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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Hendrix College

  • Conway, AR

Huntingdon College

  • Montgomery, AL

Kentucky State University

  • Frankfort, KY

Kentucky Wesleyan College

  • Owensboro, KY

King University

  • Bristol, TN

Lee University

  • Cleveland, TN

Lipscomb University

  • Nashville, TN

Louisiana State University—Baton Rouge

  • Baton Rouge, LA

Loyola University New Orleans

  • New Orleans, LA

Lyon College

  • Batesville, AR

Mercer University

  • Macon, GA

Meredith College

  • Raleigh, NC

Middle Tennessee State University

  • Murfreesboro, TN

Millsaps College

  • Jackson, MS

New College of Florida

  • Sarasota, FL

North Carolina State University

  • Raleigh, NC

Oglethorpe University

  • Atlanta, GA

Palm Beach Atlantic University

  • West Palm Beach, FL

Rollins College

  • Winter Park, FL

Samford University

  • Birmingham, AL

Savannah College of Art and Design

  • Savannah, GA

Shorter University

  • Rome, GA

Spelman College

  • Atlanta, GA

Talladega College

  • Talladega, AL

Tennessee Technological University

  • Cookeville, TN

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