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For our "2025 Best Colleges: Region by Region" web feature, we salute 631 colleges in seven zones—Northeast, South, Southwest, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, West, and International (outside of the United States)—that we consider academically outstanding and well worth consideration in your college search. 

Please note that these lists are not ranked. These lists appear in alphabetical order. Schools marked "featured" have paid a fee for that designation but not for inclusion in this list.


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Georgia College & State University

  • Milledgeville, GA
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  • 6,006 Full-Time Enrollment

Mercer University

  • Macon, GA
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  • 4,690 Full-Time Enrollment

Wesleyan College

  • Macon, GA
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  • 754 Full-Time Enrollment

Savannah College of Art and Design

  • Savannah, GA
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  • 10,573 Full-Time Enrollment
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Flagler College

  • St. Augustine, FL
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  • 2,607 Full-Time Enrollment

University of North Florida

  • Jacksonville, FL
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  • 14,734 Full-Time Enrollment

Florida State University

  • Tallahassee, FL
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  • 32,711 Full-Time Enrollment

Florida A&M University

  • Tallahassee, FL
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  • 7,769 Full-Time Enrollment

University of West Florida

  • Pensacola, FL
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  • 10,200 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Florida

  • Gainesville, FL

Rollins College

  • Winter Park, FL
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  • 2,640 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Miami

  • Coral Gables, FL
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  • 13,250 Full-Time Enrollment

Florida International University

  • Miami, FL
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  • 44,903 Full-Time Enrollment

Palm Beach Atlantic University

  • West Palm Beach, FL
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  • 3,312 Full-Time Enrollment

Florida Atlantic University

  • Boca Raton, FL
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  • 25,209 Full-Time Enrollment

University of South Florida

  • Tampa, FL
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  • 38,525 Full-Time Enrollment

Eckerd College

  • St.Petersburg, FL
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  • 1,893 Full-Time Enrollment

Florida Gulf Coast University

  • Fort Myers, FL
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  • 14,137 Full-Time Enrollment

New College of Florida

  • Sarasota, FL
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  • 852 Full-Time Enrollment

Talladega College

  • Talladega, AL
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  • 1,230 Full-Time Enrollment

Samford University

  • Birmingham, AL
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  • 4,210 Full-Time Enrollment

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • Birmingham, AL
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  • 11,959 Full-Time Enrollment

The University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa

  • Tuscaloosa, AL
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  • 34,389 Full-Time Enrollment

Tuskegee University

  • Tuskegee, AL
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  • 2,480 Full-Time Enrollment

Huntingdon College

  • Montgomery, AL
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  • 1,102 Full-Time Enrollment

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