EDsmart’s ranking of the best east coast collegesis the most comprehensive and well-rounded to date. The ranking includes only fully accredited schools.
Schools considered for this ranking were collected from official accrediting agency websites, and are regionally or nationally accredited.
Pulling data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), colleges were evaluated based on their affordability.
As part of the rankings, EDsmart also published detailed profiles outlining each school on its list. Students can use these profiles to evaluate each school’s net prices, accreditation, and other helpful information.
“The best east coast collegesranking allows students to compare accredited programs and find those that best fit their education interests and career goals,” said EDsmart’s spokesperson. “Beyond providing affordable education, a college is not successful if it does not graduate its students, which is why EDsmart rankings often place a high value on outcomes, including graduation and retention rates, and post-graduation earnings.”
The EDsmart 2022 ranking for the best east coast collegesranks University of Florida #1 as the best college with Princeton University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following.
The complete rankings are as follows:
1. University of Florida
2. Princeton University
3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4. University of Georgia
5. Georgia Institute of Technology
6. Harvard University
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8. Yale University
9. Colby College
10. Amherst College
11. Swarthmore College
12. Williams College
13. William & Mary
14. University of Virginia
15. Virginia Polytechnic Institute
16. Bowdoin College
17. Wellesley College
18. Washington & Lee University
19. Haverford College
20. Columbia University
21. Emory University
22. Hamilton College
23. Middlebury College
24. University of Pennsylvania
25. Colgate University
26. University of Richmond
27. Bates College
28. Wesleyan University
29. Duke University
30. Vassar College
31. Smith College
32. Barnard College
33. Davidson College
34. Georgetown University
35. Johns Hopkins University
36. Brown University
37. Lafayette College
38. Wake Forest University
39. Boston University
40. Tufts University
41. Lehigh University
42. University of Miami
43. Northeastern University
44. Dartmouth College
45. Carnegie Mellon University
46. Boston College
47. Cornell University
48. Villanova University
49. New York University
University response to EDsmart rankings has been very positive. Sharing the rankings on their websites and via social media has helped schools attract new students and excite existing students and alumni.
The rankings and data were produced for EDsmart, a leading higher education research organization. All evaluated data was gathered from IPEDs, the U.S. Department of Higher Education, school websites, and other reputable sources.
The rankings have been published at https://www.edsmart.org/east-coast-colleges/
About EDsmart
EDsmart reviews publicly available data to produce independent ranking assessments of various educational programs, in addition to student guides and resources. The site is regularly updated by a committed team of writers and researchers, who produce college rankings and resources that will help prospective and current college students get into, pay for, and thrive at the college of their choice.
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