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For our "2026 Best Colleges: Region by Region" web feature, we salute 631 colleges in seven zones—Northeast, South, Southwest, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, West, and International (outside of the United States)—that we consider academically outstanding and well worth consideration in your college search. 

Please note that these lists are not ranked. These lists appear in alphabetical order. Schools marked "featured" have paid a fee for that designation but not for inclusion in this list.


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University of North Carolina Asheville

  • Asheville, NC
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  • 2,855 Full-Time Enrollment

Wake Forest University

  • Winston Salem, NC
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  • 5,471 Full-Time Enrollment

Warren Wilson College

  • Asheville, NC
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  • 733 Full-Time Enrollment

Guilford College

  • Greensboro, NC
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  • 1,674 Full-Time Enrollment

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

  • Greensboro, NC
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  • 14,865 Full-Time Enrollment

Elon University

  • Elon, NC
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  • 6,191 Full-Time Enrollment

Catawba College

  • Salisbury, NC
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  • 1,285 Full-Time Enrollment

Davidson College

  • Davidson, NC
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  • 1,880 Full-Time Enrollment

Fisk University

  • Nasville, TN
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  • 853 Full-Time Enrollment

Belmont University

  • Nashville, TN
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  • 7,174 Full-Time Enrollment

Lipscomb University

  • Nashville, TN
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  • 2,987 Full-Time Enrollment

Middle Tennessee State University

  • Murfreesboro, TN
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  • 18,042 Full-Time Enrollment

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  • Charlotte, NC
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  • 26,213 Full-Time Enrollment

Wofford College

  • Spartanburg, SC
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  • 1,817 Full-Time Enrollment

Lee University

  • Cleveland, TN
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  • 3,271 Full-Time Enrollment

Duke University

  • Durham, NC
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  • 6,523 Full-Time Enrollment

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Chapel Hill, NC
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  • 22,007 Full-Time Enrollment

Furman University

  • Greenville, SC
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  • 2,383 Full-Time Enrollment

The University of the South

  • Sewanee, TN
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  • 1,590 Full-Time Enrollment

Winthrop University

  • Rock Hill, SC
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  • 4,289 Full-Time Enrollment

Covenant College

  • Lookout Mountain, GA
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  • 908 Full-Time Enrollment

North Carolina State University

  • Raleigh, NC
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  • 29,340 Full-Time Enrollment

Meredith College

  • Raleigh, NC
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  • 1,206 Full-Time Enrollment

Anderson University (SC)

  • Anderson, SC
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  • 3,405 Full-Time Enrollment

Campbell University

  • Buies Creek, NC
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  • 2,813 Full-Time Enrollment

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