BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK NORTHEAST COLLEGES *Public institution °For-profit institution 1 MASS. MARITIME ACADEMY (MA)* CUNY Baruch College (NY)* 3 MA Institute of Technology (MA) Rutgers University-Newark (NJ)* Bentley University (MA) 6 7 Penn State-Lehigh Valley (PA)* Saint Francis University (PA) 8 University of Pennsylvania (PA) 9 Williams College (MA) 10 CUNY John Jay Col. of Crim. Just. (NY)* 11 Wesleyan University (CT) 4 5 2 77% 4 67% 101 94% 16 71% 206 88% 2 58% 118 64% 144 96% 12 95% 36 50% 308 92% 52 12 Cooper Un. Advance. of Science & Art (NY) 87% 1 13 Lehigh University (PA) 14 Yale University (CT) 15 CUNY Lehman College (NY)* 16 Princeton University (NJ) 17 Cornell University (NY) 18 Boricua College 19 CUNY York College (NY)* 20 SUNY Maritime College (NY)* 21 Keene State College (NH)* 22 Rutgers University-Camden (NJ)* 23 Amherst College (MA) 24 Penn State-Altoona (PA)* 25 Middlebury College (VT) 26 Univ. of NH-Manchester (NH)* 27 Dartmouth College (NH) 28 Penn State-Abington (PA)* 29 Lafayette College (PA) 30 Towson University (MD)* 31 College of the Holy Cross (MA) 32 Hamilton College (NY) 33 Vassar College (NY) 34 Harvard University (MA) 35 SUNY Oswego (NY)* 36 Maine Maritime Academy (ME)* 37 College of New Jersey (NJ)* 38 Penn State-Hazleton (PA)* 39 Clarkson University (NY) 40 Boston College (MA) 41 SUNY College at Brockport (NY)* 42 Bowdoin College (ME) 43 Gettysburg College (PA) 44 Barnard College (NY) 45 Penn State-Shenango (PA)* 46 CUNY Hunter College (NY)* 47 Johns Hopkins University (MD) 48 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) 49 Trinity College (CT) 50 SUNY Geneseo (NY)* 46 September/October 2021 88% 40 97% 7 52% 294 98% 6 95% 15 52% 196 39% 347 64% 145 65% 46 68% 234 95% 35 68% 27 95% 43 60% 330 96% 10 54% 167 89% 75 73% 184 91% 59 92% 51 91% 63 98% 5 66% 126 67% 34 86% 3 55% 152 74% 162 92% 21 69% 90 95% 44 85% 106 93% 50 42% 312 53% 288 93% 19 83% 76 84% 123 77% 23 55% 2 0% 52 39 -17% 381 94% 9 8283 75% 365 3% 13 422 27% 2 83% 317 2459 97% 333 -5% 126 174 8% 32 91% 47 59% 12 80% 45 2% 15 52% 103 11% 2 59% 120 23% 1 -4% 76 129 -3% 207 94% 13 4% 83 90% 85 59 73 19 48% 2 5069 17 46% 5 68% 8 5 84% 194 78% 361 52% 74 339 14% 10 86% 254 10949 65 78% 228 95% 2 24311 334 48% 1 66% 7 -11% 353 90% 83 23087 309 72% 51 10% 37 80% 264 5449 11 93% 160 -4% 80 331 0% 151 88% 191 8304 36 52% 18 91% 133 -2% 145 95 52% 286 1% 19 566 7% 54 83% 301 2807 87% 107 75% 32 1% 83 2% 37 127 31 86% 188 -6% 142 150 -8% 328 94% 3 94% 189 -2% 41 15132 117 77% 104 79% 206 81% 54 61% 37 53% 303 56% 93 7 103% 355 105% 190 -2% 173 79% 285 8838 22 56% 102 61% 127 18% 15 60% 9 75% 357 8989 23 70% 46 60% 375 15320 159 46% 6 47% 138 -2% 47 203 6% 59 84% 282 1829 94% 146 -6% 141 160 5% 61 83% 330 3368 14 54% 25 95% 266 -3% 57 462 39% 24 9% 5 39% 256 63% 240 58% 71 55% 7 1% 121 85% 288 10730 61 48% 11 36 29% 3 -2% 91 227 -6% 128 43 -8% 217 171 91% 117 -1% 119 88 55% 26 -14% 321 231 90% 129 -1% 124 72 48% 17 0% 92 92% 105 5 -11% 331 80% 316 3639 -7% 288 95% 4 -5% 122 121 6% 53 86% 254 9917 9% 44 80% 269 8311 13963 97 60% 12 156 3% 86 84% 309 3684 15 58% 40 58% 234 104% 358 113% 50 59% 109 57% 42 1 72% 374 14932 111 90% 248 112% 4 2 103% 339 106% 171 71% 33 -13% 363 89% 103 15884 145 73% 59 78% 137 52 78% 228 94% 5 20 59% 132 55% 341 -3% 59 134 5% 67 84% 313 9376 43 54% 23 55% 265 -12% 294 169 8% 51 90% 85 88% 227 -1% 113 62 -13% 360 90% 46 13075 -6% 246 90% 85 19902 250 77% 104 79% 203 -1% 166 77% 314 9428 27 45% 39 56% 25 1% 124 91% 34 11040 41 65% 189 78% 11 57% 177 15550 127 77% 104 83% 121 73 48% 48 59% 21 61% 10 -4% 89 395 -4% 237 88% 165 12777 93 77% 223 91% 12 84% 50 0% 106 111 -4% 219 89% 57 16244 156 59% 135 1% 86 137 87% 18 -2% 42 261 62% 165 -8% 201 195 7% 56 73% 352 10018 31 56% 95 -2% 198 85% 297 2012 59% 249 89% 159 0% 100 69 0% 147 86% 142 11226 42 55% 86 54% 258 88% 155 52% 16 -13% 310 43 -13% 368 94% 18 21154 274 49% 3 82% 167 50% 113 -4% 129 93 69% 88 -3% 63 166 -3% 215 95% 1 89% 168 0% 26 275 91% 135 -1% 123 61 -7% 157 302 8% 47 86% 225 12450 70 80% 146 86% 124 72% 3 -3% 197 90% 105 17403 197 60% 10 63% 181 0% 140 90% 85 16948 184 77% 104 85% 78 22371 305 56% 32 64% 53 -4% 243 87% 200 12461 92 59% 43 60% 209 58% 36 -5% 125 254 1% 118 88% 159 13044 79 88% 241 88% 244 -4% 212 82% 219 9656 29 53% 75 15127 120 52% 72 82% 151 0% 104 74 -8% 300 88% 81 95% 303 1% 77 108 38% 143 -1% 62 96% 326 82% 203 -1% 31 -4% 97 55% 204 61% 39 12 -10% 317 90% 85 -3% 188 82% 232 10732 40 58% 130 57% 281 77% 104 96% 10 11729 51 73% 389 3% 14 561 22% 5 80% 354 2219 176 2% 106 89% 151 171 86% 294 8% 7 72% 124 10918 62 59% 42 3% 94 93% 10 24099 331 47% 9 -5% 120 166 0% 130 85% 262 14791 3 97% 324 83% 388 53% 366 57% 28 54 -4% 227 87% 128 10359 34 69% 233 62% 373 119 68% 35 72% 138 55% 280 9 81% 260 68% 390 8-year graduation rate Graduation rate rank Predicted graduation rate based on percent of Pell recipients, incoming SATs, etc. Graduation rate performance rank Pell/non-Pell graduate rate gap Pell graduate gap rank Number of Pell graduates Actual vs. predicted Pell enrollment Pell performance rank Percent of graduates above 150% of poverty line Earnings rank Net price of attendance for families below $75,000 income Net price rank Percent of loan principal remaining 5 years later Repayment rank Predicted principal remaining Repayment rate performance rank