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Snowiest colleges: most annual snowfall

The 100 core colleges with the most snow in a typical year, ranked by average annual snowfall.

Source: NOAA climate normals, station nearest each campus

100 colleges · each name links to its page, with sources · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

100 colleges

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CollegeStateAnnual snowfallDistance
Michigan Technological UniversityMI207.8 inches a year
Hilbert CollegeNY167.6 inches a year
SUNY Polytechnic InstituteNY164.0 inches a year
Utica UniversityNY164.0 inches a year
Colorado School of MinesCO140.5 inches a year
State University of New York at OswegoNY140.1 inches a year
Le Moyne CollegeNY127.8 inches a year
SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryNY127.8 inches a year
Syracuse UniversityNY127.8 inches a year
United States Air Force AcademyCO121.1 inches a year
Lake Superior State UniversityMI120.1 inches a year
Lake Erie CollegeOH113.7 inches a year
Ursuline CollegeOH113.7 inches a year
Gannon UniversityPA104.3 inches a year
Mercyhurst UniversityPA104.3 inches a year
Paul Smiths College of Arts and ScienceNY104.1 inches a year
Nazareth UniversityNY102.0 inches a year
Northern Michigan UniversityMI102.0 inches a year
Roberts Wesleyan UniversityNY102.0 inches a year
Rochester Institute of TechnologyNY102.0 inches a year
St. John Fisher UniversityNY102.0 inches a year
University of RochesterNY102.0 inches a year
University of Maine at Fort KentME99.3 inches a year
University of Maine at Presque IsleME97.5 inches a year
Canisius UniversityNY95.4 inches a year
D'Youville UniversityNY95.4 inches a year
Daemen UniversityNY95.4 inches a year
SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY95.4 inches a year
University at BuffaloNY95.4 inches a year
Villa Maria CollegeNY95.4 inches a year
University of Maine at FarmingtonME93.9 inches a year
University of Colorado BoulderCO92.8 inches a year
Montana State UniversityMT91.3 inches a year
The College of Saint ScholasticaMN90.2 inches a year
University of Minnesota-DuluthMN90.2 inches a year
Northern Arizona UniversityAZ90.1 inches a year
Champlain CollegeVT87.5 inches a year
Saint Michael's CollegeVT87.5 inches a year
University of VermontVT87.5 inches a year
Andrews UniversityMI86.6 inches a year
Binghamton UniversityNY86.5 inches a year
Bard CollegeNY85.7 inches a year
Colby CollegeME85.5 inches a year
Thomas CollegeME85.5 inches a year
Colby-Sawyer CollegeNH85.4 inches a year
Houghton UniversityNY85.4 inches a year
Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsMA85.3 inches a year
Naropa UniversityCO85.2 inches a year
Unity Environmental UniversityME84.0 inches a year
Hartwick CollegeNY83.0 inches a year
SUNY OneontaNY83.0 inches a year
Alfred UniversityNY82.2 inches a year
University of Alaska SoutheastAK80.7 inches a year
Mount Aloysius CollegePA79.7 inches a year
Saint Francis UniversityPA79.7 inches a year
Davenport UniversityMI77.6 inches a year
Clarkson UniversityNY77.3 inches a year
SUNY College at PotsdamNY77.3 inches a year
SUNY College of Technology at CantonNY77.3 inches a year
St Lawrence UniversityNY77.3 inches a year
Colgate UniversityNY77.1 inches a year
Hamilton CollegeNY77.1 inches a year
University of Alaska AnchorageAK76.9 inches a year
Norwich UniversityVT75.8 inches a year
SUNY at FredoniaNY75.6 inches a year
Bennington CollegeVT75.2 inches a year
Fitchburg State UniversityMA75.2 inches a year
University of Pittsburgh-BradfordPA75.2 inches a year
Montana Technological UniversityMT75.1 inches a year
Aquinas CollegeMI74.9 inches a year
Calvin UniversityMI74.9 inches a year
Cornerstone UniversityMI74.9 inches a year
Grace Christian UniversityMI74.9 inches a year
Grand Valley State UniversityMI74.9 inches a year
Hope CollegeMI74.9 inches a year
Husson UniversityME74.6 inches a year
University of MaineME74.6 inches a year
University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownPA74.1 inches a year
Northland CollegeWI73.5 inches a year
Anna Maria CollegeMA72.9 inches a year
Assumption UniversityMA72.9 inches a year
Clark UniversityMA72.9 inches a year
College of the Holy CrossMA72.9 inches a year
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMA72.9 inches a year
Worcester State UniversityMA72.9 inches a year
Franklin Pierce UniversityNH72.5 inches a year
Niagara UniversityNY72.4 inches a year
Frostburg State UniversityMD72.1 inches a year
College of the AtlanticME71.5 inches a year
Maine Maritime AcademyME71.5 inches a year
SUNY College of Technology at DelhiNY70.6 inches a year
Black Hills State UniversitySD70.5 inches a year
Brigham Young University-IdahoID70.1 inches a year
Curry CollegeMA69.7 inches a year
Saint Joseph's College of MaineME69.7 inches a year
Davis & Elkins CollegeWV68.9 inches a year
University of Maine at AugustaME68.9 inches a year
Maine College of Art & DesignME68.7 inches a year
University of Southern MaineME68.7 inches a year
Plymouth State UniversityNH68.3 inches a year

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