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.
- Tuition and fees:
- $12,502 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 891
- Setting:
- urban
Augusta, GA
Paine College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 891, with a gender distribution of 37.5 percent male students and 62.5 percent female students. At this school, 53.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 47.0 percent of students live off campus.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $3,172 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $9,210 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 3,250
- Setting:
- city
Tifton, GA
Founded in 1908, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a public institution. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,950 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,282
- Setting:
- rural
Murfreesboro, NC
Chowan University is a private institution that was founded in 1848. The school has 59.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Chowan University is 15:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $9,500 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 732
- Setting:
- urban
Little Rock, AR
Philander Smith College was established in 1877 as a private institution. Philander Smith College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $17,400 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,288
- Setting:
- suburban
- Tuition and fees:
- $17,160 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 1,506
- Setting:
- urban
Raleigh, NC
St. Augustine's University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,506, with a gender distribution of 50.9 percent male students and 49.1 percent female students. At this school, 74.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 26.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $7,800 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,193
- Setting:
- city
Little Rock, AR
Founded in 1884, Arkansas Baptist College is a private institution. Arkansas Baptist College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $16,601 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- urban
Atlanta, GA
Bauder College is a proprietary institution. The student-faculty ratio at Bauder College is 12:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $17,190 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- city
Columbia, SC
Benedict College was established in 1870 as a private institution. Benedict College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,180 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $9,944 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,929
- Setting:
- rural
Bluefield, WV
A public institution, Bluefield State College was founded in 1895. Bluefield State College offers a Greek system, where 4.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 5.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $13,790 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 629
- Setting:
- rural
Mount Vernon, GA
Brewton-Parker College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 629, with a gender distribution of 50.2 percent male students and 49.8 percent female students. At this school, 55.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 45.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $12,630 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 858
- Setting:
- city
Conway, AR
Founded in 1952, Central Baptist College is a private institution. Central Baptist College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $8,590 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 719
- Setting:
- city
Selma, AL
Concordia College is a private institution that was founded in 1922. The school has 41.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Concordia College is 21:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $3,622 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $11,104 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- suburban
Dalton, GA
Dalton State College was established as a public institution. Dalton State College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $13,820 (2012-13)
- Setting:
- city
Temple Terrace, FL
Florida College was founded as a private institution.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $3,530 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $11,012 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- urban
Oakwood, GA
Gainesville State College is a public institution. Gainesville State College admissions are considered less selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $3,016 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $9,002 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- urban
Barnesville, GA
Gordon College is a public institution. The student-faculty ratio at Gordon College is 24:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $10,538 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,091
- Setting:
- city
Memphis, TN
LeMoyne-Owen College was established in 1862 as a private institution. LeMoyne-Owen College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $15,708 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,140
- Setting:
- city
Salisbury, NC
A private institution, Livingstone College was founded in 1879. Livingstone College offers a Greek system, where 30.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 30.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $3,088 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $9,074 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 5,702
- Setting:
- urban
Macon, GA
Macon State College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,702, with a gender distribution of 34.8 percent male students and 65.2 percent female students. At this school, 5.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 95.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,548 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,106
- Setting:
- rural
Pulaski, TN
Founded in 1870, Martin Methodist College is a private institution. Martin Methodist College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $8,810 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,369
- Setting:
- rural
Mayfield, KY
Mid-Continent University is a private institution that was founded in 1949. The school has 76.8 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Mid-Continent University is 23:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $10,490 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- suburban
Birmingham, AL
Miles College was established in 1905 as a private institution. Miles College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $12,676 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 2,265
- Setting:
- city
Raleigh, NC
A private institution, Shaw University was founded in 1865. Shaw University offers a Greek system, where 5.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 4.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $18,026 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,089
- Setting:
- rural
St. Catharine, KY
St. Catharine College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,089, with a gender distribution of 35.2 percent male students and 64.8 percent female students. At this school, 53.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 47.0 percent of students live off campus.
