2026 Best Colleges for Education

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1,182 U.S. schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges for Education ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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Undergraduate enrollment

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268763

Financial

Alumni starting salary

Tuition cost

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$67,000

In-state tuition

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Proportion of need based aid received

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100%Clear Filter

International students received aid

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

Application fee

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$150

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Mean GPA

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Best Colleges for Education

Grove City College

Grove City

Acceptance rate

73.4%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$19,310

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#2 Best Colleges for Education

Charter Oak State College

New Britain

Acceptance rate

100.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,656

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,663

#3 Best Colleges for Education

The College of New Jersey

Ewing

Acceptance rate

62.1%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$13,603

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#4 Best Colleges for Education

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

Acceptance rate

6.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,856

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#5 Best Colleges for Education

State University of New York College at Geneseo

Geneseo

Acceptance rate

63.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,557

#6 Best Colleges for Education

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville

Acceptance rate

64.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,380

Avg. Cost after Aid

$4,702

#7 Best Colleges for Education

Brigham Young University

Provo

Acceptance rate

69.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,120

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#8 Best Colleges for Education

Stonehill College

Easton

Acceptance rate

72.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$47,808

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#9 Best Colleges for Education

University of Delaware

Newark

Acceptance rate

65.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$12,980

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,735

#10 Best Colleges for Education

Saint Francis University

Loretto

Acceptance rate

76.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$38,852

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,361

#11 Best Colleges for Education

University of California - Irvine

Irvine

Acceptance rate

28.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$19,268

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#12 Best Colleges for Education

Augustana College

Rock Island

Acceptance rate

67.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$46,039

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,723

#13 Best Colleges for Education

Vanderbilt University

Nashville

Acceptance rate

6.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,840

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#14 Best Colleges for Education

St. Joseph's University, New York

Brooklyn

Acceptance rate

69.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$29,976

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#15 Best Colleges for Education

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Minneapolis

Acceptance rate

79.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$13,532

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#16 Best Colleges for Education

University of Dayton

Dayton

Acceptance rate

61.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$44,890

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#17 Best Colleges for Education

University of Washington

Seattle

Acceptance rate

39.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$10,927

Avg. Cost after Aid

$9,000

#18 Best Colleges for Education

University of Florida

Gainesville

Acceptance rate

24.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,477

Avg. Cost after Aid

$10,000

#19 Best Colleges for Education

College of St. Benedict

Saint Joseph

Acceptance rate

88.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$48,990

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#20 Best Colleges for Education

SUNY College--Cortland

Cortland

Acceptance rate

59.8%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#21 Best Colleges for Education

Butler University

Indianapolis

Acceptance rate

85.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$42,410

Avg. Cost after Aid

$39,000

#22 Best Colleges for Education

Illinois State University

Normal

Acceptance rate

89.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$10,932

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#23 Best Colleges for Education

SUNY--Oneonta

Oneonta

Acceptance rate

69.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#24 Best Colleges for Education

State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz

Acceptance rate

58.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,481

#25 Best Colleges for Education

Towson University

Towson

Acceptance rate

82.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$11,000

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