Top Rated Mid Atlantic Private Colleges
These are the top ranked private four-year colleges in the Mid Atlantic. Leading the rankings for 2027 as the highest ranked private college in the Mid Atlantic is Princeton University. Learn how the Best Colleges rankings are calculated on our ranking methodology page.
Pace University
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- Feb 15 application deadline
Pace is a private university known for undergraduate business and performing arts. The urban Manhattan campus sits near New York City's financial district.
- SAT Range 1180-1340
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $34,791
Monmouth University
- Private 4 Year
- West Long Branch, NJ
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- Mar 1 application deadline
Monmouth is a private university known for undergraduate business, communication, and education. The suburban campus sits a short drive from the Atlantic beaches on the New Jersey shore.
- SAT Range 1140-1310
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $34,072
Gannon University
- Private 4 Year
- Erie, PA
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4.0 | 2 reviews
Gannon is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and the health sciences. The urban campus sits in downtown Erie near Lake Erie.
- SAT Range 990-1250
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $23,123
Susquehanna University
- Private 4 Year
- Selinsgrove, PA
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Susquehanna is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate business and communications. The campus sits along the Susquehanna River in the small town of Selinsgrove.
- SAT Range 1100-1300
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $26,444
Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham Campus
- Private 4 Year
- Madison, NJ
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Fairleigh Dickinson Florham is a private university known for undergraduate business, psychology, and communications. The residential campus occupies a historic estate in suburban Madison.
- SAT Range 1040-1310
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $25,585
St. John's University New York
- Private 4 Year
- Queens, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
St. John's is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate pharmacy, business, and communications. The urban campus is in Queens in New York City.
- SAT Range 1150-1340
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $29,656
Canisius University
- Private 4 Year
- Buffalo, NY
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Canisius is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and education. The urban campus is located in Buffalo.
- SAT Range 1050-1320
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $19,666
Alfred University
- Private 4 Year
- Alfred, NY
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- Feb 1 application deadline
Alfred is a private university known for undergraduate ceramics, ceramic engineering, and art. The rural campus sits in the small college village of Alfred in western New York.
- SAT Range 1095-1310
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $26,470
Wilkes University
- Private 4 Year
- Wilkes-Barre, PA
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Wilkes is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and pharmacy. The urban campus is located in Wilkes-Barre in northeastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1020-1250
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $28,511
Hartwick College
- Private 4 Year
- Oneonta, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
Hartwick is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and the sciences. The hillside campus overlooks the college town of Oneonta in upstate New York.
- SAT Range 1070-1290
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $31,712
Houghton University
- Private 4 Year
- Houghton, NY
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3.5 | 2 reviews
Houghton is a private Christian liberal arts university known for undergraduate music and the liberal arts. The rural residential campus sits in a small village in western New York.
- SAT Range 1170-1375
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $21,274
Caldwell University
- Private 4 Year
- Caldwell, NJ
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Caldwell is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The suburban campus in northern New Jersey has Dominican roots and a primarily residential feel.
- SAT Range 1130-1370
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $21,875
York College of Pennsylvania
- Private 4 Year
- York, PA
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- Aug 23 application deadline
York College of Pennsylvania is a private college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and engineering. The campus is in the city of York in south-central Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1020-1270
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $20,096
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
Iona University
- Private 4 Year
- New Rochelle, NY
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- Feb 15 application deadline
Iona is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business and communications. The suburban New Rochelle campus sits a short distance north of New York City.
- SAT Range 1110-1300
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $29,978
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
Manhattanville University
- Private 4 Year
- Purchase, NY
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4.4 | 25 reviews
Manhattanville is a private university known for undergraduate education and the liberal arts. The suburban campus occupies a historic estate in Purchase.
- SAT Range 1020-1230
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $21,690
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