Best Value Mid Atlantic Colleges
There are 197 colleges in the Mid Atlantic 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 Mid Atlantic 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 Rutgers University Camden. Also high value: Columbia University in the City of New York, University of Pennsylvania and Swarthmore 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.
Lycoming College
- Private 4 Year
- Williamsport, PA
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Lycoming is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate biology, archaeology, and business. The residential campus sits in Williamsport along the Susquehanna River in north-central Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1080-1300
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $20,492
Bard College
- Private 4 Year
- Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Jan 1 application deadline
Bard is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate arts, music, and literature. The campus overlooks the Hudson River in New York's Hudson Valley.
- SAT Range 1270-1450
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 52%
- Net Price $29,320
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
- Public 4 Year
- New York, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Feb 1 application deadline
Baruch is a public CUNY college known for undergraduate business, finance, and accounting. The compact urban campus sits in Midtown Manhattan.
- SAT Range 1100-1400
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 48%
- Net Price $4,326
St Lawrence University
- Private 4 Year
- Canton, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Feb 1 application deadline
St. Lawrence is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and international affairs. The residential campus sits in a small college town in northern New York near the Adirondacks.
- SAT Range 1255-1420
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 54%
- Net Price $33,216
Dickinson College
- Private 4 Year
- Carlisle, PA
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- Jan 15 application deadline
Dickinson is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate international studies, foreign languages, and environmental science. The historic campus sits in the small college town of Carlisle in central Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1310-1460
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 42%
- Net Price $38,483
Juniata College
- Private 4 Year
- Huntingdon, PA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- Mar 15 application deadline
Juniata is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate natural sciences and its Program of Emphasis, which lets students design individualized majors. The residential campus sits in the small town of Huntingdon along the Juniata River.
- SAT Range 1130-1320
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $24,580
Muhlenberg College
- Private 4 Year
- Allentown, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Feb 1 application deadline
Muhlenberg is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate theater, biology, and media and communication. The residential campus sits in Allentown in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
- SAT Range 1250-1410
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $34,739
Villanova University
- Private 4 Year
- Villanova, PA
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5.0 | 4 reviews
- Jan 15 application deadline
Villanova is a highly selective private Catholic university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and engineering. The suburban campus sits on Philadelphia's Main Line.
- SAT Range 1395-1510
- Avg GPA 3.87
- Acceptance Rate 27%
- Net Price $37,201
Rutgers University Camden
- Public 4 Year
- Camden, NJ
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4.0 | 1 reviews
Rutgers-Camden is a public university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and biology. The urban campus sits across the Delaware River from Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1050-1300
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $19,821
Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Private 4 Year
- Geneva, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Feb 1 application deadline
Hobart and William Smith is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and political science. The residential campus overlooks Seneca Lake in New York's Finger Lakes region.
- SAT Range 1190-1385
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $34,170
Niagara University
- Private 4 Year
- Niagara University, NY
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- Aug 30 application deadline
Niagara is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate hospitality and tourism management, education, and nursing. The suburban campus sits near Niagara Falls in western New York.
- SAT Range 1060-1235
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $16,613
University of Rochester
- Private 4 Year
- Rochester, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Jan 5 application deadline
Rochester is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate optics, music through the Eastman School, and engineering. Undergraduates follow a flexible curriculum built around interdisciplinary clusters rather than fixed general-education requirements.
- SAT Range 1410-1540
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 40%
- Net Price $40,462
Lafayette College
- Private 4 Year
- Easton, PA
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- Jan 15 application deadline
Lafayette is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate engineering alongside the liberal arts. The residential hillside campus in Easton overlooks the Delaware and Lehigh rivers.
- SAT Range 1350-1500
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 31%
- Net Price $38,442
New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Public 4 Year
- Newark, NJ
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Mar 1 application deadline
NJIT is a public technological university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and architecture. The urban campus is located in Newark.
- SAT Range 1210-1460
- Avg GPA 3.72
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $17,313
Rutgers University New Brunswick
- Public 4 Year
- New Brunswick, NJ
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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.
- SAT Range 1310-1500
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $20,522
Rutgers University Newark
- Public 4 Year
- Newark, NJ
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4.0 | 1 reviews
Rutgers-Newark is a public university known for undergraduate business and criminal justice. The urban campus is located in downtown Newark.
- SAT Range 1030-1270
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $18,276
Clarkson University
- Private 4 Year
- Potsdam, NY
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- Jan 15 application deadline
Clarkson is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and the sciences. The residential campus is in the small college town of Potsdam in northern New York.
- SAT Range 1200-1390
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $32,406
CUNY City College
- Public 4 Year
- New York, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Feb 1 application deadline
CCNY is a public college in the CUNY system known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and the sciences. The urban campus is located in Harlem in northern Manhattan.
- SAT Range 1070-1430
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $4,664