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.
Life University
- Private 4 Year
- Marietta, GA
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Life University is a private university known for chiropractic education and undergraduate exercise science and biology. The suburban campus is in Marietta near Atlanta.
- SAT Range 920-1130
- Avg GPA 3.11
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $29,111
Mars Hill University
- Private 4 Year
- Mars Hill, NC
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Mars Hill is a small private university known for undergraduate music and teacher education. The campus sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $18,925
William Peace University
- Private 4 Year
- Raleigh, NC
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3.0 | 2 reviews
William Peace is a small private university known for undergraduate business, communication, and liberal arts programs. The compact historic campus sits in downtown Raleigh.
- SAT Range 1080-1225
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $24,216
Southern Virginia University
- Private 4 Year
- Buena Vista, VA
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Southern Virginia is a private liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in business, the arts, and the sciences. Most undergrads follow an LDS honor code on the small campus in Buena Vista in the Shenandoah Valley.
- SAT Range 943-1253
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $24,561
Spring Hill College
- Private 4 Year
- Mobile, AL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
Spring Hill is a private Jesuit liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and the sciences. The wooded historic campus sits in Mobile near Alabama's Gulf Coast.
- SAT Range 1110-1230
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 77%
- Net Price $22,858
Hardin Simmons University
- Private 4 Year
- Abilene, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
Hardin-Simmons is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate nursing, music, and education. The residential campus is located in Abilene in West Texas.
- SAT Range 1010-1190
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $19,811
Georgetown College
- Private 4 Year
- Georgetown, KY
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4.0 | 1 reviews
Georgetown College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and business. Most undergrads live on its residential campus in a small Kentucky college town.
- SAT Range 960-1160
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $15,160
Regent University
- Private 4 Year
- Virginia Beach, VA
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- Aug 1 application deadline
Regent is a private Christian university known for undergraduate communication, government, and the arts. The suburban campus is in Virginia Beach near the Atlantic coast.
- SAT Range 990-1250
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Acceptance Rate 38%
- Net Price $20,512
Brevard College
- Private 4 Year
- Brevard, NC
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Brevard is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate wilderness leadership and environmental studies. The campus sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Pisgah National Forest.
- SAT Range 870-1220
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Acceptance Rate 42%
- Net Price $26,930
Point University
- Private 4 Year
- West Point, GA
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Point is a small private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry, business, and education. The campus is in the small town of West Point on the Georgia-Alabama border.
- SAT Range 972-1237
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 44%
- Net Price $19,545
LeTourneau University
- Private 4 Year
- Longview, TX
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4.0 | 3 reviews
LeTourneau is a private Christian university known for undergraduate engineering and aviation. The campus is in Longview in East Texas.
- SAT Range 990-1330
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Acceptance Rate 38%
- Net Price $29,799
Loyola University New Orleans
- Private 4 Year
- New Orleans, LA
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2.5 | 2 reviews
- Apr 15 application deadline
Loyola New Orleans is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate music and communications. The Uptown campus sits beside Audubon Park.
- SAT Range 1050-1240
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $26,291
Lee University
- Private 4 Year
- Cleveland, TN
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Lee is a private Christian university known for undergraduate music and education. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in Cleveland, Tennessee.
- SAT Range 1040-1230
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $20,416
Texas Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Fort Worth, TX
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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.
- SAT Range 1020-1100
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $26,416
Virginia Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Virginia Beach, VA
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Virginia Wesleyan is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences. The wooded campus sits in suburban Virginia Beach near the Atlantic coast.
- SAT Range 1140-1350
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $21,267
Presbyterian College
- Private 4 Year
- Clinton, SC
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- Sep 21 application deadline
Presbyterian College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and known for undergraduate business and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in the small town of Clinton.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $20,840
St. John's College
- Private 4 Year
- Annapolis, MD
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5.0 | 1 reviews
St. John's is a private liberal arts college known for its required Great Books curriculum and seminar study of classic texts across disciplines. The historic campus sits in downtown Annapolis near the U.S. Naval Academy.
- SAT Range 1270-1440
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 55%
- Net Price $30,930
Arlington Baptist University
- Private 4 Year
- Arlington, TX
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2.5 | 2 reviews
Arlington Baptist is a small private Baptist university known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The suburban campus sits in Arlington within the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $25,267