Best New England Colleges
There are 190 colleges and universities in New England enrolling 1,090,743 students. Explore the list of top colleges in New England 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 New England offers a comprehensive view to the state's higher education options.
New England is home to nationally ranked institutions like Harvard University, Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brown University. The highest ranked college in New England is Harvard University and the top rated public state college is University of Connecticut.
List of the Best New England Colleges
Plymouth State University
- Public 4 Year
- Plymouth, NH
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- Apr 1 application deadline
Plymouth State is a public university known for undergraduate meteorology, education, and adventure education. The campus sits in a small college town near New Hampshire's White Mountains.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.08
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $20,183
NHTI Concord's Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Concord, NH
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3.0 | 1 reviews
NHTI is a community college known for undergraduate nursing, dental hygiene, and other allied health programs. Most students commute to the campus in Concord, New Hampshire's capital.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,998
White Mountains Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Berlin, NH
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A public community college known for undergraduate nursing and career-focused technical programs. The campus is located in Berlin in New Hampshire's White Mountains region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,082
River Valley Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Claremont, NH
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A community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The campus is in Claremont in western New Hampshire's Connecticut River valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,820
Lakes Region Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Laconia, NH
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A public community college known for undergraduate culinary arts and nursing. The Laconia campus sits near Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire's Lakes Region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,160
Manchester Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Manchester, NH
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Manchester Community College is a community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. Most students commute to the urban campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,209
Nashua Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Nashua, NH
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Nashua Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career-focused certificate programs. The campus sits in Nashua, a small city in southern New Hampshire near the Massachusetts border.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,200
Great Bay Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Portsmouth, NH
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Great Bay is a community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. The Portsmouth campus serves New Hampshire's seacoast region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,513
St Joseph School of Nursing
- Private 2 Year
- Nashua, NH
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- Oct 8 application deadline
St. Joseph School of Nursing is a private nursing school known for its undergraduate registered nursing diploma program. Clinical training is closely tied to St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
- Public 4 Year
- Manchester, NH
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UNH College of Professional Studies is a public college offering online undergraduate programs in business, education, and health care. Most coursework is completed online, with student services based in Manchester.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,419
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
- Private 4 Year
- Merrimack, NH
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5.0 | 1 reviews
Thomas More is a small private Catholic liberal arts college known for a classical Great Books curriculum. Most undergraduates complete a required semester of study in Rome as part of the core program.
- SAT Range 1120-1300
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.28
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $18,140
New England Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- East Greenwich, RI
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New England Tech is a private technical university known for undergraduate engineering technology, nursing, and information technology. The suburban campus sits in East Greenwich south of Providence.
- SAT Range 920-1140
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price $36,947
Community College of Rhode Island
- Public 2 Year
- Warwick, RI
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CCRI is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The Warwick campus is one of several sites serving students across Rhode Island.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,475
Northpoint Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Haverhill, MA
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Northpoint Bible College is a private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and pastoral ministry. The Haverhill campus prepares students for vocational ministry in Pentecostal church settings.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $23,635
Bennington College
- Private 4 Year
- Bennington, VT
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Jan 15 application deadline
Bennington is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate visual and performing arts, writing, and student-designed academic plans. Students complete a required winter Field Work Term of off-campus work on its rural Vermont campus.
- SAT Range 1291-1403
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $34,220
Community College of Vermont
- Public 2 Year
- Montpelier, VT
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A public community college offering associate degrees, career certificates, and transfer pathways with flexible scheduling. Classes run at sites across Vermont and online rather than on a single residential campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $14,155
Sterling College
- Private 4 Year
- Craftsbury Common, VT
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3.0 | 2 reviews
Sterling is a small private college known for undergraduate environmental studies, sustainable agriculture, and ecology. The rural campus in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom includes a working farm used in hands-on coursework.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price $21,854
Vermont State University
- Public 4 Year
- Randolph, VT
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Vermont State is a public university known for undergraduate engineering technology, agriculture, and veterinary technology. The rural campus is located in Randolph Center in central Vermont.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $18,442