USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2008

Baccalaureate Colleges (South): Tier 4

Aquinas College (TN)   12  1

2.6

N/A

N/A

23% 6

N/A

N/A

-9999

N/A

N/A 2

N/A

N/A

-9999

Atlanta Christian College    12  1

2.2

N/A

N/A

31% 6

N/A

N/A

-9999

N/A

19 4

N/A

37% 4

-9999

Benedict College(SC)

Brewton-Parker College(GA)

Central Baptist College(AR) 12 1

Chowan University(NC)

Clayton State University(GA) *

Crichton College(TN)

Florida Memorial College 1

Glenville State College(WV) *

LeMoyne-Owen College(TN)

Limestone College(SC)

Louisiana State University—Alexandria 12 1

Macon State College(GA) 12

Midway College(KY)

Mount Olive College(NC)

Our Lady of Holy Cross College(LA) 1

Salem International University(WV) 12

Shaw University(NC)

Southeastern University(FL)

St. Paul's College(VA) 1

University of Arkansas—Fort Smith 12 1

Voorhees College(SC) 1

• * 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.