Colleges & Universities by Region

Colleges & Universities by Region

Northern California

Large Universities

  • University of California: UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, UC Davis
  • California State University: CSU San Francisco, CSU Sonoma, CSU Humboldt, CSU Chico, CSU San Jose
  • Stanford University

Medium Universities

  • University of San Francisco
  • Santa Clara University
  • University of the Pacific

Small Liberal Arts Colleges

  • California College of the Arts
  • Dominican College
  • Mills College (all women)
  • Notre Dame de Namur University
  • St. Mary’s College
Southern California

Large Universities

  • University of California: UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara
  • California State University: CSU San Diego, CSU Northridge
  • University of Southern California

Medium Universities

  • Cal Poly (SLO)
  • Loyola Marymount University
  • University of San Diego

Small, Liberal Arts Colleges

  • Chapman University
  • Claremont Colleges (Claremont McKenna, Harvey
  • Mudd, Pitzer, Pomona, & Scripps)
  • Occidental College
  • University of Redlands
  • Whittier College
Pacific Northwest

 

Large Universities

  • University of Oregon
  • University of Washington

Medium Universities

  • Willamette University
  • University of Puget Sound
  • Gonzaga University
  • Seattle University

Small Liberal Arts Colleges

  • Evergreen State University
  • Lewis and Clark College
  • Reed College
Boston/Rhode Island Area

Large, Urban Universities

  • Boston University
  • Northeastern University

Medium Universities

  • Boston College
  • Brown University (RI)
  • Harvard University
  • MIT
  • Providence College (RI)
  • University of Rhode Island

Small, Liberal Arts Colleges

  • Babson College (business focus)
  • Emerson College
  • Rhode Island School of Design (art school)
  • Tufts University
  • Wellesley College (all women)
  • Wheaton College
Central Massachusetts

Large Universities

  • University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Small, Liberal Arts Colleges

  • Amherst College
  • Clark University
  • Hampshire College
  • Holy Cross, College of the Mount Holyoke College (all women)
  • Smith College (all women)
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Connecticut

Large Universities

  • University of Connecticut

Medium universities

  • Fairfield University
  • Yale University

Small, Liberal Arts Colleges

  • Connecticut College
  • Trinity College
  • Wesleyan University
New York City/New York State

NEW YORK CITY

Large, Urban Universities

  • New York University

Medium Universities

  • Columbia University
  • Fordham University
  • Hofstra University (Long Island)

Small, Liberal Arts Colleges

  • Barnard College (all women)
  • Eugene Lang College
  • Sarah Lawrence College

NEW YORK STATE

Large Universities

  • Cornell University
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
  • SUNY System
  • Syracuse University

Medium Universities

  • Ithaca College
  • University of Rochester

Small, Liberal Arts Colleges

  • Bard College
  • Colgate University
  • Clarkson University
  • Skidmore College
  • St. Lawrence University
  • Vassar College
Philadelphia/Surrounding Area

Large, Urban Universities

  • University of Delaware (suburban)
  • Drexel University
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Rutgers University (NJ)
  • Temple University

Medium Universities

  • Lehigh University
  • Villanova University

Small, Liberal Arts Colleges

  • Bryn Mawr College (all women)
  • Haverford College
  • Muhlenberg College
  • Swarthmore College
  • Ursinus College
Washington DC/Baltimore Area

Large Universities

  • George Washington University
  • University of Maryland (College Park)

Medium Universities

  • American University
  • Catholic University
  • Georgetown University
  • Howard University (Historically Black University)
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Loyola College of Maryland

Small, Liberal Arts Colleges

  • Goucher College
  • St. John’s College in Annapolis
Chicago/Midwest Area

Large, Urban Universities

  • DePaul University
  • University of Minnesota
  • University of Wisconsin (suburban)

Medium Universities

  • University of Chicago
  • Loyola University of Chicago
  • Marquette University (WI)
  • Northwestern University

Small, Liberal Arts Colleges

  • Beloit College (WI)
  • Columbia College
  • Lake Forest College
Historically Black Colleges
  • Clark Atlanta University
  • Florida A & M University
  • Hampton University
  • Howard University
  • Morehouse College
  • North Carolina A & T University
  • Prairie View A & M University
  • Spelman College
  • Tuskegee University
  • Xavier University