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.
Elizabeth City State University
- Public 4 Year
- Elizabeth City, NC
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- Jun 30 application deadline
ECSU is a public HBCU known for undergraduate aviation and teacher education. The campus is in the small coastal city of Elizabeth City in northeastern North Carolina.
- SAT Range 920-1080
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $6,483
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Public 4 Year
- Birmingham, AL
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- Jun 1 application deadline
UAB is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and biomedical programs. The urban campus is anchored by a major academic medical center in Birmingham.
- SAT Range 1210-1450
- Avg GPA 3.82
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $17,997
Lander University
- Public 4 Year
- Greenwood, SC
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Lander is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in the small city of Greenwood in South Carolina's Upstate.
- SAT Range 950-1178
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $15,520
New College of Florida
- Public 4 Year
- Sarasota, FL
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- May 30 application deadline
New College is a small public liberal arts college known for individualized academic contracts and narrative evaluations instead of traditional grades. The campus sits on Sarasota Bay along Florida's Gulf Coast.
- SAT Range 1060-1245
- Avg GPA 3.87
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $9,078
East Texas A&M University
- Public 4 Year
- Commerce, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Aug 15 application deadline
East Texas A&M is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, business, and agricultural sciences. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Commerce in Northeast Texas.
- SAT Range 910-1150
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $12,327
Frostburg State University
- Public 4 Year
- Frostburg, MD
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- Feb 15 application deadline
Frostburg State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the Appalachian mountain town of Frostburg in western Maryland.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $17,669
Florida State College at Jacksonville
- Public 4 Year
- Jacksonville, FL
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Florida State College at Jacksonville is a public state college offering associate and bachelor's programs with strengths in nursing, health sciences, and business. Students attend classes across multiple campuses throughout the Jacksonville area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,727
St Petersburg College
- Public 4 Year
- St. Petersburg, FL
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St. Petersburg College is a public state college offering associate and bachelor's degrees, with undergraduate programs in nursing, health sciences, and business. Students attend classes across multiple campuses serving the St. Petersburg and Clearwater area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $2,333
Grambling State University
- Public 4 Year
- Grambling, LA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
Grambling is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and criminal justice. The residential campus is in the small town of Grambling in northern Louisiana.
- SAT Range 920-1080
- Avg GPA 3.01
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $17,018
Marshall University
- Public 4 Year
- Huntington, WV
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Aug 10 application deadline
Marshall is a public university known for undergraduate forensic science, nursing, and business. The urban campus borders the Ohio River in Huntington.
- SAT Range 910-1150
- Avg GPA 3.68
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $8,076
Louisiana Tech University
- Public 4 Year
- Ruston, LA
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3.3 | 3 reviews
Louisiana Tech is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and architecture. Ruston is a college town in northern Louisiana built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1100-1310
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $12,325
East Tennessee State University
- Public 4 Year
- Johnson City, TN
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4.0 | 1 reviews
ETSU is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and bluegrass music. The campus sits in the Appalachian Highlands of northeastern Tennessee.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $16,286
University of Central Oklahoma
- Public 4 Year
- Edmond, OK
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5.0 | 1 reviews
UCO is a public university known for undergraduate forensic science and teacher education. The suburban campus sits in Edmond just north of Oklahoma City.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $18,660
The University of Texas at El Paso
- Public 4 Year
- El Paso, TX
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- May 1 application deadline
UTEP is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering. The campus features distinctive Bhutanese-style architecture in El Paso near the U.S.-Mexico border.
- SAT Range 860-1080
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,305
University of Southern Mississippi
- Public 4 Year
- Hattiesburg, MS
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5.0 | 2 reviews
Southern Miss is a public university known for undergraduate polymer science and music. The main campus sits in the college town of Hattiesburg in southern Mississippi.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $15,095
Texas A & M International University
- Public 4 Year
- Laredo, TX
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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.
- SAT Range 890-1090
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 44%
- Net Price $5,644
University of Alabama in Huntsville
- Public 4 Year
- Huntsville, AL
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UAH is a public university known for undergraduate aerospace engineering, engineering, and the sciences. The Huntsville campus sits near NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and a major aerospace industry hub.
- SAT Range 1210-1410
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $19,396
Indian River State College
- Public 4 Year
- Fort Pierce, FL
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- Aug 2 application deadline
Indian River State is a public state college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and public safety. The main campus sits in Fort Pierce on Florida's Treasure Coast.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,427