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.
King's College
- Private 4 Year
- Wilkes-Barre, PA
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King's is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate business and physician assistant studies. The urban campus occupies several blocks in downtown Wilkes-Barre.
- SAT Range 1070-1270
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $23,689
University of Scranton
- Private 4 Year
- Scranton, PA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- Mar 1 application deadline
Scranton is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate health sciences, physical therapy, and business. The compact urban campus sits in downtown Scranton.
- SAT Range 1160-1318
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $34,234
D'Youville University
- Private 4 Year
- Buffalo, NY
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D'Youville is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The compact urban campus sits on Buffalo's west side near the Peace Bridge.
- SAT Range 995-1220
- Avg GPA 3.68
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $20,690
Hofstra University
- Private 4 Year
- Hempstead, NY
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4.0 | 3 reviews
Hofstra is a private university known for undergraduate communications, journalism, and business. The suburban Long Island campus sits in Hempstead near New York City.
- SAT Range 1230-1400
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $35,792
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
- Public 4 Year
- Alfred, NY
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Alfred State is a public college of technology known for undergraduate architecture, engineering technology, and construction management. The rural campus sits in the small college town of Alfred in western New York.
- SAT Range 990-1200
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $15,283
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
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Public 4 Year
- Syracuse, NY
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- Feb 1 application deadline
ESF is a specialized public college known for undergraduate environmental science, forestry, and landscape architecture. The campus adjoins Syracuse University in Syracuse.
- SAT Range 1130-1300
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $19,814
SUNY Brockport
- Public 4 Year
- Brockport, NY
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- Aug 1 application deadline
SUNY Brockport is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and exercise science. The residential campus sits in the college town of Brockport along the Erie Canal.
- SAT Range 1100-1280
- Avg GPA 2.79
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $15,725
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 Oswego
- Public 4 Year
- Oswego, NY
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- Jan 15 application deadline
SUNY Oswego is a public university known for undergraduate meteorology, broadcasting, and education. The campus sits on the southern shore of Lake Ontario.
- SAT Range 1070-1270
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $15,853
Drexel University
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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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.
- SAT Range 1240-1440
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.67
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $42,801
Duquesne University
- Private 4 Year
- Pittsburgh, PA
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- Aug 15 application deadline
Duquesne is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate pharmacy, nursing, and business. The urban campus sits on a bluff overlooking downtown Pittsburgh.
- SAT Range 1180-1340
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $37,917
The College of New Jersey
- Public 4 Year
- Ewing, NJ
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- Feb 1 application deadline
TCNJ is a public college known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The suburban Ewing campus is primarily residential.
- SAT Range 1140-1340
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.29
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $25,580
Rochester Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Rochester, NY
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- Jan 15 application deadline
RIT is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, computing, and photography. The suburban campus near Rochester includes the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
- SAT Range 1300-1460
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price $39,534
Sarah Lawrence College
- Private 4 Year
- Bronxville, NY
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- Jan 15 application deadline
Sarah Lawrence is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate creative writing, the arts, and conference-based individualized study. The suburban Bronxville campus sits just north of New York City.
- SAT Range 1240-1430
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $43,629
SUNY at Purchase College
- Public 4 Year
- Purchase, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Jul 1 application deadline
Purchase is a public college known for undergraduate performing arts, visual arts, and film. The suburban Westchester campus sits near New York City.
- SAT Range 1185-1380
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $18,211
DeSales University
- Private 4 Year
- Center Valley, PA
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- Aug 1 application deadline
DeSales is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate theatre, nursing, and business. The suburban campus is in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
- SAT Range 1090-1260
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $31,732
Marywood University
- Private 4 Year
- Scranton, PA
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Marywood is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate architecture, art and design, and social work. The residential campus sits in Scranton in northeastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1060-1250
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 61%
- Net Price $26,217