The Best Eastern Small Colleges
These are the top ranked small, public and private, four-year colleges in the East as ranked by CollegeSimply. These schools all have total enrollment under 3,000. Small colleges allow students a more intimate and personalized experience where it's more likely you will get to know your professors. Leading the list for 2027 is Amherst College. Learn how the Best Small Colleges rankings are calculated on our ranking methodology page.
Immaculata University
- Private 4 Year
- Immaculata, PA
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3.0 | 4 reviews
- 2,512 total enrollment
Immaculata is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The suburban Chester County campus was a women's college for most of its history before becoming coeducational.
- SAT Range 1156-1323
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $24,708
Waynesburg University
- Private 4 Year
- Waynesburg, PA
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- 1,231 total enrollment
Waynesburg is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The residential campus sits in the small town of Waynesburg in southwestern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 930-1250
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $18,667
St Bonaventure University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Bonaventure, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 2,752 total enrollment
St. Bonaventure is a private Franciscan university known for undergraduate journalism, communication, and business. The rural campus sits in southwestern New York near Olean.
- SAT Range 1065-1290
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $27,373
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown
- Public 4 Year
- Johnstown, PA
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- 1,813 total enrollment
Pitt-Johnstown is a public regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh known for undergraduate engineering and nursing. The residential campus sits on a wooded hillside in Pennsylvania's Laurel Highlands.
- SAT Range 985-1220
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $18,452
Mount Saint Mary College
- Private 4 Year
- Newburgh, NY
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- 2,491 total enrollment
Mount Saint Mary is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus overlooks the Hudson River in Newburgh.
- SAT Range 1090-1255
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $26,896
Cedar Crest College
- Private 4 Year
- Allentown, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 1,290 total enrollment
Cedar Crest is a private women's college known for undergraduate nursing and forensic science. The suburban campus sits in Allentown in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
- SAT Range 1000-1230
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $23,691
Westminster College
- Private 4 Year
- New Wilmington, PA
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- 1,191 total enrollment
Westminster is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate education, business, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in the small college town of New Wilmington.
- SAT Range 1040-1258
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $20,394
D'Youville University
- Private 4 Year
- Buffalo, NY
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- 2,556 total enrollment
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
Dominican University New York
- Private 4 Year
- Orangeburg, NY
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- 1,396 total enrollment
Dominican University New York is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The suburban campus in Orangeburg sits in Rockland County north of New York City.
- SAT Range 1095-1235
- Avg GPA 3.09
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $33,972
Gwynedd Mercy University
- Private 4 Year
- Gwynedd Valley, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 2,017 total enrollment
Gwynedd Mercy is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The suburban campus sits in Gwynedd Valley northwest of Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1023-1186
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $27,960
Georgian Court University
- Private 4 Year
- Lakewood, NJ
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- 2,013 total enrollment
Georgian Court is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The historic Lakewood campus occupies a former Gilded Age estate with formal gardens.
- SAT Range 1043-1251
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $20,457
Keuka College
- Private 4 Year
- Keuka Park, NY
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 1,366 total enrollment
Keuka is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, occupational therapy, and education. The campus sits on Keuka Lake in New York's Finger Lakes region.
- SAT Range 1008-1183
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $24,628
Delaware Valley University
- Private 4 Year
- Doylestown, PA
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- 2,199 total enrollment
Delaware Valley is a private university known for undergraduate agriculture, animal science, and equine studies. The suburban Doylestown campus includes extensive working farmland used in hands-on programs.
- SAT Range 1090-1303
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $28,975
Centenary University
- Private 4 Year
- Hackettstown, NJ
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- 1,398 total enrollment
Centenary is a private university known for undergraduate equine studies and education. The main campus is set in the residential town of Hackettstown in northwestern New Jersey.
- SAT Range 990-1170
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $22,640
Penn State Altoona
- Public 4 Year
- Altoona, PA
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- 2,371 total enrollment
Penn State Altoona is a public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate rail transportation engineering, nursing, and business. The residential campus sits in the city of Altoona in central Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1070-1290
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $21,618
Alvernia University
- Private 4 Year
- Reading, PA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 2,796 total enrollment
Alvernia is a private Franciscan university known for undergraduate nursing, criminal justice, and business. Students live and study on a campus in Reading in eastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1093-1286
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $28,645
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg
- Public 4 Year
- Greensburg, PA
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- 1,321 total enrollment
Pitt-Greensburg is a regional public campus of the University of Pittsburgh known for undergraduate biology, psychology, and business management. The residential campus sits in suburban Greensburg east of Pittsburgh.
- SAT Range 1055-1253
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $18,365
Franklin Pierce University
- Private 4 Year
- Rindge, NH
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- 1,654 total enrollment
Franklin Pierce is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and sports management. The rural campus sits near Mount Monadnock and Pearly Pond in southwestern New Hampshire.
- SAT Range 1057-1282
- Avg GPA 2.97
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $26,152