Southern Public Four Year Colleges

There are 256 public four year colleges and universities in the South enrolling 3,769,012 students. Explore the list below to find the public four year college match for you.

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Las Cruces, NM
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New Mexico State is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture and engineering. The main campus lies in Las Cruces near the Organ Mountains.

#3 Best Colleges in New Mexico 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 870-1110
  • Avg GPA 3.55
  • Acceptance Rate 89%
  • Net Price $10,719
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Thibodaux, LA
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Nicholls State is a public university known for undergraduate culinary arts and nursing. The campus is in Thibodaux, a small bayou city in south Louisiana.

#8 Best Public Universities in Louisiana 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 934-1196
  • Avg GPA 3.34
  • Acceptance Rate 91%
  • Net Price $12,298
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Itta Bena, MS
  • | 0 reviews

Mississippi Valley State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate education and business. The rural campus sits in the Mississippi Delta near Greenwood.

#7 Best Public Universities in Mississippi 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 2.9
  • Acceptance Rate 92%
  • Net Price $10,232
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  • Public 4 Year
  • West Liberty, WV
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West Liberty is a small public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The residential campus is set in a small town in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle.

#5 Best Public Universities in West Virginia 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 890-1123
  • Avg GPA 3.53
  • Acceptance Rate 97%
  • Net Price $13,655
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Arkadelphia, AR
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jul 15 application deadline

Henderson State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The campus sits in the small college town of Arkadelphia.

#8 Best Public Universities in Arkansas
  • SAT Range 903-1073
  • Avg GPA 3.23
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $20,444
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Texarkana, TX
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Texas A&M-Texarkana is a public university known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. The campus sits on Bringle Lake in the Texas-Arkansas border city of Texarkana.

6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 870-1080
  • Avg GPA 3.39
  • Acceptance Rate 64%
  • Net Price $12,747
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Ocala, FL
  • | 0 reviews

College of Central Florida is a public state college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. The main campus is in Ocala in north-central Florida.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $11,292
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Alexandria, LA
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LSUA is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in Alexandria in central Louisiana.

#11 Best Public Universities in Louisiana 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 970-1220
  • Avg GPA 3.16
  • Acceptance Rate 92%
  • Net Price $8,296
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Palatka, FL
  • | 0 reviews
  • Oct 10 application deadline

SJR State is a public state college known for undergraduate nursing and the Florida School of the Arts. The main campus sits along the St. Johns River in Palatka.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $6,712
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University of Arkansas at Monticello Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Monticello, AR
  • 2.0 | 2 reviews

UAM is a public university known for undergraduate forestry, agriculture, and natural resources. The campus sits in the small town of Monticello in southeast Arkansas.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 2.71
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $14,613
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Natchitoches, LA
  • | 0 reviews

Northwestern State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in historic Natchitoches, a small city along the Cane River.

#9 Best Public Universities in Louisiana 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 866-1163
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Acceptance Rate 93%
  • Net Price $13,134
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Panama City, FL
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews

A public state college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus sits in Panama City on Florida's Gulf Coast.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $7,729
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Chipola College Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Marianna, FL
  • | 0 reviews

Chipola is a public state college with undergraduate programs in nursing, education, and business. The small campus is in Marianna in Florida's Panhandle.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 2.5
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $2,467
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Shreveport, LA
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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.

#6 Best Public Universities in Louisiana 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1000-1195
  • Avg GPA 3.38
  • Acceptance Rate 51%
  • Net Price $7,287
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Lake Charles, LA
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McNeese is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and business. The campus sits in Lake Charles in southwest Louisiana.

#7 Best Public Universities in Louisiana 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 940-1198
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.36
  • Acceptance Rate 78%
  • Net Price $12,430
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Magnolia, AR
  • | 0 reviews
  • Aug 27 application deadline

SAU is a public university known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. The campus is in the small college town of Magnolia.

#4 Best Public Universities in Arkansas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 875-1105
  • Avg GPA 3.46
  • Acceptance Rate 75%
  • Net Price $13,442
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Pine Bluff, AR
  • | 0 reviews

UAPB is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate aquaculture and agriculture. Students study on a residential campus in Pine Bluff in southeastern Arkansas.

#5 Best Public Universities in Arkansas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 845-1108
  • Avg GPA 2.9
  • Acceptance Rate 41%
  • Net Price $12,373
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Lake Jackson, TX
  • 1.0 | 1 reviews
  • Aug 15 application deadline

Brazosport College is a public community college known for process technology and nursing programs. Most students commute to the Lake Jackson campus near the Texas Gulf Coast.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $11,311
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