The Best New England Small Colleges
These are the top ranked small, public and private, four-year colleges in New England 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.
Gordon College
- Private 4 Year
- Wenham, MA
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- 1,595 total enrollment
Gordon is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate music, education, and psychology. Most students live on a wooded residential campus in the small North Shore town of Wenham.
- SAT Range 1130-1355
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $25,299
College of Our Lady of the Elms
- Private 4 Year
- Chicopee, MA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 1,268 total enrollment
Elms College is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The small campus is in Chicopee in western Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1150-1320
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $19,870
Emmanuel College
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 1,983 total enrollment
Emmanuel is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and the sciences. The Fenway campus shares classes and facilities with neighboring schools through a consortium.
- SAT Range 1170-1340
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $31,121
University of Saint Joseph
- Private 4 Year
- West Hartford, CT
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- 1,952 total enrollment
University of Saint Joseph is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and pharmacy. Founded as a women's college by the Sisters of Mercy, the West Hartford campus is now fully coeducational.
- SAT Range 850-1170
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $29,300
University of Connecticut Stamford
- Public 4 Year
- Stamford, CT
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- 2,482 total enrollment
UConn Stamford is a public regional campus known for undergraduate business and digital media. The urban campus sits in downtown Stamford.
- SAT Range 930-1260
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $15,566
Bay Path University
- Private 4 Year
- Longmeadow, MA
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- 2,605 total enrollment
Bay Path is a private university known for educating undergraduate women in business, health sciences, and cybersecurity. The residential campus sits in suburban Longmeadow near Springfield.
- SAT Range 1010-1210
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $15,463
Curry College
- Private 4 Year
- Milton, MA
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1.8 | 4 reviews
- 1,994 total enrollment
Curry is a private college known for undergraduate nursing, criminal justice, and communication. The suburban campus sits in Milton just south of Boston.
- SAT Range 1050-1230
- Avg GPA 3.01
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $29,917
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
University of Maine at Farmington
- Public 4 Year
- Farmington, ME
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- 2,100 total enrollment
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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- 1,454 total enrollment
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
Keene State College
- Public 4 Year
- Keene, NH
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- 2,848 total enrollment
Keene State is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and occupational safety studies. The compact campus sits in the small city of Keene in southwestern New Hampshire.
- SAT Range 970-1170
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $19,997
Fisher College
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 1,652 total enrollment
Fisher is a private college known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and hospitality management. The compact urban campus sits in Boston's Back Bay.
- SAT Range 800-1070
- Avg GPA 2.72
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $28,596
Lasell University
- Private 4 Year
- Newton, MA
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4.8 | 18 reviews
- 1,668 total enrollment
Lasell is a private university known for undergraduate fashion design, merchandising, and business. The suburban Newton campus sits just outside Boston.
- SAT Range 1030-1158
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $27,773
Rivier University
- Private 4 Year
- Nashua, NH
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- 2,777 total enrollment
Rivier is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in Nashua in southern New Hampshire.
- SAT Range 1055-1175
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $28,584
Nichols College
- Private 4 Year
- Dudley, MA
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- 1,392 total enrollment
Nichols is a private college known for undergraduate business, management, and sport management. The residential campus sits in the small town of Dudley in south-central Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1028-1236
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $32,337
American International College
- Private 4 Year
- Springfield, MA
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- 2,037 total enrollment
AIC is a private college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The urban campus sits in a residential section of Springfield.
- SAT Range 940-1110
- Avg GPA 2.91
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $23,086