Best Value Eastern Colleges
There are 284 colleges in the East ranked by value using the same methodology as our national list. Rankings balance academic quality with the net price students typically pay.
Princeton University leads East value rankings for 2027 with a 10 out of 10 academic rating and an average net price of $15,313. The top value public university is University of Vermont. Also high value: Williams College, Harvard University and Amherst College.
Compare net price, aid, and academic ratings across the colleges below. See how value scores are calculated on our methodology page. Explore the regional list below or browse individual states.
Penn State Erie Behrend College
- Public 4 Year
- Erie, PA
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Penn State Behrend is a public college campus of Penn State known for undergraduate engineering, plastics engineering, and business. The wooded campus sits on a former estate outside downtown Erie.
- SAT Range 1120-1310
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $23,764
Roger Williams University
- Private 4 Year
- Bristol, RI
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4.3 | 3 reviews
- Feb 1 application deadline
Roger Williams is a private university known for undergraduate architecture and marine biology. The waterfront campus sits on Mount Hope Bay in Bristol.
- SAT Range 1140-1310
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $38,779
Suffolk University
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- Feb 15 application deadline
Suffolk is a private university known for undergraduate business, government, and communications. The compact urban campus sits on Beacon Hill near Boston's government center.
- SAT Range 1090-1300
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $33,832
Eastern Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- Willimantic, CT
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Eastern is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate education and environmental earth science. The residential campus sits in the small town of Willimantic in eastern Connecticut.
- SAT Range 1070-1260
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $21,512
Champlain College
- Private 4 Year
- Burlington, VT
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Jan 15 application deadline
Champlain is a private college known for undergraduate game design, digital forensics, and media production. The hilltop campus overlooks Lake Champlain in downtown Burlington.
- SAT Range 1220-1380
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $38,173
Endicott College
- Private 4 Year
- Beverly, MA
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- Feb 15 application deadline
Endicott is a private college known for undergraduate hospitality management, nursing, and business. The oceanfront campus sits along the North Shore coastline in Beverly.
- SAT Range 1193-1340
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $41,394
Marymount Manhattan College
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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- Aug 1 application deadline
Marymount Manhattan is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate theater, dance, and communication arts. The urban campus sits on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
- SAT Range 1105-1323
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $38,376
Emerson College
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 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.
- SAT Range 1270-1420
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Acceptance Rate 51%
- Net Price $53,432
Penn State Harrisburg
- Public 4 Year
- Middletown, PA
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Penn State Harrisburg is a public university campus known for undergraduate business, engineering, and public affairs. The suburban Middletown campus sits near Pennsylvania's state capital.
- SAT Range 1120-1310
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $23,788
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- West Chester, PA
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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.
- SAT Range 1100-1270
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $22,546
Pratt Institute Main
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- Jan 5 application deadline
Pratt is a private college known for undergraduate architecture, art, and design. The compact urban campus occupies a city-block setting in Brooklyn's Clinton Hill.
- SAT Range 1150-1390
- Avg GPA 3.86
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $54,150
The New School
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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3.3 | 3 reviews
The New School is a private university known for undergraduate fashion, design, and the performing arts. Students attend classes on an urban campus in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.
- SAT Range 1140-1360
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $67,224
University of Bridgeport
- Private 4 Year
- Bridgeport, CT
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University of Bridgeport is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and dental hygiene. The campus sits along Long Island Sound in the city of Bridgeport.
- SAT Range 880-1115
- Avg GPA 3.04
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $28,498
University of New Haven
- Private 4 Year
- West Haven, CT
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University of New Haven is a private university known for undergraduate criminal justice, forensic science, and fire science. The suburban campus sits near Long Island Sound in West Haven.
- SAT Range 1060-1265
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $34,557
Western Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- Danbury, CT
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Western Connecticut State is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and the visual and performing arts. Students take classes across Midtown and Westside campuses in Danbury.
- SAT Range 1040-1170
- Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $17,185
University of Maine at Farmington
- Public 4 Year
- Farmington, ME
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University of Maine at Farmington is a small public liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and creative writing. The residential campus is set in the western Maine college town of Farmington.
- SAT Range 995-1245
- Avg GPA 3.15
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $17,451
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
- Private 4 Year
- Standish, ME
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A private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus sits on the shores of Sebago Lake in a rural Maine setting.
- SAT Range 960-1150
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $28,217
University of Southern Maine
- Public 4 Year
- Portland, ME
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USM is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. Students split time between an urban Portland campus and a residential campus in nearby Gorham.
- SAT Range 990-1250
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $14,028