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
  • Charleston, SC
  • | 0 reviews

The Citadel is a public military college known for undergraduate engineering, business, and criminal justice. Most undergrads join the Corps of Cadets and live in barracks under a structured military system on the historic Charleston campus.

#3 Best Public Universities in South Carolina 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1085-1285
  • Avg GPA 3.8
  • Acceptance Rate 23%
  • Net Price $22,124
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Cookeville, TN
  • | 0 reviews
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Tennessee Tech is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and technology. The campus sits in the college town of Cookeville on the Cumberland Plateau.

#2 Best Public Universities in Tennessee 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1048-1310
  • Avg GPA 3.63
  • Acceptance Rate 76%
  • Net Price $15,336
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Dalton, GA
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jul 1 application deadline

Dalton State is a public college known for undergraduate business, nursing, and teacher education. The campus is in northwest Georgia's Dalton, a city long tied to the carpet industry.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.1
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $5,625
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University of South Carolina Aiken Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Aiken, SC
  • | 0 reviews
  • Aug 1 application deadline

USC Aiken is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The suburban campus is located in the smaller city of Aiken near the South Carolina-Georgia border.

#8 Best Public Universities in South Carolina 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 980-1220
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.19
  • Acceptance Rate 79%
  • Net Price $12,236
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Bluffton, SC
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A public university known for undergraduate nursing, hospitality management, and biology. The Bluffton campus sits in South Carolina's Lowcountry near Hilton Head Island.

#10 Best Public Universities in South Carolina 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 940-1110
  • Avg GPA 3.82
  • Acceptance Rate 73%
  • Net Price $15,363
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University of South Carolina Upstate Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Spartanburg, SC
  • | 0 reviews

USC Upstate is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus is in Spartanburg in South Carolina's Upstate region.

#5 Best Public Universities in South Carolina 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1005-1175
  • Avg GPA 2.53
  • Acceptance Rate 67%
  • Net Price $13,999
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Gordon State College Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Barnesville, GA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews

Gordon State is a public college known for undergraduate nursing and teacher education. The compact campus is set in the small town of Barnesville south of Atlanta.

3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 890-1130
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 86%
  • Net Price $7,807
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  • Public 4 Year
  • St. Mary's City, MD
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

St. Mary's College of Maryland is a public honors college known for undergraduate liberal arts. The historic campus sits on the St. Mary's River in southern Maryland.

#3 Best Colleges in Maryland 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1143-1340
  • Avg GPA 3.45
  • Acceptance Rate 69%
  • Net Price $21,071
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Richmond, KY
  • | 0 reviews
  • Aug 1 application deadline

EKU is a public university known for undergraduate criminal justice, fire protection, and safety programs. The campus sits in the college town of Richmond in central Kentucky.

#5 Best Public Universities in Kentucky 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 880-1080
  • Avg GPA 3.39
  • Acceptance Rate 78%
  • Net Price $12,279
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Sanford, FL
  • | 0 reviews

Seminole State is a public state college known for undergraduate nursing, information technology, and business. The suburban Sanford campus serves a largely commuting student body in the greater Orlando area.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $8,448
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Institute, WV
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West Virginia State is a public historically Black university with undergraduate programs in business, education, and the sciences. The campus is in Institute, near Charleston.

#9 Best Public Universities in West Virginia 2/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 760-1040
  • Avg GPA 3.24
  • Acceptance Rate 96%
  • Net Price $11,055
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Americus, GA
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jul 21 application deadline

Georgia Southwestern is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The residential campus sits in the small city of Americus in southwest Georgia.

#8 Best Public Universities in Georgia 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 890-1110
  • Avg GPA 3.17
  • Acceptance Rate 75%
  • Net Price $11,769
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Florence, SC
  • | 0 reviews

Francis Marion is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The wooded campus sits on the edge of Florence.

#9 Best Public Universities in South Carolina 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 870-1115
  • Avg GPA 3.89
  • Acceptance Rate 86%
  • Net Price $11,727
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Adelphi, MD
  • | 0 reviews

UMGC is a public university known for online undergraduate programs serving adult and military students. Most students study remotely rather than on a traditional residential campus.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $19,241
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Russellville, AR
  • | 0 reviews

Arkansas Tech is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, education, and emergency management. The campus is in Russellville, a small city in the Arkansas River Valley.

#7 Best Public Universities in Arkansas 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 880-1100
  • Avg GPA 3.37
  • Acceptance Rate 96%
  • Net Price $12,626
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Lafayette, LA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews

UL Lafayette is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and architecture. The campus is set in Lafayette, a hub of Cajun and Acadiana culture in southern Louisiana.

#3 Best Public Universities in Louisiana 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1120-1240
  • Avg GPA 3.4
  • Acceptance Rate 87%
  • Net Price $13,017
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  • Public 4 Year
  • New Orleans, LA
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jul 1 application deadline

Southern University at New Orleans is a public HBCU known for undergraduate social work, criminal justice, and business. The urban campus occupies a site in New Orleans's Gentilly area.

3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 820-1050
  • Avg GPA 2.4
  • Acceptance Rate 79%
  • Net Price $14,480
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University of West Alabama Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Livingston, AL
  • | 0 reviews
  • Aug 10 application deadline

West Alabama is a public university known for undergraduate education and business programs. The campus sits in the small town of Livingston in western Alabama.

#10 Best Public Universities in Alabama 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 860-1120
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.16
  • Acceptance Rate 43%
  • Net Price $13,954
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