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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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East Tennessee State University

  • Johnson City, TN
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  • 11,392 Full-Time Enrollment

Warren Wilson College

  • Asheville, NC
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  • 733 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Georgia

  • Athens, GA
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  • 32,399 Full-Time Enrollment

Auburn University

  • Auburn, AL
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  • 27,907 Full-Time Enrollment

King University

  • Bristol, TN
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  • 961 Full-Time Enrollment

Anderson University (SC)

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

Auburn University at Montgomery

  • Montgomery, AL
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  • 3,408 Full-Time Enrollment

Huntingdon College

  • Montgomery, AL
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  • 1,102 Full-Time Enrollment

Tuskegee University

  • Tuskegee, AL
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  • 2,480 Full-Time Enrollment

Furman University

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

Lyon College

  • Batesville, AR
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  • 672 Full-Time Enrollment

Wofford College

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

Appalachian State University

  • Boone, NC
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  • 19,405 Full-Time Enrollment

Harding University

  • Searcy, AR
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  • 3,974 Full-Time Enrollment

Wesleyan College

  • Macon, GA
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  • 754 Full-Time Enrollment

Mercer University

  • Macon, GA
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  • 4,690 Full-Time Enrollment

Georgia College & State University

  • Milledgeville, GA
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  • 6,006 Full-Time Enrollment

Hendrix College

  • Conway, AR
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  • 1,327 Full-Time Enrollment

Millsaps College

  • Jackson, MS
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  • 547 Full-Time Enrollment

Davidson College

  • Davidson, NC
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  • 1,869 Full-Time Enrollment

Winthrop University

  • Rock Hill, SC
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  • 3,969 Full-Time Enrollment

The University of North Carolina—Charlotte

  • Charlotte, NC
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  • 24,868 Full-Time Enrollment

Catawba College

  • Salisbury, NC
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  • 1,263 Full-Time Enrollment

University of South Carolina—Columbia

  • Columbia, SC
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  • 30,187 Full-Time Enrollment

Wake Forest University

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

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