30 best colleges on the East Coast

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Reynolds Hall at Wake Forest University.
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- Location: Winston-Salem, NC
- National rank: #52
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 5,413
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 2:1
- Acceptance rate: 22%
- Typical SAT range: not available
- Athletic conference: Atlantic Coast Conference

#30. Wake Forest University
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- Location: Tallahassee, FL
- National rank: #51
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 29,011
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 16:1
- Acceptance rate: 25%
- Typical SAT range: 1240-1390
- Athletic conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)

#29. Florida State University
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- Location: Athens, GA
- National rank: #50
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 29,799
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 13:1
- Acceptance rate: 37%
- Typical SAT range: 1160-1390
- Athletic conference: Southeastern Conference (SEC)

#28. University of Georgia
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Watsco Center at University of Miami.
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- Location: Coral Gables, FL
- National rank: #49
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 13,250
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1
- Acceptance rate: 19%
- Typical SAT range: 1330-1470
- Athletic conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)

#27. University of Miami
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- Location: Medford, MA
- National rank: #46
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 6,685
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 6:1
- Acceptance rate: 10%
- Typical SAT range: 1460-1550
- Athletic conference: New England Small College Athletic Conference

#26. Tufts University
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Gasson Hall on the campus of Boston College.
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- Location: Chestnut Hill, MA
- National rank: #45
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 9,654
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 9:1
- Acceptance rate: 16%
- Typical SAT range: 1430-1540
- Athletic conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)

#25. Boston College
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Aerial view of fall foliage and steeple at Amherst.
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- Location: Amherst, MA
- National rank: #44
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 1,910
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 7:1
- Acceptance rate: 10%
- Typical SAT range: 1360-1550
- Athletic conference: New England Small College Athletic Conference

#24. Amherst College
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- Location: New York
- National rank: #42
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 3,183
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 10:1
- Acceptance rate: 8%
- Typical SAT range: 1450-1550
- Athletic conference: Ivy League

#23. Barnard College
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Buildings on the Williams College Campus.
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- Location: Williamstown, MA
- National rank: #40
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 2,070
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 6:1
- Acceptance rate: 10%
- Typical SAT range: 1470-1560
- Athletic conference: New England Small College Athletic Conference

#22. Williams College
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Krentzman Quadrangle at Northeastern University.
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- Location: Boston
- National rank: #39
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 15,857
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1
- Acceptance rate: 6%
- Typical SAT range: 1460-1550
- Athletic conference: Coastal Athletic Association (CAA)

#21. Northeastern University
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- Location: Boston
- National rank: #38
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 17,899
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 5:1
- Acceptance rate: 11%
- Typical SAT range: 1400-1520
- Athletic conference: Patriot League (Patriot)

#20. Boston University
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South Building at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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- Location: Chapel Hill, NC
- National rank: #37
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 19,939
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 9:1
- Acceptance rate: 19%
- Typical SAT range: 1370-1530
- Athletic conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)

#19. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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The Presbyterian Church on Davidson College campus.
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- Location: Davidson, NC
- National rank: #35
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 1,904
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1
- Acceptance rate: 14%
- Typical SAT range: 1360-1510
- Athletic conference: Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10)

#18. Davidson College
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- Location: New York
- National rank: #34
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 28,692
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 3:1
- Acceptance rate: 9%
- Typical SAT range: not available
- Athletic conference: University Athletic Association

#17. New York University
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Emory University Campus Buildings.
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- Location: Atlanta
- National rank: #33
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 7,263
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 4:1
- Acceptance rate: 11%
- Typical SAT range: 1460-1550
- Athletic conference: University Athletic Association

#16. Emory University
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Brick building on Bowdoin College campus.
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- Location: Brunswick, ME
- National rank: #32
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 1,873
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1
- Acceptance rate: 8%
- Typical SAT range: 1480-1550
- Athletic conference: New England Small College Athletic Conference

#15. Bowdoin College
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Historic buildings at Washington and Lee University.
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- Location: Lexington, VA
- National rank: #31
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 1,887
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 7:1
- Acceptance rate: 17%
- Typical SAT range: 1410-1530
- Athletic conference: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

#14. Washington and Lee University
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- Location: Gainesville, FL
- National rank: #30
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 31,571
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 10:1
- Acceptance rate: 24%
- Typical SAT range: 1300-1480
- Athletic conference: Southeastern Conference (SEC)

#13. University of Florida
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- Location: Atlanta
- National rank: #29
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 17,171
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 13:1
- Acceptance rate: 16%
- Typical SAT range: 1330-1530
- Athletic conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)

#12. Georgia Institute of Technology
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University of Virginia campus.
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- Location: Charlottesville, VA
- National rank: #28
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 16,829
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 7:1
- Acceptance rate: 17%
- Typical SAT range: 1410-1530
- Athletic conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)

#11. University of Virginia
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Brickk path and buildings on the campus of Johns Hopkins.
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- Location: Baltimore
- National rank: #24
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 5,607
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 1:1
- Acceptance rate: 8%
- Typical SAT range: 1530-1580
- Athletic conference: Centennial Conference

#10. Johns Hopkins University
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Overlook of Cornell University Campus from Uris Library.
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- Location: Ithaca, NY
- National rank: #21
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 15,899
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1
- Acceptance rate: 8%
- Typical SAT range: 1480-1560
- Athletic conference: Ivy League

#9. Cornell University
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Duke University Campus in autumn.
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- Location: Durham, NC
- National rank: #14
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 6,474
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 1:1
- Acceptance rate: 7%
- Typical SAT range: 1510-1570
- Athletic conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)

#8. Duke University
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- Location: Providence, RI
- National rank: #11
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 7,220
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 7:1
- Acceptance rate: 5%
- Typical SAT range: 1500-1570
- Athletic conference: Ivy League

#7. Brown University
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Holder Hall on Princeton University Campus.
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- Location: Princeton, NJ
- National rank: #8
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 5,598
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 5:1
- Acceptance rate: 4%
- Typical SAT range: 1500-1580
- Athletic conference: Ivy League

#6. Princeton University
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Historic library at Columbia University.
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- Location: New York
- National rank: #6
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 8,428
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 2:1
- Acceptance rate: 4%
- Typical SAT range: not available
- Athletic conference: Ivy League

#5. Columbia University
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Historic red brick building with clocktower on campus at Dartmouth.
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- Location: Hanover, NH
- National rank: #5
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 4,419
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 5:1
- Acceptance rate: 6%
- Typical SAT range: 1500-1570
- Athletic conference: Ivy League

#4. Dartmouth College
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- Location: Cambridge, MA
- National rank: #4
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 7,316
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 4:1
- Acceptance rate: 3%
- Typical SAT range: 1500-1580
- Athletic conference: Ivy League

#3. Harvard University
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- Location: New Haven, CT
- National rank: #2
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 6,805
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 2:1
- Acceptance rate: 5%
- Typical SAT range: 1500-1580
- Athletic conference: Ivy League

#2. Yale University
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Students on MIT Campus in autumn.
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- Location: Cambridge, MA
- National rank: #1
- Full-time undergraduate enrollment: 4,543
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 3:1
- Acceptance rate: 5%
- Typical SAT range: 1510-1580
- Athletic conference: New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference

#1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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A Saybrook College building at Yale University.
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