Most selective colleges in South Atlantic

50 colleges ranked by acceptance rate

These 50 most selective colleges in South Atlantic, ranked by acceptance rate, run from 7% at Duke University to 53% at Furman University. 18 are public and 32 are private.

#	College	Type	Acceptance	Avg SAT	Net price / yr
1	Duke University Durham, NC	Private	7%	1,539	$34,454
2	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	Private	8%	1,553	$18,161
3	United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD	Public	9%	1,308	—
4	Emory University Atlanta, GA	Private	11%	1,507	$23,911
5	Washington University of Science and Technology Alexandria, VA	Private	11%	—	—
6	Georgetown University Washington, DC	Private	13%	1,494	$39,433
7	Davidson College Davidson, NC	Private	14%	1,448	$18,127
8	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	Public	16%	1,447	$13,289
9	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	Public	17%	1,488	$22,881
10	Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	Private	17%	1,504	$23,911
11	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	Private	19%	1,416	$36,803
12	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	Public	19%	1,454	$12,983
13	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL	Public	21%	1,100	$15,847
14	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	Private	22%	1,469	$28,746
15	University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	Private	23%	1,474	$33,417
16	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	Public	24%	1,397	$6,351
17	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	Public	25%	1,323	$10,997
18	Shaw University Raleigh, NC	Private	30%	—	$14,083
19	Allen University Columbia, SC	Private	32%	—	$11,081
20	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	Public	33%	1,458	$22,529
21	University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC	Public	33%	1,250	$12,372
22	Bennett College Greensboro, NC	Private	34%	890	$22,858
23	Carolina University Winston-Salem, NC	Private	34%	—	$18,866
24	Spelman College Atlanta, GA	Private	34%	1,184	$36,828
25	Howard University Washington, DC	Private	35%	1,205	$47,919
26	University of Georgia Athens, GA	Public	37%	1,301	$13,816
27	Clemson University Clemson, SC	Public	38%	1,341	$22,112
28	Brevard College Brevard, NC	Private	40%	1,064	$21,376
29	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	Public	40%	1,277	$10,650
30	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	Public	40%	1,380	$16,931
31	Rollins College Winter Park, FL	Private	41%	1,304	$33,847
32	The University of Tampa Tampa, FL	Private	41%	—	$35,634
33	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	Public	41%	1,235	$10,043
34	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	Private	41%	1,169	$18,749
35	Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC	Private	43%	—	$20,011
36	Thomas University Thomasville, GA	Private	43%	1,037	$19,313
37	George Washington University Washington, DC	Private	44%	1,433	$37,454
38	Ave Maria University Ave Maria, FL	Private	45%	—	$23,655
39	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	Public	45%	1,463	$15,590
40	Washington Adventist University Takoma Park, MD	Private	45%	920	$15,026
41	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC	Public	46%	1,048	$10,980
42	American University Washington, DC	Private	47%	1,392	$41,945
43	Warner University Lake Wales, FL	Private	48%	937	$21,007
44	Averett University Danville, VA	Private	48%	1,054	$23,262
45	Hampton University Hampton, VA	Private	48%	1,062	$32,145
46	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA	Public	49%	1,044	$15,450
47	Coppin State University Baltimore, MD	Public	50%	—	$6,007
48	Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney, VA	Private	50%	1,168	$24,668
49	Morehouse College Atlanta, GA	Private	51%	1,050	$35,949
50	Furman University Greenville, SC	Private	53%	1,364	$29,997

Most selective colleges by state in South Atlantic

Florida Georgia Maryland North Carolina South Carolina Virginia West Virginia

Most selective colleges nationwide

Most selective colleges in other regions

New England Mid-Atlantic East North Central West North Central East South Central West South Central Mountain Pacific