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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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King University

  • Bristol, TN
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  • 961 Full-Time Enrollment

Oglethorpe University

  • Atlanta, GA
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  • 1,452 Full-Time Enrollment

Huntingdon College

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

Spelman College

  • Atlanta, GA
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  • 2,712 Full-Time Enrollment

Clark Atlanta University

  • Atlanta, GA
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  • 3,390 Full-Time Enrollment

Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Atlanta, GA
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  • 21,028 Full-Time Enrollment

Auburn University at Montgomery

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

Brenau University

  • Gainesville, GA
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  • 1,336 Full-Time Enrollment

Emory University

  • Atlanta, GA
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  • 7,320 Full-Time Enrollment

University of North Carolina Asheville

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

Agnes Scott College

  • Decatur, GA
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  • 839 Full-Time Enrollment

Warren Wilson College

  • Asheville, NC
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  • 733 Full-Time Enrollment

Auburn University

  • Auburn, AL
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  • 28,953 Full-Time Enrollment

Tuskegee University

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

Appalachian State University

  • Boone, NC
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  • 19,732 Full-Time Enrollment

University of New Orleans

  • New Orleans, LA
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  • 6,472 Full-Time Enrollment

Tulane University

  • New Orleans, LA
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  • 6,839 Full-Time Enrollment

Loyola University New Orleans

  • New Orleans, LA
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  • 2,871 Full-Time Enrollment

Xavier University of Louisiana

  • New Orleans, LA
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  • 2,579 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Georgia

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

Anderson University (SC)

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

Furman University

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

Wofford College

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

Wesleyan College

  • Macon, GA
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  • 754 Full-Time Enrollment

University of West Florida

  • Pensacola, FL
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  • 10,200 Full-Time Enrollment

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