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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The University of the South

  • Sewanee, TN

University of West Florida

  • Pensacola, FL

University of West Georgia

  • Carrollton, GA

Wake Forest University

  • Winston Salem, NC

Warren Wilson College

  • Asheville, NC

Wesleyan College

  • Macon, GA

Winthrop University

  • Rock Hill, SC

Wofford College

  • Spartanburg, SC

Xavier University of Louisiana

  • New Orleans, LA

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