Southern Private Colleges

There are 384 private colleges and universities in the South enrolling 1,036,953 students. Explore the list below to find the private college match for you. Private colleges are usually smaller in size, more expensive than public schools and often academically rigorous. If you feel you may have difficulty fitting into the large class sizes which are common on many public campuses, take a look at South private colleges. The  South is home to popular private schools like University of Miami, Duke University, Vanderbilt University and Johns Hopkins University.

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Abilene, TX
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Aug 15 application deadline

McMurry is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. The residential campus in Abilene is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

#24 Best Private Colleges in Texas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 950-1160
  • Avg GPA 3.7
  • Acceptance Rate 57%
  • Net Price $20,723
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Mobile, AL
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews

University of Mobile is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and music. The wooded campus sits on the northern edge of Mobile.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.3
  • Acceptance Rate 78%
  • Net Price $22,382
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Lexington, KY
  • | 0 reviews
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Transylvania is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate pre-medicine and the sciences. The historic campus occupies several blocks in downtown Lexington.

#3 Best Colleges in Kentucky 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1120-1380
  • Avg GPA 3.77
  • Acceptance Rate 87%
  • Net Price $25,442
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Jackson, TN
  • | 0 reviews

Union is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and Christian studies. The residential campus sits in Jackson in West Tennessee.

#4 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1160-1390
  • Avg GPA 3.8
  • Acceptance Rate 60%
  • Net Price $28,452
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Jackson, TN
  • 0.0 | 1 reviews
  • Aug 21 application deadline

Lane is a private historically Black college with undergraduate programs in business, education, and criminal justice. Most students live on a compact residential campus in Jackson.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 2.57
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $11,803
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Marshall, TX
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Aug 23 application deadline

East Texas Baptist is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and Christian ministry. The residential campus is in the East Texas city of Marshall.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.4
  • Acceptance Rate 58%
  • Net Price $25,092
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Toccoa Falls, GA
  • 1.8 | 6 reviews
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Toccoa Falls is a private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and missions. The wooded campus includes the Toccoa Falls waterfall in the North Georgia foothills.

#14 Best Private Colleges in Georgia 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1010-1230
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Acceptance Rate 66%
  • Net Price $21,955
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Truett McConnell University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Cleveland, GA
  • | 0 reviews
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Truett McConnell is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate Christian studies and education. The campus is in the North Georgia mountains near Cleveland.

#18 Best Private Colleges in Georgia 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1000-1190
  • Avg GPA 3.49
  • Acceptance Rate 78%
  • Net Price $22,179
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North Carolina Wesleyan University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Rocky Mount, NC
  • | 0 reviews

North Carolina Wesleyan is a small private university known for undergraduate business, education, and criminal justice. The residential campus is located in Rocky Mount in eastern North Carolina.

#17 Best Private Colleges in North Carolina 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 860-1120
  • Avg GPA 3.2
  • Acceptance Rate 80%
  • Net Price $18,472
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Roanoke, VA
  • | 0 reviews

Hollins is a private women's college known for undergraduate creative writing, English, and the arts. The campus sits in the Roanoke Valley near the Blue Ridge Mountains.

7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1150-1340
  • Avg GPA 3.76
  • Acceptance Rate 68%
  • Net Price $22,605
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Washington Adventist University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Takoma Park, MD
  • | 0 reviews
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Washington Adventist is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The small campus is in Takoma Park just outside Washington, D.C.

  • SAT Range 860-1130
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.24
  • Acceptance Rate 46%
  • Net Price $18,154
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Goldey Beacom College Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Wilmington, DE
  • | 0 reviews

Goldey-Beacom is a private college known for undergraduate business, accounting, and management. The suburban campus sits in the Pike Creek area of Wilmington.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 2.9
  • Acceptance Rate 85%
  • Net Price $15,688
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • | 0 reviews

Oklahoma City University is a private university known for undergraduate dance, music, and theater. The urban campus is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

#3 Best Colleges in Oklahoma 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1050-1260
  • Avg GPA 3.77
  • Acceptance Rate 77%
  • Net Price $24,051
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Montgomery, AL
  • | 0 reviews

Huntingdon is a private liberal arts college offering undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences. Students live on a residential campus affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1006-1220
  • Avg GPA 3.43
  • Acceptance Rate 69%
  • Net Price $23,055
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Baltimore, MD
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Goucher is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate creative writing, dance, and international studies. Every undergraduate completes a required study abroad experience.

#4 Best Private Colleges in Maryland 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1090-1325
  • Avg GPA 3.23
  • Acceptance Rate 78%
  • Net Price $26,913
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Columbia, SC
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jul 1 application deadline

Allen is a small private university with undergraduate programs in business, religion, and the liberal arts. It is an HBCU with historic ties to the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 73%
  • Net Price $11,182
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University of Fort Lauderdale Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Lauderhill, FL
  • | 0 reviews

University of Fort Lauderdale is a private Christian university known for undergraduate business and ministry programs. The suburban campus sits in the Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $19,965
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Spartanburg, SC
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Converse is a private university known for undergraduate music and the visual and performing arts. Its historic campus in Spartanburg was long a women's college and is now coeducational.

#6 Best Private Colleges in South Carolina 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1010-1250
  • Avg GPA 3.89
  • Acceptance Rate 68%
  • Net Price $19,061
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