USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2008

Universities-Master's (South): Tier 3

Alcorn State University (MS)      *

2.3

70% 8

N/A

45%

N/A

43%

6

95%

18 3

N/A

59%

4

Arkansas State University       *

2.7

69%

N/A

38% 6

N/A

44%

5

89%

18-24

N/A

61%

7

Arkansas Tech University *

Auburn University—Montgomery(AL) *

Austin Peay State University(TN) *

Belhaven College(MS) 11 1

Charleston Southern University(SC)

Delta State University(MS) *

Fayetteville State University(NC) *

Florida Gulf Coast University *

Francis Marion University(SC) *

Georgia Southwestern State University *

Jacksonville State University(AL) *

Kennesaw State University(GA) *

North Carolina Central University *

Northern Kentucky University *

Palm Beach Atlantic University(FL)

Pfeiffer University(NC)

Piedmont College(GA)

Southern Polytechnic State University(GA) 11 *

St. Leo University(FL)

St. Thomas University(FL)

Troy University(AL) *

Union College(KY) 12

University of North Carolina—Pembroke *

University of West Georgia *

Valdosta State University(GA) *

Virginia State University *

• * denotes a public school
• N/A means not available.

1. School refused to fill out U.S. News statistical survey. Data that appear may be from school in previous years or from the National Center for Education Statistics unless otherwise noted.
2. SAT and/or ACT not required by school for some or all applicants.
3. Data not submitted in the form requested by U.S. News.
4. Data reported to U.S. News in previous years.
5. Data based on fewer than 51 percent of enrolled freshmen.
6. Some or all data reported to the NCAA and/or the National Center for Education Statistics.
7. Data reported to the Council for Aid to Education.
8. Average graduation or freshman retention rates, normally based on four years of data, are given here for fewer than four years because school didn't report rates for the most recent year or years to U.S. News.
9. SAT and/or ACT not required by school for some or all applicants, and data not submitted in form requested by U.S. News. Data may be based on fewer than 50 percent of enrolled freshmen.
10. School refused to fill out U.S. News survey. Data from school's website were used.
11. School was reclassified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in 2006 and appeared in a different category of schools in America's Best Colleges 2007.
12. New to America's Best Colleges rankings or guide this year.
13. Peer assessment score taken from America's Best Colleges 2007.