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 the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, John Brown University, Marietta College, and Oklahoma Baptist University.
These rankings are split into 4 regions: North, South, Midwest, and West.
- Tuition and fees:
- $18,324 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 2,732
- Setting:
- rural
Collegedale, TN
Southern Adventist University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,732, with a gender distribution of 45.1 percent male students and 54.9 percent female students. 66.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 34.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $17,130 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 1,480
- Setting:
- suburban
Mobile, AL
Founded in 1961, University of Mobile is a private institution. University of Mobile follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,596 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $19,022 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 5,439
- Setting:
- urban
Spartanburg, SC
University of South Carolina--Upstate is a public institution that was founded in 1967. The school has 50.7 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of South Carolina--Upstate is 17:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,956 (2010-11)
- Enrollment:
- 857
- Setting:
- suburban
Danville, VA
Averett University was established in 1859 as a private institution. Averett University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $14,306 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 282
- Setting:
- urban
Nashville, TN
A private institution, Free Will Baptist Bible College was founded in 1942. Free Will Baptist Bible College offers a Greek system, where 98.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 98.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,318 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 1,175
- Setting:
- rural
Mars Hill, NC
Mars Hill College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,175, with a gender distribution of 49.0 percent male students and 51.0 percent female students. 64.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 36.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $25,624 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 2,217
- Setting:
- urban
Fayetteville, NC
Founded in 1956, Methodist University is a private institution. Methodist University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $24,632 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 1,734
- Setting:
- suburban
Belmont, NC
Belmont Abbey College is a private institution that was founded in 1876. The school has 63.8 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Belmont Abbey College is 17:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $4,974 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $11,050 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 2,688
- Setting:
- rural
Athens, WV
Concord University was established in 1872 as a public institution. Concord University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $13,730 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 1,057
- Setting:
- suburban
