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 "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 South Florida

  • Tampa, FL
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  • 39,093 Full-Time Enrollment

Eckerd College

  • St.Petersburg, FL
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  • 1,893 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  • Lafayette, LA
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  • 13,432 Full-Time Enrollment

New College of Florida

  • Sarasota, FL
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  • 869 Full-Time Enrollment

Florida Gulf Coast University

  • Fort Myers, FL
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  • 14,137 Full-Time Enrollment

Palm Beach Atlantic University

  • West Palm Beach, FL
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  • 3,312 Full-Time Enrollment

Florida Atlantic University

  • Boca Raton, FL
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  • 25,209 Full-Time Enrollment

Florida International University

  • Miami, FL
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  • 46,249 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Miami

  • Coral Gables, FL
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  • 13,241 Full-Time Enrollment

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