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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Auburn University

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

University of Mississippi

  • University, MS
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  • 21,585 Full-Time Enrollment

The University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa

  • Tuscaloosa, AL
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  • 35,621 Full-Time Enrollment

Tuskegee University

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

Savannah College of Art and Design

  • Savannah, GA
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  • 10,573 Full-Time Enrollment

Auburn University at Montgomery

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

Lyon College

  • Batesville, AR
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  • 672 Full-Time Enrollment

Huntingdon College

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

Harding University

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

Hendrix College

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

Florida State University

  • Tallahassee, FL
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  • 34,271 Full-Time Enrollment

Florida A&M University

  • Tallahassee, FL
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  • 7,769 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Arkansas—Fayetteville

  • Fayetteville, AR
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  • 29,252 Full-Time Enrollment

Millsaps College

  • Jackson, MS
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  • 547 Full-Time Enrollment

University of North Florida

  • Jacksonville, FL
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  • 14,734 Full-Time Enrollment

University of West Florida

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

Flagler College

  • St. Augustine, FL
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  • 2,359 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Florida

  • Gainesville, FL

Centenary College of Louisiana

  • Shreveport, Louisiana
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  • 693 Full-Time Enrollment

Rollins College

  • Winter Park, FL
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  • 2,639 Full-Time Enrollment

University of New Orleans

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

Xavier University of Louisiana

  • New Orleans, LA
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  • 2,579 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

Louisiana State University—Baton Rouge

  • Baton Rouge, LA
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  • 34,242 Full-Time Enrollment

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