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 "2025 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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Millsaps College

  • Jackson, MS
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  • 547 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Mississippi

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

Tennessee Technological University

  • Cookeville, TN
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  • 8,394 Full-Time Enrollment

Union University

  • Jackson, TN
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  • 3,377 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Tennessee at Martin

  • Martin, TN
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  • 6,170 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Tennessee- Knoxville

  • Knoxville, TN
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  • 30,564 Full-Time Enrollment

Carson-Newman University

  • Jefferson City, TN
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  • 1,672 Full-Time Enrollment

King University

  • Bristol, TN
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  • 1,080 Full-Time Enrollment

East Tennessee State University

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

The University of the South

  • Sewanee, TN
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  • 1,644 Full-Time Enrollment

Lee University

  • Cleveland, TN
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  • 3,271 Full-Time Enrollment

Fisk University

  • Nasville, TN
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  • 853 Full-Time Enrollment

Lipscomb University

  • Nashville, TN
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  • 2,987 Full-Time Enrollment

Middle Tennessee State University

  • Murfreesboro, TN
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  • 17,668 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

The University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa

  • Tuscaloosa, AL
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  • 34,389 Full-Time Enrollment

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • Birmingham, AL
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  • 11,959 Full-Time Enrollment

Samford University

  • Birmingham, AL
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  • 4,210 Full-Time Enrollment

Talladega College

  • Talladega, AL
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  • 1,230 Full-Time Enrollment

New College of Florida

  • Sarasota, FL
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  • 852 Full-Time Enrollment

Florida Gulf Coast University

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

Eckerd College

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

University of South Florida

  • Tampa, FL
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  • 38,525 Full-Time Enrollment

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