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50 best colleges on the East Coast
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Considering the United States was birthed from a revolution waged along the Eastern Seaboard, it makes sense that the roots of the country's higher education system were planted there as well. Harvard University came first, founded in 1636, predating the Declaration of Independence by 140 years. The nation's oldest institution of higher learning was followed by a slew of state and public universities throughout the 13 colonies.
The East Coast remains home to a number of private and public colleges that consistently top “best of" lists, highlighted by the prestigious Ivy League eight. Stacker combed through Niche's 2019 Best Colleges in America list (current as of July 2019) in order to discover which 50 East Coast schools, old and new, are the cream of the crop.
Niche ranks colleges by analyzing student and alumni reviews, as well as data on academic, admissions, and student life culled from the U.S. Department of Education. Stacker filtered its list to include schools in the District of Columbia and states that border the Atlantic Ocean within 100 miles of their eastern borders: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
Click through the list to find the best schools on the East Coast, and if any of them could beat out the Ivies for the top spot.
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Tomwsulcer // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Easton, PA
- Acceptance rate: 31%
- Net price: $26,148
- SAT range: 1260-1440
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $68,600
- Overall rank: #75
Noteremote // Wikmedia Commons
- Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
- Acceptance rate: 24%
- Net price: $23,763
- SAT range: 1330-1500
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $54,600
- Overall rank: #72
DXR // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Athens, GA
- Acceptance rate: 54%
- Net price: $15,934
- SAT range: 1200-1370
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $50,500
- Overall rank: #67
Jorge Salcedo // Shutterstock
- Location: Boston, MA
- Acceptance rate: 25%
- Net price: $33,728
- SAT range: 1300-1480
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $65,300
- Overall rank: #66
Tomwsulcer // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Lewisburg, PA
- Acceptance rate: 31%
- Net price: $37,817
- SAT range: 1250-1420
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $70,800
- Overall rank: #65
Peter // Flickr
- Location: Rochester, NY
- Acceptance rate: 34%
- Net price: $37,064
- SAT range: 1300-1490
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $61,200
- Overall rank: #63
Spohpatuf // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Gainesville, FL
- Acceptance rate: 42%
- Net price: $15,283
- SAT range: 1240-1400
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $56,000
- Overall rank: #62
Joe Mabel // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Middletown, CT
- Acceptance rate: 16%
- Net price: $24,251
- SAT range: 1300-1480
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $54,700
- Overall rank: #59
Talbot0893 // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: University of Richmond, VA
- Acceptance rate: 33%
- Net price: $24,575
- SAT range: 1270-1460
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $64,500
- Overall rank: #58
littlenySTOCK // Shutterstock
- Location: New York, NY
- Acceptance rate: 28%
- Net price: $36,256
- SAT range: 1290-1490
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $61,900
- Overall rank: #57
Nick McPhee // Flickr
- Location: Northampton, MA
- Acceptance rate: 32%
- Net price: $26,734
- SAT range: 1240-1470
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $46,200
- Overall rank: #56
Fryslan0109 // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Hamilton, NY
- Acceptance rate: 28%
- Net price: $22,182
- SAT range: 1310-1500
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $63,600
- Overall rank: #55
Dacoslett // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Davidson, NC
- Acceptance rate: 20%
- Net price: $28,339
- SAT range: 1310-1470
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $58,900
- Overall rank: #54
Benjamin D. Esham // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Clinton, NY
- Acceptance rate: 24%
- Net price: $22,139
- SAT range: 1360-1510
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $60,200
- Overall rank: #53
Jrcla2 // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Williamsburg, VA
- Acceptance rate: 36%
- Net price: $17,415
- SAT range: 1300-1480
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $58,500
- Overall rank: #52
Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism // Flickr
- Location: Chestnut Hill, MA
- Acceptance rate: 32%
- Net price: $27,299
- SAT range: 1320-1490
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $72,500
- Overall rank: #51
Roman Boed // Flickr
- Location: Waterville, ME
- Acceptance rate: 16%
- Net price: $20,361
- SAT range: 1340-1500
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $58,100
- Overall rank: #50
Joseph Giansante '76 // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Bethlehem, PA
- Acceptance rate: 25%
- Net price: $26,933
- SAT range: 1270-1430
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $81,900
- Overall rank: #49
Eric T Gunther // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Blacksburg, VA
- Acceptance rate: 70%
- Net price: $18,700
- SAT range: 1180-1360
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $62,500
- Overall rank: #47
Njt188 // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Boston, MA
- Acceptance rate: 27%
- Net price: $30,784
- SAT range: 1370-1520
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $67,400
- Overall rank: #46
Jijithecat // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Winston-Salem, NC
- Acceptance rate: 28%
- Net price: $23,986
- SAT range: 1270-1410
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $63,800
- Overall rank: #45
Yeungb // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Chapel Hill, NC
- Acceptance rate: 24%
- Net price: $11,100
- SAT range: 1270-1460
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $55,600
- Overall rank: #44
Josh Kuckens // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Lewiston, ME
- Acceptance rate: 22%
- Net price: $23,312
- SAT range: 1385-1460
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $59,200
- Overall rank: #43
Daderot // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Williamstown, MA
- Acceptance rate: 15%
- Net price: $20,380
- SAT range: 1400-1570
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $59,000
- Overall rank: #42
Jackbauerinvc // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Haverford, PA
- Acceptance rate: 20%
- Net price: $23,582
- SAT range: 1390-1530
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $60,700
- Overall rank: #40
Jared and Corin // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Wellesley, MA
- Acceptance rate: 28%
- Net price: $20,189
- SAT range: 1360-1530
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $60,800
- Overall rank: #39
Idawriter // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Acceptance rate: 23%
- Net price: $15,873
- SAT range: 1090-1520
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $79,100
- Overall rank: #38
MarmadukePercy // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Lexington, VA
- Acceptance rate: 22%
- Net price: $25,029
- SAT range: 1350-1490
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $76,100
- Overall rank: #36
Popova Valeriya // Shutterstock
- Location: New York, NY
- Acceptance rate: 15%
- Net price: $23,736
- SAT range: 1310-1500
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $57,900
- Overall rank: #34
Michael Coghlan // Flickr
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Acceptance rate: 22%
- Net price: $29,817
- SAT range: 1430-1560
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $83,600
- Overall rank: #33
Margaret Berry // Shutterstock
- Location: Middlebury, VT
- Acceptance rate: 17%
- Net price: $22,841
- SAT range: 1320-1510
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $58,200
- Overall rank: #32
Holzman Moss Bottino Architecture // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: West Point, NY
- Acceptance rate: 10%
- Net price: $
- SAT range: 1180-1400
- Median earnings six years after graduation: Not available
- Overall rank: #31
Spiroview Inc // Shutterstock
- Location: Swarthmore, PA
- Acceptance rate: 11%
- Net price: $20,444
- SAT range: 1380-1540
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $56,700
- Overall rank: #30
Bestbudbrian // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Charlottesville, VA
- Acceptance rate: 27%
- Net price: $16,594
- SAT range: 1310-1500
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $61,200
- Overall rank: #28
Mpspqr // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Acceptance rate: 22%
- Net price: $26,867
- SAT range: 1350-1520
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $66,000
- Overall rank: #27
Inactive account – ID 12019 // Pixabay
- Location: Baltimore, MD
- Acceptance rate: 13%
- Net price: $29,066
- SAT range: 1450-1570
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $73,200
- Overall rank: #26
iluvgadgets // Flickr
- Location: Medford, MA
- Acceptance rate: 15%
- Net price: $29,449
- SAT range: 1410-1540
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $75,800
- Overall rank: #25
Mark Yarchoan // Shutterstock
- Location: Amherst, MA
- Acceptance rate: 13%
- Net price: $19,519
- SAT range: 1400-1560
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $65,000
- Overall rank: #24
Flapane // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Washington D.C.
- Acceptance rate: 16%
- Net price: $27,420
- SAT range: 1350-1520
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $93,500
- Overall rank: #22
sach1tb // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Ithaca, NY
- Acceptance rate: 13%
- Net price: $31,449
- SAT range: 1390-1550
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $77,200
- Overall rank: #21
Pixabay
- Location: Hanover, NH
- Acceptance rate: 10%
- Net price: $22,303
- SAT range: 1430-1560
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $75,500
- Overall rank: #19
Ron Cogswell // Flickr
- Location: Brunswick, ME
- Acceptance rate: 14%
- Net price: $24,447
- SAT range: 1360-1510
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $65,500
- Overall rank: #17
chensiyuan // Wikipedia
- Location: Providence, RI
- Acceptance rate: 8%
- Net price: $25,651
- SAT range: 1400-1570
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $67,500
- Overall rank: #9
Ilyse Whitney // Flickr
- Location: Durham, NC
- Acceptance rate: 10%
- Net price: $22,011
- SAT range: 1380-1540
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $84,400
- Overall rank: #8
Kristina D.C. Hoeppner // Flickr
- Location: New York, NY
- Acceptance rate: 7%
- Net price: $22,824
- SAT range: 1410-1570
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $83,300
- Overall rank: #7
Eileen_10 // Shutterstock
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Acceptance rate: 9%
- Net price: $24,539
- SAT range: 1420-1560
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $85,900
- Overall rank: #6
Harshil Shah // Flickr
- Location: Princeton, NJ
- Acceptance rate: 6%
- Net price: $16,302
- SAT range: 1430-1570
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $74,700
- Overall rank: #5
Pixabay
- Location: New Haven, CT
- Acceptance rate: 7%
- Net price: $18,053
- SAT range: 1460-1580
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $83,200
- Overall rank: #4
Muns // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Cambridge, MA
- Acceptance rate: 5%
- Net price: $17,030
- SAT range: 1460-1590
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $89,700
- Overall rank: #3
John Phelan // Wikimedia Commons
- Location: Cambridge, MA
- Acceptance rate: 7%
- Net price: $22,230
- SAT range: 1490-1570
- Median earnings six years after graduation: $104,700
- Overall rank: #1
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