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Schenectady, NY
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A public community college known for undergraduate culinary arts and music. The urban campus is located in Schenectady in New York's Capital Region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,872
Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical College
- Private 4 Year
- Lawrence, NY
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Sh'or Yoshuv is a private rabbinical college known for undergraduate Talmudic and Torah studies. The suburban campus is located in Lawrence on Long Island.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
St Paul's School of Nursing Staten Island
- Private 2 Year
- Staten Island, NY
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- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $34,808
Sullivan County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Loch Sheldrake, NY
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SUNY Sullivan is a public community college known for undergraduate culinary arts and nursing. The rural campus sits in Loch Sheldrake in New York's Catskill Mountains.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,011
SUNY College at Potsdam
- Public 4 Year
- Potsdam, NY
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SUNY Potsdam is a public college known for undergraduate music through the Crane School of Music and for teacher education. The campus sits in the small North Country college town of Potsdam.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $13,730
Empire State University
- Public 4 Year
- Saratoga Springs, NY
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Empire State is a public SUNY university known for flexible, individualized undergraduate degree programs and online study. Based in Saratoga Springs, it primarily serves adult and nontraditional students through distance learning rather than a residential campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,659
Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences
- Private 2 Year
- New York, NY
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- Nov 9 application deadline
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $29,688