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Best Small Colleges

Top-quality universities with intimate class sizes under 5,000 students

50 institutions listed Source family: U.S. Department of Education stored fields
#1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Private
B+
#2
Samuel Merritt University
Oakland, CA · Private
B-
#3
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Albany, NY · Private
C+
#4
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA · Private
B+
#5
MCPHS University
Boston, MA · Private
C
#6
Roseman University of Health Sciences
Henderson, NV · Private
B-
#7
West Coast University-Orange County
Anaheim, CA · Private
C
#8
West Coast University-Miami
Doral, FL · Private
C
#9
West Coast University-Ontario
Ontario, CA · Private
C
#10
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR · Public
B-
#11
Neumont College of Computer Science
Salt Lake City, UT · Private
C
#12
Kettering University
Flint, MI · Private
C
#13
California State University Maritime Academy
Vallejo, CA · Public
C
#14
Northeastern University Professional Programs
Boston, MA · Private
C
#15
Northeastern University Oakland
Oakland, CA · Private
C
#16
Chamberlain University-Michigan
Troy, MI · Private
C
#17
Chamberlain University-Texas
Houston, TX · Private
C
#18
Chamberlain University-Arizona
Phoenix, AZ · Private
C
#19
Chamberlain University-Nevada
Las Vegas, NV · Private
C
#20
Chamberlain University-Florida
Jacksonville, FL · Private
C
#21
Chamberlain University-Georgia
Sandy Springs, GA · Private
C
#22
Chamberlain University-California
Rancho Cordova, CA · Private
C+
#23
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX · Public
C+
#24
Trinity College
Hartford, CT · Private
C+
#25
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA · Private
C+
#26
Rice University
Houston, TX · Private
B+
#27
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, WI · Private
C
#28
Union College
Schenectady, NY · Private
C+
#29
University of Maryland Baltimore
Baltimore, MD · Public
B-
#30
Providence College
Providence, RI · Private
C
#31
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · Private Non-profit
C
#32
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · Private
C
#33
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
New York, NY · Private
B
#34
University of Portland
Portland, OR · Private
C
#35
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, MA · Private
C
#36
Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD · Private
C
#37
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL · Private
C+
#38
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX · Public
B-
#39
Denver College of Nursing
Denver, CO · Private
C+
#40
Barnard College
New York, NY · Private
B
#41
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Redmond, WA · Private
C
#42
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
New Orleans, LA · Public
C+
#43
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, WA · Public
B-
#44
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA · Private
C+
#45
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA · Private
C
#46
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN · Private
C
#47
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing
Richmond, VA · Private
C
#48
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE · Public
C+
#49
Middlebury College
Middlebury CDP, VT · Private
B
#50
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA · Private
B-

Methodology and source limits

Institutions are ordered by the stored field or rule described for Best Small Colleges. Source periods can vary by field and institution. Missing values are not proof of zero, and these lists are not universal judgments of educational quality.