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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University of Lynchburg

  • Lynchburg, VA
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  • 1,595 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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  • 6,161 Full-Time Enrollment

Virginia Tech

  • Blacksburg, VA
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  • 31,035 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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  • 946 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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  • 17,746 Full-Time Enrollment

Virginia Wesleyan University

  • Virginia Beach, VA
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  • 1,749 Full-Time Enrollment

William & Mary

  • Williamsburg, VA
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  • 7,055 Full-Time Enrollment

Randolph-Macon College

  • Ashland, VA
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  • 1,643 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Virginia

  • Charlottesville, VA
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  • 17,901 Full-Time Enrollment

Bridgewater College

  • Bridgewater, VA
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  • 1,407 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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  • 3,660 Full-Time Enrollment

Salisbury University

  • Salisbury, MD
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  • 6,288 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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  • 4,474 Full-Time Enrollment

St. John's College (MD)

  • Annapolis, MD
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  • 473 Full-Time Enrollment

Towson University

  • Towson, MD
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  • 16,264 Full-Time Enrollment

Johns Hopkins University

  • Baltimore, MD
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  • 6,090 Full-Time Enrollment

Maryland Institute College of Art

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

Loyola University Maryland

  • Baltimore, MD
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  • 3,881 Full-Time Enrollment

Goucher College

  • Baltimore, MD
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  • 981 Full-Time Enrollment

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