Regional College South Rankings

Regional College South Methodology

These colleges focus on undergraduate education but grant fewer than half their degrees in liberal arts disciplines. Regional Colleges include Cooper Union, Florida Southern College, Ohio Northern University, and Carroll College.

These rankings are split into 4 regions: North, South, Midwest, and West.

U.S. News rank	School	Tuition	Total enrollment	Fall 2011 acceptance rate	Average freshman retention rate	6-year graduation rate	Classes with under 20 students	SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile
#21	Anderson University Anderson, SC	$21,730	2,705	74.9%	70%	48	Locked	Locked
#20	Bryan College Dayton, TN	$20,150	1,483	57.1%	75%	55 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#19	Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY	$20,240	741	52.2%	60%	47	Locked	Locked
#17	Catawba College Salisbury, NC	$26,140	1,325	41.6%	70%	52 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#17	West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, WV	$25,804	1,452	78.1%	72%	57 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#14	Coker College Hartsville, SC	$23,640	1,141	52.9%	70%	52 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#14	Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory, NC	$27,718	1,860	86.6%	69%	50 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#14	University of Charleston Charleston, WV	$25,700	1,372	56.8%	64%	46	Locked	Locked
#13	Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL	$18,900	3,152	64.5%	69%	44 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#12	Carson-Newman College Jefferson City, TN	$22,652	1,970	67.3%	66%	52 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#11	Flagler College St. Augustine, FL	$15,340	2,878	40.4%	76%	59 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#9	LaGrange College LaGrange, GA	$24,502	956	58.6%	62%	54 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#9	University of the Ozarks Clarksville, AR	$23,250	630	85.2%	67%	46	Locked	Locked
#6	Covenant College Lookout Mountain, GA	$28,270	1,094	57.4%	78%	57 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#6	Milligan College Milligan College, TN	$26,760	1,208	70.5%	76%	63 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#6	Wheeling Jesuit University Wheeling, WV	$25,640	1,429	66.2%	76%	59	Locked	Locked
#4	Asbury University Wilmore, KY	$25,311	1,638	63.0%	79%	67	Locked	Locked
#4	Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL	$27,200	2,219	65.1%	76%	54	Locked	Locked
#3	Meredith College Raleigh, NC	$29,186	1,980	61.0%	77%	61	Locked	Locked
#2	John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR	$21,774	2,454	70.0%	77%	65 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#1	High Point University High Point, NC	$39,800 (total tuition/fees/room/board)	4,205	64.5%	80%	56 ⁶	Locked	Locked

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U.S. News rank

School

Tuition

Total enrollment

Fall 2011 acceptance rate

Average freshman retention rate

6-year graduation rate

Classes with under 20 students

SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile

#21

Anderson University

Anderson, SC

$21,730

2,705

74.9%

70%

Locked

#20

Bryan College

Dayton, TN

$20,150

1,483

57.1%

75%

55 ⁶

Locked

#19

Kentucky Wesleyan College

Owensboro, KY

$20,240

741

52.2%

60%

Locked

#17

Catawba College

Salisbury, NC

$26,140

1,325

41.6%

70%

52 ⁶

Locked

#17

West Virginia Wesleyan College

Buckhannon, WV

$25,804

1,452

78.1%

72%

57 ⁶

Locked

#14

Coker College

Hartsville, SC

$23,640

1,141

52.9%

70%

52 ⁶

Locked

#14

Lenoir-Rhyne University

Hickory, NC

$27,718

1,860

86.6%

69%

50 ⁶

Locked

#14

University of Charleston

Charleston, WV

$25,700

1,372

56.8%

64%

Locked

#13

Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL

$18,900

3,152

64.5%

69%

44 ⁶

Locked

#12

Carson-Newman College

Jefferson City, TN

$22,652

1,970

67.3%

66%

52 ⁶

Locked

#11

Flagler College

St. Augustine, FL

$15,340

2,878

40.4%

76%

59 ⁶

Locked

LaGrange College

LaGrange, GA

$24,502

956

58.6%

62%

54 ⁶

Locked

University of the Ozarks

Clarksville, AR

$23,250

630

85.2%

67%

Locked

Covenant College

Lookout Mountain, GA

$28,270

1,094

57.4%

78%

57 ⁶

Locked

Milligan College

Milligan College, TN

$26,760

1,208

70.5%

76%

63 ⁶

Locked

Wheeling Jesuit University

Wheeling, WV

$25,640

1,429

66.2%

76%

Locked

Asbury University

Wilmore, KY

$25,311

1,638

63.0%

79%

Locked

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL

$27,200

2,219

65.1%

76%

Locked

Meredith College

Raleigh, NC

$29,186

1,980

61.0%

77%

Locked

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

$21,774

2,454

70.0%

77%

65 ⁶

Locked

High Point University

High Point, NC

$39,800 (total tuition/fees/room/board)

4,205

64.5%

80%

56 ⁶

Locked