Evaluation Schedule

Upcoming Evaluation Schedule by Academic Year

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education recognizes the value of information provided by students, employees, and others in determining on an ongoing basis whether an institution’s performance is consistent with the Commission’s standards and expectations for accreditation. The Commission invites individuals to submit third-party comments when an institution is undergoing Self-Study Evaluation and hosting an evaluation visit for grant of Accreditation or Reaffirmation, hosting a follow-up visit, or undergoing evaluation for the grant of Candidacy.

The schedule of self-study evaluations is provided below by Academic Year.

The following institutions will be reviewed in the 2025-2026 Academic Year. The Commission has extended the deadline for Third-Party Comments to August 1, 2025, for institutions being evaluated in Fall 2025. Third-Party Comments must be submitted by December 1, 2025, for institutions being evaluated in Spring 2026.

To submit Comments, visit the Complaints page.

Additional accreditation information for all member institutions is provided in each institution’s listing in the Institution Directory.


Institutions Undergoing Self-Study Evaluation Visits in Academic Year 2025-2026

Self-Study Evaluation Visits (including Candidate institutions seeking accreditation)

Fall 2025

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Ming Chuan University
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College
Plaza College
Saint Vincent College and Seminary
St. Joseph’s College of Nursing
Strayer University

Spring 2026

Albright College
Bryant & Stratton College
Chatham University
The College of Westchester
Community College of Allegheny County
Coppin State University
County College of Morris
The Culinary Institute of America
DeSales University
Dominican University New York
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Eastwick College
Genesee Community College
Hilbert College
Hood College
Huertas College
Ithaca College
Lancaster Bible College
LIM College
Manor College
Marywood University
Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York
Monroe Community College
Montclair State University
Moravian University
Morgan State University
Mount Saint Mary College
Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing
National Intelligence University
NewU University
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
Niagara University
Notre Dame of Maryland University
NUC University
Onondaga Community College
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
Queens College of the City University of New York
Relay Graduate School of Education
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rockland Community College
Rowan College of South Jersey
School of Visual Arts
Skidmore College
St. Joseph’s University, New York
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sussex County Community College
Teachers College of Columbia University
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Trinity Washington University
Ulster County Community College
University of Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
University of the Virgin Islands
University of Valley Forge
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Widener University