Eastern Public Colleges
There are 235 public colleges and universities in the East enrolling 1,657,090 students. Explore the list below to find the public college match for you. Public college tend to be larger in size and more affordable than private schools when attended by students with East state residency. The East is home to popular public schools like Penn State Main Campus, Stony Brook University and Binghamton University.
Central Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- New Britain, CT
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- Aug 26 application deadline
CCSU is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and nursing. The New Britain campus sits in central Connecticut.
- SAT Range 960-1190
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $17,528
SUNY College at Geneseo
- Public 4 Year
- Geneseo, NY
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- Feb 1 application deadline
Geneseo is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and the sciences. The residential campus sits in a small college town in western New York's Genesee Valley.
- SAT Range 1190-1340
- Avg GPA 3.72
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $19,115
SUNY Buffalo State University
- Public 4 Year
- Buffalo, NY
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Buffalo State is a public SUNY university known for undergraduate teacher education, design, and the arts. The urban campus in Buffalo includes the Burchfield Penney Art Center.
- SAT Range 980-1240
- Avg GPA 2.84
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $12,023
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- Public 4 Year
- North Dartmouth, MA
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UMass Dartmouth is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and visual design. The suburban campus features distinctive modernist architecture in southeastern Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1050-1270
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $21,094
Lincoln University
- Public 4 Year
- Lincoln University, PA
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- May 1 application deadline
Lincoln University is a public HBCU known for undergraduate programs in education, business, and the sciences. The rural campus is set in Chester County in southern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 820-960
- Avg GPA 3.06
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $14,473
CUNY Brooklyn College
- Public 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- Feb 1 application deadline
Brooklyn College is a public CUNY college known for undergraduate education, the liberal arts, and performing arts. The Georgian-style campus sits on a tree-lined quadrangle in Brooklyn's Midwood neighborhood.
- SAT Range 950-1340
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $4,512
Westfield State University
- Public 4 Year
- Westfield, MA
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- Mar 1 application deadline
Westfield State is a public university known for undergraduate education and criminal justice. The campus sits in the small city of Westfield in western Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 980-1190
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $17,406
Farmingdale State College
- Public 4 Year
- Farmingdale, NY
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- May 1 application deadline
Farmingdale State is a public college of technology known for undergraduate aviation, engineering technology, and applied sciences. The suburban campus sits on Long Island.
- SAT Range 1040-1240
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $9,655
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Long Island City, NY
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LaGuardia is a CUNY community college known for associate programs in health sciences, business, and liberal arts. The urban campus is in Long Island City in Queens.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,983
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Slippery Rock, PA
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Slippery Rock is a public university known for undergraduate education, physical therapy, and exercise science. The residential campus sits in a small college town in western Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 980-1190
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $18,252
University of Massachusetts Boston
- Public 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- Feb 15 application deadline
UMass Boston is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and environmental science. The urban waterfront campus sits on Columbia Point along Boston Harbor.
- SAT Range 1070-1290
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $17,768
Suffolk County Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Selden, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
A public community college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and liberal arts transfer programs. The suburban Ammerman campus in Selden is one of several sites serving students across Suffolk County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,965
Penn State Abington
- Public 4 Year
- Abington, PA
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Penn State Abington is a public regional campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business, nursing, and information sciences. The suburban campus sits just north of Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1070-1265
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $19,232
SUNY Oneonta
- Public 4 Year
- Oneonta, NY
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3.0 | 2 reviews
SUNY Oneonta is a public university known for undergraduate education, environmental science, and music. The residential campus sits in a college town in New York's Catskill region.
- SAT Range 1120-1310
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $18,669
State University of New York at Cortland
- Public 4 Year
- Cortland, NY
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SUNY Cortland is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, physical education, and sport management. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Cortland in central New York.
- SAT Range 1090-1240
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $19,847
Worcester State University
- Public 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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- Jun 1 application deadline
Worcester State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The urban campus sits in Worcester, a mid-sized Massachusetts city west of Boston.
- SAT Range 1026-1283
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $12,778
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Millersville, PA
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Millersville is a public university known for undergraduate education and meteorology. The campus sits in a small college town near Lancaster in southeastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1020-1210
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.21
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $20,551
Southern Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- New Haven, CT
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5.0 | 1 reviews
Southern Connecticut State is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and social work. The campus sits in a residential section of New Haven.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $19,827