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The South's Best Colleges in Each State

The South's Best Colleges in Each State

By Southern Living

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MONEY has determined which of the roughly 2,000 four-year U.S. colleges and universities deliver the most value—that is, a great education, at an affordable price, that prepares students for rewarding careers.

How did MONEY decide the schools that made the cut? The colleges must have 500 or more full-time under- graduates and a six-year graduation rate of at least the median for their type (public or private). Schools were also screened out if they had low grades from bond-rating agencies and those identified by the U.S. Department of Education as being in financial trouble. That left 705 colleges, which have been ranked on 24 measures in three equally weighted categories.

Here are the best buys for each state in the South.

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Alabama

Samford Hall on the Campus of Auburn University

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

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Arkansas

Campus of the University of Arkansas

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

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Florida

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

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Delaware

University of Delaware

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University of Delaware
Newark, DE

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Georgia

McCamish Pavilion on the ampus of Georgia Tech

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Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA

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Kentucky

Berea College Campus

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Berea College
Berea, KY

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Maryland

McKeldin Library at the University of Maryland

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University of Maryland
College Park, MD

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Missouri

Brookings Hall at Washington University

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Washington University
Saint Louis, MO

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Louisiana

Louisiana Tech University

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Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA

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North Carolina

Duke University Chapel

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Duke University
Durham, NC

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South Carolina

Tillman Hall on Campus of Clemson University

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC

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Tennessee

Benson Science Hall on the Campus of Vanderbilt University

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

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Texas

Lovett Hall on the ampus of Rice University

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Rice University
Houston, TX

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Virginia

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University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

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Washington, DC

Georgetown University Healy Hall

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

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West Virginia

Wheeling Jesuit University Football Field

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Wheeling Jesuit University
Wheeling, WV

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