Best South

Alabama (AL), Arkansas (AR), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Kentucky (KY), Louisiana (LA), Mississippi (MS), North Carolina (NC), South Carolina (SC), and Tennessee (TN)

For our "2027 Best Colleges: Region by Region" web feature, we salute 630 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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College of Charleston

  • Charleston, SC

University of North Florida

  • Jacksonville, FL

University of New Orleans

  • New Orleans, LA

Harding University

  • Searcy, AR

Wake Forest University

  • Winston Salem, NC

Xavier University of Louisiana

  • New Orleans, LA

Loyola University New Orleans

  • New Orleans, LA

Tulane University

  • New Orleans, LA

Lyon College

  • Batesville, AR

Flagler College

  • St. Augustine, FL

Guilford College

  • Greensboro, NC

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

  • Greensboro, NC

Hendrix College

  • Conway, AR

Louisiana State University—Baton Rouge

  • Baton Rouge, LA

Elon University

  • Elon, NC

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Chapel Hill, NC

Campbell University

  • Buies Creek, NC

Duke University

  • Durham, NC

North Carolina State University

  • Raleigh, NC

Meredith College

  • Raleigh, NC

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  • Lafayette, LA

University of South Florida

  • Tampa, FL

Rollins College

  • Winter Park, FL

Eckerd College

  • St.Petersburg, FL

University of North Carolina Wilmington

  • Wilmington, NC

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