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.
McMurry University
- Private 4 Year
- Abilene, TX
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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.
- SAT Range 950-1160
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $20,723
University of Mobile
- Private 4 Year
- Mobile, AL
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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.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $22,382
Transylvania University
- Private 4 Year
- Lexington, KY
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- 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.
- SAT Range 1120-1380
- Avg GPA 3.77
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $25,442
Union University
- Private 4 Year
- Jackson, TN
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Union is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and Christian studies. The residential campus sits in Jackson in West Tennessee.
- SAT Range 1160-1390
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $28,452
Lane College
- Private 4 Year
- Jackson, TN
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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
East Texas Baptist University
- Private 4 Year
- Marshall, TX
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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.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $25,092
Toccoa Falls College
- Private 4 Year
- Toccoa Falls, GA
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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.
- SAT Range 1010-1230
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $21,955
Truett McConnell University
- Private 4 Year
- Cleveland, GA
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- 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.
- SAT Range 1000-1190
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $22,179
North Carolina Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Rocky Mount, NC
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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.
- SAT Range 860-1120
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $18,472
Hollins University
- Private 4 Year
- Roanoke, VA
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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.
- SAT Range 1150-1340
- Avg GPA 3.76
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $22,605
Washington Adventist University
- Private 4 Year
- Takoma Park, MD
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- 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
Goldey Beacom College
- Private 4 Year
- Wilmington, DE
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Goldey-Beacom is a private college known for undergraduate business, accounting, and management. The suburban campus sits in the Pike Creek area of Wilmington.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $15,688
Oklahoma City University
- Private 4 Year
- Oklahoma City, OK
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Oklahoma City University is a private university known for undergraduate dance, music, and theater. The urban campus is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
- SAT Range 1050-1260
- Avg GPA 3.77
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $24,051
Huntingdon College
- Private 4 Year
- Montgomery, AL
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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.
- SAT Range 1006-1220
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $23,055
Goucher College
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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- 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.
- SAT Range 1090-1325
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $26,913
Allen University
- Private 4 Year
- Columbia, SC
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- 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
University of Fort Lauderdale
- Private 4 Year
- Lauderhill, FL
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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
Converse University
- Private 4 Year
- Spartanburg, SC
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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.
- SAT Range 1010-1250
- Avg GPA 3.89
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $19,061