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South's Most Beautiful Colleges 2020

September 11, 2020
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Across the region, we found smaller schools where both the academics and aesthetics are impressive.

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ALABAMA

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Huntingdon College
Montgomery
huntingdon.edu

Samford UniversityĀ (pictured)
Birmingham
samford.edu

University of Montevallo
Montevallo
montevallo.edu

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ARKANSAS

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Hendrix College
Conway
hendrix.edu

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FLORIDA

Credit: Robbie Caponetto

Flagler CollegeĀ (pictured)
St. Augustine
flagler.edu

Florida A&M University
Tallahassee
famu.edu

Florida Southern College
Lakeland
flsouthern.edu

Rollins College
Winter Park
rollins.edu

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GEORGIA

Credit: Courtesy Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott CollegeĀ (pictured)
Decatur
agnesscott.edu

Berry College
Mount Berry
berry.edu

Covenant College
Lookout Mountain
covenant.edu

Spelman College
Atlanta
spelman.edu

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KENTUCKY

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Berea College
Berea
berea.edu

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LOUISIANA

Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez

Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans
loyno.edu

Tulane UniversityĀ (pictured)
New Orleans
tulane.edu

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MARYLAND

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United States Naval AcademyĀ (pictured)
Annapolis
usna.edu

Washington College
Chestertown
washcoll.edu

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MISSISSIPPI

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Mississippi University for Women
Columbus
muw.edu

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NORTH CAROLINA

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Elon University
Elon
elon.edu

Salem College
Winston-Salem
salem.edu

Wake Forest UniversityĀ (pictured)
Winston-Salem
wfu.edu

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SOUTH CAROLINA

Credit: Andrew Cebulka

The Citadel
Charleston
citadel.edu

Converse College
Spartanburg
converse.edu

Furman UniversityĀ (pictured)
Greenville
furman.edu

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TENNESSEE

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Belmont University
Nashville
belmont.edu

Fisk UniversityĀ (pictured)
Nashville
fisk.edu

Rhodes College
Memphis
rhodes.edu

Sewanee: The University of the South
Sewanee
sewanee.edu

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TEXAS

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Rice UniversityĀ (pictured)
Houston
rice.edu

St. Edward’s University
Austin
stedwards.edu

St. Mary’s University
San Antonio
stmarytx.edu

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VIRGINIA

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University of RichmondĀ (pictured)
Richmond
richmond.edu

Washington and Lee University
Lexington
wlu.edu

William & Mary
Williamsburg
wm.edu

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Howard University
Pleasant Plains
howard.edu

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