Southeastern Public Four Year Colleges

There are 189 public four year colleges and universities in the Southeast enrolling 2,688,584 students. Explore the list below to find the public four year college match for you.

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Valdosta, GA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jun 15 application deadline

Valdosta State is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The campus is in the south Georgia city of Valdosta.

#7 Best Public Universities in Georgia 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 920-1100
  • Avg GPA 3.23
  • Acceptance Rate 72%
  • Net Price $11,144
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Annapolis, Maryland
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jan 31 application deadline

Naval Academy is a highly selective federal service academy known for undergraduate engineering and oceanography. The historic campus sits on the Severn River in Annapolis.

10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1210-1410
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.8
  • Acceptance Rate 9%
  • Net Price -
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Durham, NC
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Aug 1 application deadline

NCCU is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and criminal justice. The campus sits in Durham within North Carolina's Research Triangle.

#15 Best Public Universities in North Carolina 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 980-1100
  • Avg GPA 3.27
  • Acceptance Rate 87%
  • Net Price $14,475
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Winston-Salem, NC
  • | 0 reviews
  • Feb 15 application deadline

Winston-Salem State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The urban campus is part of the University of North Carolina system.

#11 Best Public Universities in North Carolina 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 830-1020
  • Avg GPA 3.01
  • Acceptance Rate 78%
  • Net Price $12,989
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Orlando, FL
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • Aug 7 application deadline

Valencia is a large public community college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and hospitality programs. Students attend classes across multiple campuses in the Orlando area.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $11,111
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Murfreesboro, TN
  • 4.5 | 2 reviews
  • Aug 15 application deadline

MTSU is a large public university known for undergraduate recording industry, aerospace, and music business programs. The campus is in Murfreesboro, a growing city about a half hour southeast of Nashville.

#4 Best Public Universities in Tennessee 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1010-1230
  • Avg GPA 3.64
  • Acceptance Rate 69%
  • Net Price $13,859
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Lawrenceville, GA
  • 5.0 | 3 reviews
  • May 3 application deadline

Georgia Gwinnett is a public college with undergraduate programs in business, information technology, and education. Students attend a suburban campus in Lawrenceville outside Atlanta.

  • SAT Range 940-1170
  • Avg GPA 2.88
  • Acceptance Rate 95%
  • Net Price $15,225
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • | 0 reviews

Broward College is a large public community college offering associate and bachelor's programs, with known strengths in nursing and aviation. Most students commute to multiple campuses across Broward County near Fort Lauderdale.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $14,343
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Milledgeville, GA
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • Apr 1 application deadline

Georgia College is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the arts and sciences. The residential campus occupies historic grounds in downtown Milledgeville, Georgia's former capital.

#3 Best Public Universities in Georgia 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1070-1230
  • Avg GPA 3.53
  • Acceptance Rate 78%
  • Net Price $21,632
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Miami, FL
  • 3.7 | 3 reviews

Miami Dade is a large public community college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and hospitality management. Students attend classes across multiple campuses in urban Miami-Dade County.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $5,766
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Normal, AL
  • | 0 reviews

Alabama A&M is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and education. The Normal campus lies just north of Huntsville.

#11 Best Public Universities in Alabama 2/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 810-1040
  • Avg GPA 3.02
  • Acceptance Rate 58%
  • Net Price $17,152
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Jacksonville, AL
  • | 0 reviews

Jacksonville State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a small college town in the Appalachian foothills of northeast Alabama.

#7 Best Public Universities in Alabama 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1000-1290
  • Avg GPA 3.43
  • Acceptance Rate 78%
  • Net Price $14,221
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Baltimore, MD
  • 3.5 | 2 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

UMBC is a public university known for undergraduate computer science, information systems, and engineering. The suburban campus sits in Baltimore County just outside the city.

#3 Best Public Universities in Maryland 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1240-1420
  • Avg GPA 3.97
  • Acceptance Rate 72%
  • Net Price $18,770
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Columbus, GA
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jun 30 application deadline

Columbus State is a public university known for undergraduate music through the Schwob School of Music, plus nursing and theater. Arts programs also use a downtown RiverPark campus along the Chattahoochee River.

#11 Best Public Universities in Georgia 2/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 800-1060
  • Avg GPA 3.07
  • Acceptance Rate 99%
  • Net Price $12,420
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Norfolk, VA
  • | 0 reviews
  • May 31 application deadline

Norfolk State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing, social work, and communications. The urban campus sits in Norfolk near downtown and the Elizabeth River.

#15 Best Public Universities in Virginia 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 823-1030
  • Avg GPA 2.9
  • Acceptance Rate 88%
  • Net Price $9,124
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Fort Valley, GA
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • Jun 15 application deadline

Fort Valley State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate agriculture and animal science. The residential campus is in the small city of Fort Valley in central Georgia.

#10 Best Public Universities in Georgia 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 930-1070
  • Avg GPA 2.87
  • Acceptance Rate 66%
  • Net Price $10,047
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Orangeburg, SC
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jul 31 application deadline

SC State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate education, business, and biological sciences. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the small city of Orangeburg.

#12 Best Public Universities in South Carolina 2/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 800-1050
  • Avg GPA 3.17
  • Acceptance Rate 83%
  • Net Price $17,965
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Mobile, AL
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jul 15 application deadline

South Alabama is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus is in the coastal city of Mobile near Mobile Bay.

#6 Best Public Universities in Alabama 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 970-1190
  • Avg GPA 3.69
  • Acceptance Rate 71%
  • Net Price $16,074
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