Top Colleges in New England

The northeastern states are home to some of the most highly recognized colleges in the United States. The top northeastern schools are rich with history, many of them having been established more than 150 years ago, and provide their students with exceptionally strong academic programs. Admission to these colleges is particularly competitive.
  1. Connecticut College

    • Founded in 1911, Connecticut College offers students 47 different majors, and a 9 to 1 student-teacher ratio, as of 2010. Pre-law, pre-med and pre-business programs are available to all undergraduates. As of 2009, 1,900 undergraduate students were enrolled at the college, 45 percent of whom were receiving some sort of financial aid. In the 2010 "US World & News Report" liberal arts college rankings, Connecticut College was ranked 42nd.

      Connecticut College
      270 Mohegan Ave
      New London, CT 06320
      (860) 447-1911
      conncoll.edu

    Amherst College

    • Amherst College's 1,000-acre campus is home to approximately 1,600 students (as of 2009) and is in of Amherst, Massachusetts, a town of approximately 35,000 residents. Amherst is a member of a group of schools known as Five Colleges; students attending any of these schools (Smith, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire Colleges, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst) may take courses at any of the other schools in the partnership.

      Amherst College
      PO Box 5000
      Amherst, MA 01002
      (413) 542-2000
      amherst.edu

    Middlebury College

    • Home to approximately 2,400 students (as of 2009), Middlebury College was founded in 1800 and is in central Vermont's Chaplain Valley. Middlebury students can choose from 44 different majors, and class sizes average around 16 students per class (as of 2009). In addition to rigorous academics, the college also has 31 NCAA varsity sports teams.

      Middlebury College
      Middlebury, VT 05753
      (802) 443-5000
      middlebury.edu

    Williams College

    • Williams College is a private liberal arts school in Williamstown, Massachusetts, 135 miles from Boston. For applicants starting college in the year 2009, the acceptance rate was approximately 20 percent; out of the 6,017 students who applied to Williams, 1,229 were admitted. Williams College is home to 2,168 undergraduate students and 56 graduates (as of 2009). In 2010, "US News & World Report" ranked Williams as the number one liberal arts school in the nation.

      Williams College
      Williamstown, MA 01267
      (413) 597-3131
      williams.edu

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