2021 BEST REGIONAL COLLEGES

In addition to the 386 schools in this book, we salute the following 270 schools that we consider academically outstanding and well worth consideration in your college search. For more information on these schools, visit PrincetonReview.com to find admissions information, costs, and more.

MIDWEST

Illinois

Augustana College

Dominican University

Elmhurst College

Illinois College

Lewis University

Millikin University

Monmouth College

North Central College

Principia College

Rockford University

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

University of St. Francis

Western Illinois University

Indiana

Anderson University

Ball State University

Grace College and Seminary

Huntington University

Indiana State University

Manchester University

Saint Joseph’s College

Saint Mary’s College

Taylor University

Trine University

Valparaiso University

Iowa

Briar Cliff University

Clarke University

Dordt College

Drake University

Graceland University

Luther College

Morningside College

Northwestern College

St. Ambrose University

University of Northern Iowa

Wartburg College

Kansas

Baker University

Emporia State University

Pittsburg State University

Sterling College

University of Saint Mary

Michigan

Eastern Michigan University

Grand Valley State University

Hope College

University of Michigan—Flint

Western Michigan University

Minnesota

Augsburg University

The College of Saint Scholastica

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

St. Catherine University

University of Minnesota, Crookston

University of Saint Thomas

Winona State University

Missouri

Columbia College

Southeast Missouri State University

University of Central Missouri

University of Missouri—Kansas City

Westminster College

Nebraska

Doane University

Hastings College

Nebraska Wesleyan University

University of Nebraska Omaha

North Dakota

Mayville State University

University of Jamestown

Ohio

Ashland University

Baldwin Wallace University

Cedarville University

The Cleveland Institute of Art

Hiram College

John Carroll University

Lake Erie College

Lourdes University

Marietta College

The University of Akron

The University of Findlay

Wright State University

South Dakota

Augustana University

Wisconsin

Carthage College

Edgewood College

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Northland College

St. Norbert College

University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee

University of Wisconsin—River Falls

NORTHEAST

Connecticut

Central Connecticut State University

Eastern Connecticut State University

Maine

University of Maine—Fort Kent

Maryland

Hood College

Maryland Institute College of Art

Towson University

Massachusetts

Bard College at Simon’s Rock

Hampshire College

Lesley University

Merrimack College

Nichols College

Regis College

University of Massachusetts Boston

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Worcester State University

New Hampshire

Keene State College

New Jersey

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Stockton University

New York

Adelphi University

Elmira College

Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts

Hartwick College

Houghton College

Iona College

LIM College

Long Island University

Molloy College

Niagara University

Pratt Institute

Roberts Wesleyan College

St. John Fisher College

State University of New York—Alfred State University

State University of New York at Cortland

State University of New York at New Paltz

State University of New York—Fredonia

State University of New York—Maritime College

State University of New York—Oswego

State University of New York—The College at Brockport

State University of New York—University at Albany

State University of New York—University at Buffalo

Wells College

Pennsylvania

Albright College

Arcadia University

California University of Pennsylvania

Chatham University

Chestnut Hill College

Delaware Valley University

Elizabethtown College

King’s College (PA)

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

La Roche University

Lebanon Valley College

Messiah College

Misericordia University

Moore College of Art and Design

Neumann University

Robert Morris University

Rosemont College

Seton Hill University

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

University of the Arts

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Westminster College (PA)

Wilkes University

York College of Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Roger Williams University

Salve Regina University

SOUTHEAST

Alabama

Auburn University at Montgomery

Birmingham-Southern College

Huntingdon College

Samford University

Talladega College

Troy University—Troy

Arkansas

Arkansas State University

Harding University

Hendrix College

Lyon College

Florida

Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University

Florida Atlantic University

Florida Gulf Coast University

Palm Beach Atlantic University

University of North Florida

University of West Florida

Webber International University

Georgia

Brenau University

Clark Atlanta University

Covenant College

Georgia College & State University

Oglethorpe University

Savannah College of Art and Design

Shorter University

Toccoa Falls College

University of West Georgia

Wesleyan College

Kentucky

Brescia University

Kentucky State University

Kentucky Wesleyan College

Mississippi

Mississippi College

North Carolina

Appalachian State University

Barton College

Belmont Abbey College

Campbell University

Meredith College

University of North Carolina Wilmington

South Carolina

Anderson University

Coker College

Winthrop University

Tennessee

Belmont University

Carson-Newman University

Christian Brothers University

East Tennessee State University

Fisk University

King University

Lee University

Lipscomb University

Tennessee Technological University

Union University

The University of Tennessee at Martin

Virginia

Averett University

Bridgewater College

Longwood University

Mary Baldwin College

Old Dominion University

Radford University

Sweet Briar College

West Virginia

Bethany College (WV)

Concord University

Shepherd University

University of Charleston

Virginia Wesleyan University

WEST

Alaska

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Arizona

Prescott College

California

Azusa Pacific University

Biola University

California Institute of the Arts

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

California State University, East Bay

California State University, Long Beach

California State University, San Bernardino

Hult International Business School

Humboldt State University

Menlo College

Otis College of Art and Design

University of California—Irvine

University of California—Merced

Westmont College

Colorado

Fort Lewis College

Hawaii

Hawaii Pacific University

Idaho

The College of Idaho

Northwest Nazarene University

New Mexico

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Santa Fe University of Art and Design

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Baptist University

Oklahoma Christian University

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma State University

Oral Roberts University

Oregon

Corban University

George Fox University

Linfield College

Oregon State University

Pacific University

University of Portland

Texas

Abilene Christian University

Hardin-Simmons University

Schreiner University

St. Edward’s University

Texas Lutheran University

Texas Tech University

University of North Texas

University of St. Thomas

The University of Texas at Arlington

Utah

Southern Utah University

Utah State University

Weber State University

Washington

Pacific Lutheran University

Seattle Pacific University

University of Washington—Bothell

Walla Walla University

Whitworth University

INTERNATIONAL

Canada

University of Toronto

Ireland

Maynooth University

Trinity College Dublin