Eastern Four Year Colleges

There are 472 four year colleges and universities in the East enrolling 2,523,133 students. Explore the list below to find the four year college match for you.

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Northeastern University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Boston, MA
  • 4.7 | 6 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

Northeastern is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and health sciences. The urban campus sits in Boston's Fenway neighborhood.

#16 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1440-1540
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.91
  • Acceptance Rate 5%
  • Net Price $34,207
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Columbia University in the City of New York Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • New York, NY
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

Columbia is an Ivy League university known for its undergraduate Core Curriculum, political science, and economics. The urban campus sits in Morningside Heights in Manhattan.

#22 Best Colleges in America 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1510-1580
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.91
  • Acceptance Rate 4%
  • Net Price $22,520
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University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • 3.8 | 5 reviews

Pitt is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and philosophy. The urban campus in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood centers on the Cathedral of Learning.

#1 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1280-1460
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.79
  • Acceptance Rate 58%
  • Net Price $25,223
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University at Albany Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Albany, NY
  • 4.5 | 2 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

University at Albany is a large public university known for undergraduate criminal justice, public policy, and atmospheric science. The campus is in New York's capital, with many programs oriented toward state government.

#6 Best Public Universities in New York 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1120-1320
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Acceptance Rate 69%
  • Net Price $17,949
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Fordham University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Bronx, NY
  • 4.2 | 5 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

Fordham is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, communications, and the liberal arts. The main Rose Hill campus in the Bronx borders the New York Botanical Garden.

#13 Best Private Colleges in New York 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1320-1480
  • Avg GPA 3.67
  • Acceptance Rate 59%
  • Net Price $48,190
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Rutgers University New Brunswick Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • New Brunswick, NJ
  • 4.8 | 4 reviews

Rutgers is a large public university known for undergraduate pharmacy, engineering, and life sciences. Students take classes across multiple campuses in New Brunswick and Piscataway linked by campus buses.

#19 Best Public Universities in America 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1310-1500
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.3
  • Acceptance Rate 58%
  • Net Price $20,522
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Drexel University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • 3.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Drexel is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, design, and business. The urban campus is in Philadelphia's University City neighborhood.

#14 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1240-1440
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.67
  • Acceptance Rate 79%
  • Net Price $42,801
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Dartmouth College Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Hanover, NH
  • 5.0 | 4 reviews
  • Jan 3 application deadline

Dartmouth is an Ivy League college known for undergraduate government, economics, and engineering. Most students live on the residential campus in the small college town of Hanover.

#12 Best Colleges in America 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1500-1570
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.9
  • Acceptance Rate 5%
  • Net Price $20,322
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Quinnipiac University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Hamden, CT
  • 3.8 | 5 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Quinnipiac is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and communications. The suburban campus sits at the base of Sleeping Giant in Hamden.

#6 Best Private Colleges in Connecticut 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1150-1320
  • Avg GPA 3.39
  • Acceptance Rate 72%
  • Net Price $40,632
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University at Buffalo Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Buffalo, NY
  • 3.4 | 8 reviews

University at Buffalo is a large public university known for undergraduate pharmacy, engineering, and architecture. Most undergrads are based on the suburban North Campus in Amherst.

#13 Best Public Universities in America 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1210-1380
  • Avg GPA 3.75
  • Acceptance Rate 74%
  • Net Price $20,529
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Bucknell University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Lewisburg, PA
  • 3.7 | 3 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Bucknell is a selective private university known for undergraduate engineering, management, and the liberal arts. Most undergrads live on a residential campus in the small college town of Lewisburg.

#9 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1310-1470
  • Avg GPA 3.62
  • Acceptance Rate 29%
  • Net Price $39,003
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CUNY Hunter College Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • New York, NY
  • | 0 reviews

Hunter College is a public CUNY college known for undergraduate nursing, education, and psychology. The urban campus is on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

#9 Best Public Universities in New York 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1100-1420
  • Avg GPA 3.7
  • Acceptance Rate 54%
  • Net Price $4,431
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • West Chester, PA
  • | 0 reviews

West Chester is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, music, and nursing. The campus sits in the historic borough of West Chester near Philadelphia.

#4 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1100-1270
  • Avg GPA 3.43
  • Acceptance Rate 78%
  • Net Price $22,546
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Tufts University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Medford, MA
  • 4.5 | 2 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

Tufts is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate international relations and biology. Most undergrads live on a residential hilltop campus in the Boston suburbs of Medford and Somerville.

#6 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1470-1560
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.91
  • Acceptance Rate 11%
  • Net Price $32,367
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University of Rhode Island Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Kingston, RI
  • 4.0 | 7 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

URI is a public university known for undergraduate oceanography, marine science, and pharmacy. The main campus sits in the college town of Kingston in southern Rhode Island.

#1 Best Public Universities in Rhode Island 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1020-1280
  • Avg GPA 3.58
  • Acceptance Rate 72%
  • Net Price $24,118
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University of Connecticut Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Storrs, CT
  • 4.0 | 2 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

UConn is a large public university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and engineering. Most students live on the residential campus in the college town of Storrs.

#16 Best Public Universities in America 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1210-1440
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.74
  • Acceptance Rate 52%
  • Net Price $25,310
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Rhode Island School of Design Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Providence, RI
  • | 0 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

RISD is a highly selective private art and design college known for undergraduate fine arts, industrial design, and architecture. The urban Providence campus borders Brown University and offers a dual-degree program with it.

#2 Best Colleges in Rhode Island 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1396-1530
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.71
  • Acceptance Rate 19%
  • Net Price $43,492
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Emerson College Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Boston, MA
  • | 0 reviews
  • Feb 20 application deadline

Emerson is a private college known for undergraduate journalism, film, and performing arts. The urban campus sits in Boston's Theater District near Boston Common.

#20 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1270-1420
  • Avg GPA 3.73
  • Acceptance Rate 51%
  • Net Price $53,432
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