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Rank	Institution	Undergraduates	Acceptance Rate	SAT Score	Your Est. Net Price Avg. Net Price	Median Starting Salary	Save
1	Middlebury College	2760	10.75	1,460 – 1,550	26233	57291	#1 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference Middlebury College Middlebury, VT The first operating higher education institution in Vermont was Middlebury College, founded in 1800. It’s also the first in the United States to award a bachelor’s degree to an African American (in 1823). Although it was originally all-male, the school started admitting women in 1883. Undergraduates 2,760 Acceptance Rate 10.8% SAT Score 1,460 – 1,550 Avg. Net Price $26,233 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $57,291
2	Amherst College	1914	9.01	1,480 – 1,570	19049	62537	#2 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference Amherst College Amherst, MA Amherst College is an extremely selective school. A majority of their first-year students come from All first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates total. The third oldest institution of higher education in the state, Amherst was originally a men’s college, becoming coeducational in 1975....Read more Undergraduates 1,914 Acceptance Rate 9.0% SAT Score 1,480 – 1,570 Avg. Net Price $19,049 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $62,537
3	Bowdoin College	1881	7.13	1,470 – 1,550	22228	61692	#3 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME Bowdoin College is an extremely selective private liberal arts school. The college offers more than 40 majors, including joint Engineering programs with Columbia, Dartmouth, Caltech, and the University of Maine....Read more Undergraduates 1,881 Acceptance Rate 7.1% SAT Score 1,470 – 1,550 Avg. Net Price $22,228 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $61,692
4	Bates College	1760	13.32	1,420 – 1,530	24723	59202	#4 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference Bates College Lewiston, ME Bates College, the first coeducational college in New England, was founded in 1855. It also admitted minority students before the Emancipation Proclamation. An extremely selective school, Bates has a 91% first year retention rate, 88% four-year graduation rate, and a 9 to 1 student-to-faculty ratio. Undergraduates 1,760 Acceptance Rate 13.3% SAT Score 1,420 – 1,530 Avg. Net Price $24,723 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $59,202
5	Colby College	2412	7.09	1,460 – 1,540	16219	60052	#5 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference Colby College Waterville, ME Colby College is a private liberal arts school and home to the Perkins Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary. It boasts a strong student-to-faculty of 9 to 1, a 94% first year retention rate, and an 84% four-year graduation rate....Read more Undergraduates 2,412 Acceptance Rate 7.1% SAT Score 1,460 – 1,540 Avg. Net Price $16,219 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $60,052
6	Tufts University	7126	11.49	1,470 – 1,560	32367	68337	#6 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference Tufts University Medford, MA Opened in 1852 as Tufts College, Tufts University is a small liberal arts school. It became a doctoral/research university in the 1970s. The university offers over 70 undergraduate major programs. International Relations and Affairs, Computer Science, and Dentistry are popular areas of study. Undergraduates 7,126 Acceptance Rate 11.5% SAT Score 1,470 – 1,560 Avg. Net Price $32,367 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $68,337
7	Williams College	2115	8.25	1,500 – 1,560	15894	71754	#7 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference Williams College Williamstown, MA Although it was originally founded as a men’s college in 1793, Williams College is composed of 47% men and 50% women today. It was created out of the funds of Ephraim Williams, who died in the French and Indian War. The college received 15,000 applications during the last admissions cycle and accepted 1,270. Undergraduates 2,115 Acceptance Rate 8.3% SAT Score 1,500 – 1,560 Avg. Net Price $15,894 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $71,754
8	Wesleyan University	3805	16.49	1,440 – 1,540	23025	60385	#8 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference Wesleyan University Middletown, CT Wesleyan University’s most popular major is Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. The school, located on the bends of the Connecticut River, was founded as a men’s college and became fully coeducational in 1970. Their athletes, known as the Cardinals, appropriately wear cardinal and black. Undergraduates 3,805 Acceptance Rate 16.5% SAT Score 1,440 – 1,540 Avg. Net Price $23,025 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $60,385
9	Connecticut College	1990	37.04	1,360 – 1,490	45700	49165	#9 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference Connecticut College New London, CT Found in New London, Connecticut College accepted 37% students who applied to the school in the last admissions cycle and requests unknown to apply, but fee waivers may be available. Approximately 100% of attending students will receive institutional grant aid. The first year retention rate is 90%....Read more Undergraduates 1,990 Acceptance Rate 37.0% SAT Score 1,360 – 1,490 Avg. Net Price $45,700 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $49,165
10	Trinity College	2204	29.25	1,320 – 1,480	36071	67628	#10 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference Trinity College Hartford, CT Trinity College, originally known as Washington College, was founded in 1823, making it the second oldest college in the state. 73% receive institutional grant aid to attend, $50,834 on average. Students are known as Bantams and wear blue and gold. Undergraduates 2,204 Acceptance Rate 29.3% SAT Score 1,320 – 1,480 Avg. Net Price $36,071 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $67,628
11	Hamilton College	2031	13.62	1,460 – 1,550	28719	60082	#11 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference Hamilton College Clinton, NY With nearly 60 areas of study, a majority of Hamilton College students opt to major in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. Their motto is in Ancient Greek: Γνῶθι Σεαυτόν, which translates to “Know Thyself.” The school has been coeducational since 1978 after merging with its sister school, Kirkland College. Undergraduates 2,031 Acceptance Rate 13.6% SAT Score 1,460 – 1,550 Avg. Net Price $28,719 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $60,082

School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.

2026 College Rankings

Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference

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2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference

2,760

10.8%

1,460 – 1,550

$26,233

$57,291

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference

1,914

9.0%

1,480 – 1,570

$19,049

$62,537

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference

1,881

7.1%

1,470 – 1,550

$22,228

$61,692

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference

1,760

13.3%

1,420 – 1,530

$24,723

$59,202

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference

2,412

7.1%

1,460 – 1,540

$16,219

$60,052

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference

7,126

11.5%

1,470 – 1,560

$32,367

$68,337

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference

2,115

8.3%

1,500 – 1,560

$15,894

$71,754

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference

3,805

16.5%

1,440 – 1,540

$23,025

$60,385

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference

1,990

37.0%

1,360 – 1,490

$45,700

$49,165

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference

2,204

29.3%

1,320 – 1,480

$36,071

$67,628

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by Diversity (Geography) – New England Small College Athletic Conference

2,031

13.6%

1,460 – 1,550

$28,719

$60,082

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