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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Transylvania University

  • Lexington, KY

Tulane University

  • New Orleans, LA

Tuskegee University

  • Tuskegee, AL

Union University

  • Jackson, TN

The University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa

  • Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • Birmingham, AL

University of Arkansas—Fayetteville

  • Fayetteville, AR

University of Florida

  • Gainesville, FL

University of Georgia

  • Athens, GA

University of Kentucky

  • Lexington, KY

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  • Lafayette, LA

University of Louisville

  • Louisville, KY

University of Miami

  • Coral Gables, FL

University of Mississippi

  • University, MS

University of New Orleans

  • New Orleans, LA

University of North Carolina Asheville

  • Asheville, NC

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Chapel Hill, NC

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  • Charlotte, NC

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

  • Greensboro, NC

University of North Carolina Wilmington

  • Wilmington, NC

University of North Florida

  • Jacksonville, FL

University of South Carolina—Columbia

  • Columbia, SC

University of South Florida

  • Tampa, FL

University of Tennessee at Martin

  • Martin, TN

University of Tennessee- Knoxville

  • Knoxville, TN

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