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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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Auburn University at Montgomery

  • Montgomery, AL
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  • 3,408 Full-Time Enrollment

Middle Tennessee State University

  • Murfreesboro, TN
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  • 17,668 Full-Time Enrollment

Lipscomb University

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

Fisk University

  • Nasville, TN
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  • 853 Full-Time Enrollment

Lee University

  • Cleveland, TN
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  • 3,253 Full-Time Enrollment

The University of the South

  • Sewanee, TN
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  • 1,615 Full-Time Enrollment

East Tennessee State University

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

King University

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

Carson-Newman University

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

University of Tennessee- Knoxville

  • Knoxville, TN
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  • 28,883 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Tennessee at Martin

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

Union University

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

Tennessee Technological University

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

University of Mississippi

  • University, MS
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  • 19,094 Full-Time Enrollment

Millsaps College

  • Jackson, MS
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  • 697 Full-Time Enrollment

Bellarmine University

  • Louisville, KY
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  • 2,351 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Louisville

  • Louisville, KY
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  • 16,194 Full-Time Enrollment

Berea College

  • Berea, KY
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  • 1,487 Full-Time Enrollment

Centre College

  • Danville, KY
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  • 1,411 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Kentucky

  • Lexington, KY
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  • 23,930 Full-Time Enrollment

Transylvania University

  • Lexington, KY
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  • 1,021 Full-Time Enrollment

Kentucky State University

  • Frankfort, KY
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  • 1,546 Full-Time Enrollment

Kentucky Wesleyan College

  • Owensboro, KY
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  • 662 Full-Time Enrollment

Tulane University

  • New Orleans, LA
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  • 7,295 Full-Time Enrollment

Loyola University New Orleans

  • New Orleans, LA
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  • 3,253 Full-Time Enrollment

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