A+ Schools for B Students Regional Universities (South)

A+ Schools for B Students Methodology

If you're a good student with less than stellar test scores or a so-so GPA, these are the schools for you. These colleges, which have strong ratings in the 2013 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings, accept a significant number of students with nonstratospheric transcripts.

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

Save U.S. News rank School Selectivity Fall 2011 acceptance rate SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile
#11 College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

selective 73.5% 1110-1290 3
#14 Union University

Jackson, TN

more selective 76.6% 23-30
#14 University of North Carolina–​Wilmington

Wilmington, NC

more selective 52.9% 1090-1250
#17 Spring Hill College

Mobile, AL

more selective 48.5% 21-26
#19 Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

more selective 51.3% 22-28
#20 Harding University

Searcy, AR

more selective 72.2% 22-28
#23 Christopher Newport University

Newport News, VA

selective 58.6% 1040-1240 2
#25 Christian Brothers University

Memphis, TN

selective 46.5% 21-26 3
#41 University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

more selective 49.5% 1060-1240
#53 North Georgia College and State University

Dahlonega, GA

more selective 53.2% 1010-1190

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