Up-and-Coming Schools Regional Universities (South)
Up-and-Coming Schools Methodology
In spring 2012, for the fifth year in a row, U.S. News asked the experts who respond to our annual peer assessment survey to identify institutions in their 2013 U.S. News Best Colleges ranking category that are making the most promising and innovative changes in the areas of academics, faculty, and student life. All of the schools that received the most nominations from top college officials in their ranking peer group for being up-and-coming are listed here.
These rankings are split into 4 regions: North, South, Midwest, and West.
| Save | Rank | School |
|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Elon University
Elon, NC |
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| #2 |
Belmont University
Nashville, TN |
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| #3 |
Christopher Newport University
Newport News, VA |
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| #4 |
Union University
Jackson, TN |
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| #5 |
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC |
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| #6 |
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC |
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| #6 |
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TN |
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| #6 |
Mercer University
Macon, GA |
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| #6 |
University of North Carolina–Wilmington
Wilmington, NC |
