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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The University of the South

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

University of West Florida

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

University of West Georgia

  • Carrollton, GA
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  • 9,157 Full-Time Enrollment

Wake Forest University

  • Winston Salem, NC
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  • 5,471 Full-Time Enrollment

Warren Wilson College

  • Asheville, NC
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  • 733 Full-Time Enrollment

Wesleyan College

  • Macon, GA
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  • 754 Full-Time Enrollment

Winthrop University

  • Rock Hill, SC
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  • 3,969 Full-Time Enrollment

Wofford College

  • Spartanburg, SC
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  • 1,817 Full-Time Enrollment

Xavier University of Louisiana

  • New Orleans, LA
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  • 2,686 Full-Time Enrollment

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