Best Mid-Atlantic

Delaware (DE), District of Columbia (DC), Maryland (MD), Pennsylvania (PA), Virginia (VA), and West Virginia (WV)

For our "2025 Best Colleges: Region by Region" web feature, we salute 631 colleges in seven zones—Northeast, South, Southwest, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, West, and International (outside of the United States)—that we consider academically outstanding and well worth consideration in your college search.

Please note that these lists are not ranked. These lists appear in alphabetical order. Schools marked "featured" have paid a fee for that designation but not for inclusion in this list.


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Randolph College

  • Lynchburg, VA
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  • 541 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Lynchburg

  • Lynchburg, VA
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  • 1,792 Full-Time Enrollment

Mary Baldwin University

  • Staunton, VA
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  • 1,327 Full-Time Enrollment

Roanoke College

  • Salem, VA
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  • 1,865 Full-Time Enrollment

Radford University

  • Radford, VA
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  • 5,704 Full-Time Enrollment

Virginia Tech

  • Blacksburg, VA
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  • 30,507 Full-Time Enrollment

Hollins University

  • Roanoke, VA
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  • 673 Full-Time Enrollment

Hampden-Sydney College

  • Hampden-Sydney, VA
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  • 876 Full-Time Enrollment

Hampton University

  • Hampton, VA
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  • 3,255 Full-Time Enrollment

Old Dominion University

  • Norfolk, VA
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  • 17,736 Full-Time Enrollment

Virginia Wesleyan University

  • Virginia Beach, VA
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  • 1,626 Full-Time Enrollment

William & Mary

  • Williamsburg, VA
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  • 6,963 Full-Time Enrollment

Randolph-Macon College

  • Ashland, VA
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  • 1,500 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Virginia

  • Charlottesville, VA
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  • 17,618 Full-Time Enrollment

Bridgewater College

  • Bridgewater, VA
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  • 1,391 Full-Time Enrollment

James Madison University

  • Harrisonburg, VA
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  • 21,008 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Mary Washington

  • Fredericksburg, VA
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  • 3,611 Full-Time Enrollment

Salisbury University

  • Salisbury, MD
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  • 6,281 Full-Time Enrollment

Hood College

  • Frederick, MD
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  • 1,126 Full-Time Enrollment

United States Naval Academy

  • Annapolis, MD
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  • 4,465 Full-Time Enrollment

St. John's College (MD)

  • Annapolis, MD
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  • 484 Full-Time Enrollment

Towson University

  • Towson, MD
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  • 16,517 Full-Time Enrollment

Johns Hopkins University

  • Baltimore, MD
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  • 6,044 Full-Time Enrollment

Maryland Institute College of Art

  • Baltimore, MD
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  • 1,362 Full-Time Enrollment

Goucher College

  • Baltimore, MD
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  • 965 Full-Time Enrollment

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