With so many colleges to choose from (nearly 250 in Pennsylvania alone), it’s important to look for a community of active learners—a place where you can pursue a high-impact education with global and career-related experiences—a place where you can think deeply and act boldly. Here are five traits of a college that can help you do so:

Merrimack College is a private Augustinian Catholic college located just north of Boston, Mass., and is home to 3,800 undergraduate students and 850 graduate students from 31 states and 35 countries. Merrimack offers over 100 academic programs in liberal arts, health sciences, business, science and engineering, and education and social policy.

Adelphi is recognized nationally for our top-quality education. We earned five “bests” from U.S. News & World Report, ranked among the nation’s Best Colleges, Best Value Schools and Top Performers for Social Mobility. The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education ranked us a Top U.S. College in its 2020 report, based on student success and learning. And Forbes magazine has once again named us one of America’s Top Colleges.