Best Southern Colleges

There are 1097 colleges and universities in the South enrolling 7,307,736 students. Explore the list of top colleges in the South below to begin your college search. The CollegeSimply rankings are objective and data-driven in order to help you find good matches for you. Learn how the Best Colleges rankings are calculated on our ranking methodology page. Whether you're searching for a good public, private or community college, this guide to universities in South offers a comprehensive view to the state's higher education options.

The  South is home to nationally ranked institutions like Duke University, Rice University, Johns Hopkins University and Vanderbilt University. The highest ranked college in the South is Duke University and the top rated public state college is University of Virginia Main Campus.

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Wingate University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Wingate, NC
  • | 0 reviews

Wingate is a private university known for undergraduate programs in the health sciences, business, and education. The residential campus sits in a small town east of Charlotte.

#217 Best Colleges in the South 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1010-1210
  • Avg GPA 3.33
  • Acceptance Rate 91%
  • Net Price $21,282
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Texas A & M University Corpus Christi Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Corpus Christi, TX
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jul 1 application deadline

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is a public university known for undergraduate marine science, coastal biology, and environmental science. The campus sits on Ward Island along Corpus Christi Bay.

#218 Best Colleges in the South 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 970-1193
  • Avg GPA 3.41
  • Acceptance Rate 89%
  • Net Price $15,233
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Texas Wesleyan University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Fort Worth, TX
  • 3.0 | 1 reviews

Texas Wesleyan is a private Methodist university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The historic campus sits in Fort Worth's Polytechnic Heights neighborhood.

#219 Best Colleges in the South 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1020-1100
  • Avg GPA 3.35
  • Acceptance Rate 69%
  • Net Price $26,416
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Coppin State University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Baltimore, MD
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jul 15 application deadline

Coppin State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing and teacher education. The urban campus sits in west Baltimore.

#220 Best Colleges in the South 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 880-1020
  • Avg GPA 2.62
  • Acceptance Rate 46%
  • Net Price $9,831
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University of South Carolina Aiken Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Aiken, SC
  • | 0 reviews
  • Aug 1 application deadline

USC Aiken is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The suburban campus is located in the smaller city of Aiken near the South Carolina-Georgia border.

#221 Best Colleges in the South 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 980-1220
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.19
  • Acceptance Rate 79%
  • Net Price $12,236
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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Tallahassee, FL
  • 5.0 | 3 reviews
  • May 1 application deadline

FAMU is a public HBCU known for undergraduate pharmacy, business, and engineering. The campus is located in Florida's capital city of Tallahassee.

#222 Best Colleges in the South 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1030-1180
  • Avg GPA 3.65
  • Acceptance Rate 21%
  • Net Price $13,819
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West Virginia University Institute of Technology Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Beckley, WV
  • | 0 reviews
  • Aug 1 application deadline

WVU Tech is a public college known for undergraduate engineering and technology. The campus sits in Beckley in the mountains of southern West Virginia.

#223 Best Colleges in the South 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 880-1120
  • Avg GPA 3.51
  • Acceptance Rate 37%
  • Net Price $11,281
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University of Central Arkansas Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Conway, AR
  • 3.0 | 1 reviews

UCA is a public university known for undergraduate education and nursing programs. The campus sits in Conway, a college town north of Little Rock.

#224 Best Colleges in the South 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 910-1170
  • Avg GPA 3.7
  • Acceptance Rate 89%
  • Net Price $16,546
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Carson Newman University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Jefferson City, TN
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews

Carson-Newman is a private Baptist university with undergraduate strengths in nursing, education, and the liberal arts. Students live on a residential campus in the small East Tennessee town of Jefferson City.

#225 Best Colleges in the South 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 955-1215
  • Avg GPA 3.6
  • Acceptance Rate 90%
  • Net Price $20,895
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Texas A & M International University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Laredo, TX
  • | 0 reviews

Texas A&M International is a public university known for undergraduate international business and nursing. Its campus is in Laredo on the U.S.-Mexico border.

#226 Best Colleges in the South 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 890-1090
  • Avg GPA 3.7
  • Acceptance Rate 44%
  • Net Price $5,644
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Houston Christian University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Houston, TX
  • 1.0 | 1 reviews

Houston Christian is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus is in southwest Houston.

#227 Best Colleges in the South 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 990-1190
  • Avg GPA 3.46
  • Acceptance Rate 84%
  • Net Price $21,282
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West Texas A & M University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Canyon, TX
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • Aug 1 application deadline

West Texas A&M is a public university known for undergraduate agriculture, nursing, and business. The campus is in Canyon, a small college town in the Texas Panhandle.

#228 Best Colleges in the South 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 950-1170
  • Avg GPA 3.61
  • Acceptance Rate 99%
  • Net Price $15,572
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Columbia International University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Columbia, SC
  • | 0 reviews
  • Aug 1 application deadline

CIU is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and intercultural studies. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in Columbia.

#229 Best Colleges in the South 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 990-1195
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Acceptance Rate 94%
  • Net Price $26,056
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Texas Woman's University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Denton, TX
  • 4.7 | 3 reviews

TWU is a public university primarily for women, known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The main campus is in Denton, a college town north of Dallas-Fort Worth.

#230 Best Colleges in the South 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 930-1140
  • Avg GPA 3.24
  • Acceptance Rate 96%
  • Net Price $11,636
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Northwestern Oklahoma State University Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Alva, OK
  • | 0 reviews

Northwestern Oklahoma State is a small public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Alva in northwestern Oklahoma.

#231 Best Colleges in the South 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 803-1036
  • Avg GPA 3.42
  • Acceptance Rate 65%
  • Net Price $10,492
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Louisiana State University Shreveport Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Shreveport, LA
  • | 0 reviews

LSU Shreveport is a public university in the LSU system with undergraduate programs in business, education, and the sciences. The campus serves students across the Shreveport-Bossier region of northwest Louisiana.

#232 Best Colleges in the South 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1000-1195
  • Avg GPA 3.38
  • Acceptance Rate 51%
  • Net Price $7,287
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Liberty University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Lynchburg, VA
  • 4.8 | 4 reviews

Liberty is a private Christian university known for undergraduate aviation, nursing, and business. The Lynchburg campus sits in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

#233 Best Colleges in the South
  • SAT Range 1040-1250
  • Avg GPA 3.56
  • Acceptance Rate 99%
  • Net Price $29,532
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Northern Kentucky University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Highland Heights, KY
  • | 0 reviews
  • Aug 15 application deadline

NKU is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The suburban campus in Highland Heights sits just south of Cincinnati.

#234 Best Colleges in the South 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 953-1150
  • Avg GPA 3.42
  • Acceptance Rate 68%
  • Net Price $9,211
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