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.
- Comprehensive fee:
- $39,800 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,964
- Setting:
- suburban
High Point, NC
Founded in 1924, High Point University is a private institution. High Point University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,774 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,987
- Setting:
- rural
Siloam Springs, AR
John Brown University is a private institution that was founded in 1919. The school has 54.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at John Brown University is 14:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $29,186 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,707
- Setting:
- city
Raleigh, NC
Meredith College was established in 1891 as a private institution. Meredith College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $25,311 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,452
- Setting:
- suburban
- Tuition and fees:
- $27,200 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,040
- Setting:
- suburban
Lakeland, FL
Florida Southern College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,040, with a gender distribution of 41.5 percent male students and 58.5 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:
- $28,270 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,030
- Setting:
- suburban
Lookout Mountain, GA
Founded in 1955, Covenant College is a private institution. Covenant College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $26,760 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 984
- Setting:
- city
Milligan College, TN
Milligan College is a private institution that was founded in 1866. The school has 71.7 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Milligan College is 13:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $25,640 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,063
- Setting:
- suburban
Wheeling, WV
Wheeling Jesuit University was established in 1954 as a private institution. Wheeling Jesuit University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $24,502 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 857
- Setting:
- city
LaGrange, GA
A private institution, LaGrange College was founded in 1831. LaGrange College offers a Greek system, where 1.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 1.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,250 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 630
- Setting:
- rural
Clarksville, AR
University of the Ozarks has a total undergraduate enrollment of 630, with a gender distribution of 47.8 percent male students and 52.2 percent female students. At this school, 70.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 30.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $15,340 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,878
- Setting:
- suburban
St. Augustine, FL
Founded in 1968, Flagler College is a private institution. Flagler College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,652 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,686
- Setting:
- rural
Jefferson City, TN
Carson-Newman College is a private institution that was founded in 1851. The school has 68.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Carson-Newman College is 12:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $18,900 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,684
- Setting:
- rural
Tuskegee, AL
Tuskegee University was established in 1881 as a private institution. Tuskegee University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,640 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,141
- Setting:
- rural
- Tuition and fees:
- $27,718 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,595
- Setting:
- city
Hickory, NC
Lenoir-Rhyne University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,595, with a gender distribution of 38.4 percent male students and 61.6 percent female students. At this school, 56.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 44.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $25,700 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,006
- Setting:
- city
Charleston, WV
Founded in 1888, University of Charleston is a private institution. University of Charleston follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $26,140 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,300
- Setting:
- suburban
Salisbury, NC
Catawba College is a private institution that was founded in 1851. The school has 56.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Catawba College is 16:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $25,804 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,360
- Setting:
- rural
Buckhannon, WV
West Virginia Wesleyan College was established in 1890 as a private institution. West Virginia Wesleyan College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $20,240 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 741
- Setting:
- city
Owensboro, KY
A private institution, Kentucky Wesleyan College was founded in 1858. Kentucky Wesleyan College offers a Greek system, where 13.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 10.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $20,150 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,362
- Setting:
- rural
Dayton, TN
Bryan College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,362, with a gender distribution of 46.3 percent male students and 53.7 percent female students.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,730 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,465
- Setting:
- city
Anderson, SC
Founded in 1911, Anderson University is a private institution. Anderson University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,500 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,123
- Setting:
- city
Montgomery, AL
Huntingdon College is a private institution that was founded in 1854. The school has 61.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Huntingdon College is 14:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $9,230 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 542
- Setting:
- rural
Blue Mountain, MS
Blue Mountain College was established in 1873 as a private institution. Blue Mountain College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $27,122 (2012-13)
- Setting:
- city
Fayetteville, NC
A private institution, Methodist University was founded in 1956.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $8,750 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $17,238 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 3,194
- Setting:
- suburban
Aiken, SC
University of South Carolina--Aiken has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,194, with a gender distribution of 34.5 percent male students and 65.5 percent female students. At this school, 29.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 71.0 percent of students live off campus.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $10,222 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $19,944 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 5,418
- Setting:
- city
Spartanburg, SC
Founded in 1967, University of South Carolina--Upstate is a public institution. University of South Carolina--Upstate follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $25,950 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 877
- Setting:
- suburban
Danville, VA
Averett University is a private institution that was founded in 1859. The school has 74.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Averett University is 10:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $19,124 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,816
- Setting:
- rural
Collegedale, TN
Southern Adventist University was established in 1892 as a private institution. Southern Adventist University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $17,680 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,544
- Setting:
- suburban
Mobile, AL
A private institution, University of Mobile was founded in 1961.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $4,151 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $13,894 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 2,836
- Setting:
- rural
Elizabeth City, NC
Elizabeth City State University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,836, with a gender distribution of 39.5 percent male students and 60.5 percent female students. At this school, 52.3 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 47.7 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,740 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 564
- Setting:
- rural
Philippi, WV
Founded in 1871, Alderson-Broaddus College is a private institution. Alderson-Broaddus College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $24,536 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,281
- Setting:
- rural
Mars Hill, NC
Mars Hill College is a private institution that was founded in 1856. The school has 72.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Mars Hill College is 12:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $13,936 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,200
- Setting:
- rural
Tigerville, SC
North Greenville University was established in 1892 as a private institution. North Greenville University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,580 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,110
- Setting:
- city
Newberry, SC
A private institution, Newberry College was founded in 1856. Newberry College offers a Greek system, where 1.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 2.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $24,180 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,179
- Setting:
- city
Wilson, NC
Barton College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,179, with a gender distribution of 27.9 percent male students and 72.1 percent female students. At this school, 49.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 51.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $18,940 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 733
- Setting:
- city
Owensboro, KY
Founded in 1950, Brescia University is a private institution. Brescia University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $18,100 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 488
- Setting:
- city
Vienna, WV
Ohio Valley University is a private institution that was founded in 1958. The school has 78.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Ohio Valley University is 10:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $18,210 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 776
- Setting:
- rural
Toccoa Falls, GA
Toccoa Falls College was established in 1907 as a private institution. Toccoa Falls College follows a 4-1-4-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $10,100 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 593
- Setting:
- rural
Pippa Passes, KY
A private institution, Alice Lloyd College was founded in 1923.
- Tuition and fees:
- $24,474 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,711
- Setting:
- suburban
Belmont, NC
Belmont Abbey College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,711, with a gender distribution of 38.1 percent male students and 61.9 percent female students. At this school, 41.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 59.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,200 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,080
- Setting:
- city
Athens, TN
Founded in 1857, Tennessee Wesleyan College is a private institution. Tennessee Wesleyan College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $19,800 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 646
- Setting:
- city
Nashville, TN
Aquinas College is a private institution. The student-faculty ratio at Aquinas College is 7:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,000 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- rural
Elkins, WV
Davis and Elkins College was established in 1904 as a private institution. Davis and Elkins College follows a 4-1-4-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $16,880 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,005
- Setting:
- city
Montgomery, AL
A private institution, Faulkner University was founded in 1942. Faulkner University offers a Greek system, where 4.4 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 3.5 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $27,425 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,512
- Setting:
- rural
Ferrum, VA
Ferrum College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,512, with a gender distribution of 53.0 percent male students and 47.0 percent female students. At this school, 90.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 10.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $20,700 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,625
- Setting:
- rural
Midway, KY
Founded in 1847, Midway College is a private institution. Midway College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,674 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 458
- Setting:
- rural
Laurinburg, NC
St. Andrews Presbyterian College is a private institution that was founded in 1896. The school has 76.6 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at St. Andrews Presbyterian College is 8:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $15,178 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 290
- Setting:
- urban
Nashville, TN
Welch College was established in 1942 as a private institution. Welch College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,060 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 701
- Setting:
- rural
Bluefield, VA
A private institution, Bluefield College was founded in 1922. Bluefield College offers a Greek system, where 41.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 11.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,716 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $12,698 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,616
- Setting:
- rural
Athens, WV
Concord University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,616, with a gender distribution of 43.2 percent male students and 56.8 percent female students. At this school, 32.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 68.0 percent of students live off campus.
