Below are our rankings of America’s Best Bang for the Buck Colleges—our exclusive list of schools ranked according to how well they help non-wealthy students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices. The list is created by isolating the social mobility metrics from the main rankings of four-year institutions. Click here for detailed methodology, here for all of our other rankings, and here to download the full data set.
| Rank | Name | 8-year graduation rate | Pell/non-Pell grad rate gap | Number of Pell graduates | Actual vs. predicted Pell enrollmen | Percent of graduates above 150% of poverty line | Net price of attendance for families below $75,000 income | Percent of loan principal remaining 5 years later | Predicted principal remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berea College (KY) | 66% | -23% | 237 | 40% | 72% | 2850 | 89% | 99% |
| 2 | Texas A&M University at College Station (TX)* | 82% | -8% | 1517 | -2% | 89% | 14204 | 63% | 76% |
| 3 | Vanderbilt University (TN) | 92% | -4% | 197 | 3% | 87% | 6350 | 61% | 61% |
| 4 | Texas A&M International Univ. (TX)* | 51% | 1% | 313 | 9% | 78% | 3592 | 101% | 108% |
| 5 | Rust College (MS) | 30% | 23% | 79 | 12% | 71% | 10435 | 121% | 135% |
| 6 | North American University (TX) | 75% | 10% | 25 | 4% | 85% | 11340 | 121% | 106% |
| 7 | Rice University (TX) | 92% | -4% | 145 | 3% | 84% | 7552 | 51% | 53% |
| 8 | Tougaloo College (MS) | 45% | 11% | 64 | 31% | 72% | 12652 | 131% | 133% |
| 9 | University of Texas at Arlington (TX)* | 56% | -1% | 578 | 4% | 88% | 11706 | 98% | 100% |
| 10 | Univ. of Texas at Rio Grande Valley (TX)* | 51% | -4% | 939 | 20% | 78% | 3387 | 100% | 108% |
| 11 | LeMoyne-Owen College (TN) | 21% | -12% | 17 | 19% | 100% | 9262 | 125% | 134% |
| 12 | Alice Lloyd College (KY) | 35% | 37% | 47 | 2% | 74% | 13131 | 99% | 87% |
| 13 | Trinity University (TX) | 81% | -18% | 65 | 7% | 84% | 15140 | 51% | 65% |
| 14 | University of Texas at Austin (TX)* | 80% | -10% | 1468 | 1% | 86% | 13125 | 69% | 65% |
| 15 | King University (TN) | 73% | -9% | 42 | 10% | 90% | 19972 | 95% | 92% |
| 16 | Texas A&M University at Texarkana (TX)* | 57% | -6% | 25 | 11% | 83% | 9149 | 106% | 105% |
| 17 | Univ. of Texas at Permian Basin (TX)* | 48% | 8% | 50 | -13% | 83% | 9636 | 92% | 94% |
| 18 | Alcorn State University (MS)* | 38% | 1% | 174 | 25% | 85% | 14546 | 126% | 131% |
| 19 | Midwestern State University (TX)* | 51% | -8% | 123 | -6% | 90% | 8518 | 98% | 98% |
| 20 | Tennessee Wesleyan University (TN) | 57% | -13% | 33 | 7% | 84% | 9248 | 95% | 88% |
| 21 | University of Houston at Victoria (TX)* | 56% | -6% | 24 | -1% | 86% | 8638 | 107% | 104% |
| 22 | Bryan College (TN) | 52% | -6% | 40 | 0% | 83% | 13983 | 76% | 90% |
| 23 | Oklahoma Baptist University (OK) | 57% | -16% | 93 | 4% | 85% | 16929 | 82% | 87% |
| 24 | Centre College (KY) | 85% | 2% | 50 | -1% | 81% | 16733 | 64% | 59% |
| 25 | Grambling State University (LA)* | 50% | 8% | 215 | 20% | 75% | 18341 | 132% | 132% |
| 26 | University of Texas at El Paso (TX)* | 50% | -9% | 681 | 18% | 80% | 7583 | 108% | 113% |
| 27 | University of Texas at Tyler (TX)* | 54% | -1% | 93 | 1% | 86% | 9690 | 92% | 95% |
| 28 | Univ. of Houston at Downtown (TX)* | 42% | 4% | 165 | 1% | 80% | 7068 | 112% | 105% |
| 29 | Lincoln Memorial University (TN) | 57% | -7% | 45 | 5% | 90% | 14012 | 97% | 93% |
| 30 | John Brown University (AR) | 70% | -15% | 66 | 7% | 82% | 19280 | 73% | 81% |
| 31 | University of Tennessee (TN)* | 69% | -13% | 791 | 7% | 87% | 15011 | 84% | 78% |
| 32 | Univ. of Arkansas at Fort Smith (AR)* | 33% | -7% | 143 | -4% | 83% | 9377 | 104% | 94% |
| 33 | Northeastern State University (OK)* | 42% | -14% | 136 | 9% | 85% | 8262 | 107% | 101% |
| 34 | Texas State Univ. at San Marcos (TX)* | 62% | -11% | 849 | -2% | 86% | 12118 | 92% | 94% |
| 35 | Sam Houston State University (TX)* | 59% | -9% | 469 | -2% | 86% | 11406 | 97% | 99% |
| 36 | Prairie View A&M University (TX)* | 43% | -15% | 355 | 14% | 86% | 11466 | 123% | 123% |
| 37 | Maryville College (TN) | 55% | -9% | 75 | 12% | 78% | 16901 | 82% | 82% |
| 38 | Milligan University (TN) | 65% | -13% | 47 | 5% | 88% | 18405 | 81% | 80% |
| 39 | Mississippi Valley State Univ. (MS)* | 56% | 4% | 101 | 11% | 73% | 15551 | 130% | 130% |
| 40 | University of Texas at San Antonio (TX)* | 47% | 0% | 732 | 8% | 84% | 11132 | 98% | 94% |
| 41 | Cumberland University (TN) | 61% | -12% | 35 | -9% | 92% | 21748 | 90% | 93% |
| 42 | Tarleton State University (TX)* | 55% | -7% | 269 | -5% | 86% | 16414 | 98% | 93% |
| 43 | Southeastern OK State Univ. (OK)* | 34% | -14% | 78 | 1% | 86% | 7175 | 101% | 101% |
| 44 | University of Texas at Dallas (TX)* | 69% | -5% | 331 | 18% | 83% | 11486 | 84% | 67% |
| 45 | University of Houston (TX)* | 56% | -3% | 791 | 8% | 83% | 12848 | 91% | 86% |
| 46 | Bethel University (TN) | 45% | -4% | 87 | 1% | 86% | 14523 | 112% | 105% |
| 47 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (AR)* | 29% | -13% | 132 | 7% | 78% | 10148 | 125% | 128% |
| 48 | Bellarmine University (KY) | 65% | -8% | 106 | -1% | 90% | 21519 | 75% | 76% |
| 49 | Ouachita Baptist University (AR) | 65% | -21% | 60 | -1% | 81% | 15992 | 75% | 75% |
| 50 | Sewanee at University of the South (TN) | 79% | -4% | 70 | -6% | 81% | 17620 | 65% | 63% |
| 51 | Blue Mountain College (MS) | 55% | -21% | 17 | 9% | 88% | 10676 | 107% | 88% |
| 52 | Oklahoma State University at Main (OK)* | 61% | -19% | 511 | 0% | 87% | 11124 | 85% | 84% |
| 53 | University of Tennessee at Martin (TN)* | 50% | -16% | 275 | 10% | 83% | 9224 | 103% | 94% |
| 54 | Hendrix College (AR) | 78% | -12% | 51 | 5% | 81% | 15844 | 66% | 63% |
| 55 | LeTourneau University (TX) | 55% | 2% | 58 | -1% | 85% | 19981 | 99% | 87% |
| 56 | Howard Payne University (TX) | 45% | 0% | 58 | -8% | 84% | 20083 | 93% | 91% |
| 57 | Texas Woman's University (TX)* | 54% | -17% | 219 | -1% | 87% | 7680 | 102% | 107% |
| 58 | LA State University at Baton Rouge (LA)* | 68% | -15% | 648 | -5% | 85% | 12526 | 83% | 82% |
| 59 | Tennessee Technological Univ. (TN)* | 57% | -13% | 345 | 6% | 86% | 13643 | 85% | 84% |
| 60 | Southern Adventist University (TN) | 62% | 3% | 73 | -1% | 82% | 20557 | 91% | 82% |
| 61 | University of Oklahoma at Norman (OK)* | 64% | -15% | 511 | -1% | 87% | 17433 | 80% | 80% |
| 62 | University of the Cumberlands (KY) | 62% | -5% | 95 | -3% | 84% | 16766 | 97% | 96% |
| 63 | Northwestern OK State Univ. (OK)* | 31% | -11% | 36 | -7% | 84% | 8066 | 88% | 97% |
| 64 | St. Edward's University (TX) | 62% | -5% | 180 | 11% | 79% | 19717 | 90% | 85% |
| 65 | Texas Tech University (TX)* | 62% | -11% | 588 | -6% | 87% | 13786 | 85% | 83% |
| 66 | University of Kentucky (KY)* | 62% | -17% | 589 | 2% | 88% | 14645 | 84% | 82% |
| 67 | University of St. Thomas (TX) | 59% | -6% | 53 | 8% | 80% | 16463 | 92% | 88% |
| 68 | Southwestern University (TX) | 73% | -11% | 67 | -5% | 85% | 20925 | 63% | 69% |
| 69 | West Texas A&M University (TX)* | 51% | -13% | 185 | -3% | 85% | 10729 | 99% | 90% |
| 70 | Texas Lutheran University (TX) | 52% | -10% | 71 | -10% | 82% | 16993 | 87% | 85% |
| 71 | Middle Tennessee State University (TN)* | 48% | -11% | 639 | 7% | 84% | 10946 | 101% | 98% |
| 72 | Thomas More College (KY) | 47% | -13% | 40 | -10% | 92% | 16584 | 90% | 86% |
| 73 | University of Holy Cross (LA) | 40% | -3% | 7 | -11% | 90% | 13829 | 111% | 106% |
| 74 | Christian Brothers University (TN) | 49% | -15% | 66 | 3% | 89% | 9772 | 101% | 90% |
| 75 | Southwestern OK State Univ. (OK)* | 37% | -11% | 92 | -4% | 87% | 10548 | 91% | 88% |
| 76 | Jackson State University (MS)* | 44% | -10% | 264 | 16% | 82% | 14105 | 129% | 136% |
| 77 | Union University (TN) | 65% | -9% | 86 | 1% | 88% | 23843 | 81% | 83% |
| 78 | Austin College (TX) | 71% | -4% | 68 | 5% | 76% | 17151 | 71% | 65% |
| 79 | Schreiner University (TX) | 51% | -8% | 51 | -3% | 81% | 19197 | 90% | 87% |
| 80 | Mississippi Univ. for Women (MS)* | 59% | -18% | 39 | 3% | 84% | 10523 | 115% | 103% |
| 81 | Wayland Baptist University (TX) | 50% | -9% | 30 | -5% | 83% | 20532 | 107% | 108% |
| 82 | Southern Nazarene University (OK) | 39% | 2% | 56 | -5% | 84% | 17154 | 93% | 89% |
| 83 | St. Mary's University (TX) | 60% | -13% | 187 | 14% | 83% | 16535 | 100% | 88% |
| 84 | Stephen F. Austin State Univ. (TX)* | 48% | -12% | 441 | -2% | 88% | 10118 | 100% | 96% |
| 85 | Concordia University at Texas (TX) | 48% | -13% | 28 | 1% | 90% | 20692 | 95% | 95% |
| 86 | Austin Peay State University (TN)* | 39% | -15% | 211 | 17% | 80% | 11972 | 108% | 104% |
| 87 | Murray State University (KY)* | 54% | -23% | 231 | 2% | 84% | 10090 | 95% | 86% |
| 88 | Northwestern State Univ. of LA (LA)* | 39% | -11% | 192 | 1% | 84% | 10899 | 112% | 104% |
| 89 | Oral Roberts University (OK) | 46% | -10% | 79 | 7% | 77% | 18971 | 98% | 94% |
| 90 | Southeastern Louisiana Univ. (LA)* | 43% | -15% | 286 | -6% | 84% | 11134 | 103% | 97% |
| 91 | East Texas Baptist University (TX) | 41% | -10% | 55 | -3% | 85% | 19265 | 96% | 92% |
| 92 | Kentucky State University (KY)* | 26% | -11% | 60 | -5% | 83% | 8157 | 129% | 119% |
| 93 | Southwestern Adventist University (TX) | 43% | 1% | 35 | -2% | 77% | 18979 | 104% | 99% |
| 94 | Southwestern Christian University (OK) ^^ | 39% | -4% | 13 | -2% | 77% | 13718 | 108% | 101% |
| 95 | Oklahoma Panhandle State Univ. (OK)* | 30% | 3% | 14 | -7% | 77% | 9776 | 99% | 91% |
| 96 | Jarvis Christian College (TX) | 19% | -1% | 18 | 22% | 72% | 13592 | 130% | 135% |
| 97 | East Central University (OK)* | 40% | -15% | 81 | -1% | 82% | 8536 | 108% | 102% |
| 98 | University of Central Oklahoma (OK)* | 42% | -10% | 231 | 0% | 83% | 13813 | 102% | 93% |
| 99 | University of North Texas (TX)* | 61% | -25% | 701 | 5% | 84% | 10245 | 94% | 92% |
| 100 | University of Tennessee at Southern (TN)* | 35% | -13% | 53 | 12% | 86% | 17860 | 99% | 90% |
| 101 | Texas Christian University (TX) | 77% | -5% | 151 | -11% | 87% | 25896 | 69% | 70% |
| 102 | Northern Kentucky University (KY)* | 45% | -18% | 241 | -1% | 88% | 6742 | 97% | 93% |
| 103 | Freed-Hardeman University (TN) | 55% | -21% | 57 | 5% | 83% | 15122 | 84% | 81% |
| 104 | University of Pikeville (KY) | 58% | -15% | 59 | 5% | 81% | 17102 | 103% | 95% |
| 105 | Millsaps College (MS) | 67% | -1% | 27 | -18% | 90% | 19611 | 84% | 73% |
| 106 | Oklahoma Christian University (OK) | 51% | -17% | 54 | -3% | 85% | 16989 | 74% | 77% |
| 107 | University of the Ozarks (AR) | 45% | -14% | 33 | -5% | 77% | 12941 | 91% | 88% |
| 108 | University of Memphis (TN)* | 48% | -16% | 439 | 12% | 83% | 12114 | 115% | 110% |
| 109 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OK) | 49% | -13% | 22 | -2% | 84% | 23963 | 90% | 97% |
| 110 | Our Lady of the Lake U. at San Antonio (TX) | 47% | 1% | 81 | 13% | 83% | 16602 | 108% | 99% |
| 111 | Eastern Kentucky University (KY)* | 47% | -21% | 338 | 6% | 83% | 11801 | 102% | 89% |
| 112 | Angelo State University (TX)* | 41% | -13% | 189 | -12% | 84% | 11137 | 97% | 93% |
| 113 | University of Louisville (KY)* | 53% | -14% | 389 | 2% | 86% | 14125 | 93% | 88% |
| 114 | Lindsey Wilson College (KY) | 43% | -10% | 109 | 10% | 80% | 15178 | 104% | 100% |
| 115 | Texas A&M University at Commerce (TX)* | 55% | -10% | 164 | -4% | 84% | 10706 | 109% | 103% |
| 116 | Sul Ross State University (TX)* | 36% | 0% | 44 | 4% | 74% | 12374 | 108% | 106% |
| 117 | Rogers State University (OK)* | 24% | -10% | 23 | -3% | 83% | 13605 | 106% | 106% |
| 118 | Henderson State University (AR)* | 37% | -12% | 139 | 11% | 82% | 12840 | 110% | 101% |
| 119 | South University at Austin (TX)° | 16% | 40% | 0 | -5% | 79% | 23927 | 117% | 102% |
| 120 | Dillard University (LA) | 42% | -10% | 101 | 16% | 76% | 16467 | 127% | 127% |
| 121 | Delta State University (MS)* | 39% | -14% | 61 | -7% | 88% | 11701 | 109% | 101% |
| 122 | McMurry University (TX) | 40% | -7% | 45 | -2% | 83% | 19943 | 102% | 96% |
| 123 | Louisiana College (LA) | 40% | -16% | 37 | 0% | 85% | 13000 | 101% | 97% |
| 124 | Cameron University (OK)* | 23% | -13% | 54 | 2% | 83% | 7845 | 107% | 106% |
| 125 | Lane College (TN) | 28% | -5% | 89 | 20% | 66% | 13004 | 129% | 134% |
| 126 | Southern Methodist University (TX) | 80% | -10% | 133 | -2% | 88% | 26290 | 75% | 65% |
| 127 | Transylvania University (KY) | 73% | -6% | 56 | 0% | 77% | 20561 | 73% | 64% |
| 128 | Arkansas Tech University (AR)* | 45% | -20% | 239 | -3% | 81% | 11064 | 104% | 96% |
| 129 | Brescia University (KY) | 37% | -17% | 18 | 5% | 76% | 11513 | 97% | 96% |
| 130 | Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanooga (TN)* | 49% | -11% | 318 | 4% | 85% | 11185 | 97% | 87% |
| 131 | Oklahoma City University (OK) | 67% | -10% | 42 | -3% | 83% | 21165 | 80% | 78% |
| 132 | Tennessee State University (TN)* | 39% | -23% | 238 | 6% | 86% | 10734 | 124% | 130% |
| 133 | Mid-America Christian University (OK) | 40% | -1% | 17 | 3% | 74% | 16327 | 112% | 108% |
| 134 | Morehead State University (KY)* | 47% | -18% | 266 | -1% | 82% | 11083 | 107% | 90% |
| 135 | LA State Univ. at Alexandria (LA)* | 28% | -5% | 13 | -23% | 81% | 7754 | 111% | 110% |
| 136 | Bacone College (OK) ^^ | 22% | -3% | 13 | 3% | 81% | 22100 | 117% | 124% |
| 137 | University of Arkansas (AR)* | 62% | -20% | 476 | -5% | 87% | 13548 | 87% | 78% |
| 138 | Southern Univ. and A&M College (LA)* | 35% | -18% | 180 | 10% | 84% | 15252 | 128% | 128% |
| 139 | Abilene Christian University (TX) | 61% | -15% | 135 | -3% | 82% | 24237 | 80% | 80% |
| 140 | Tusculum College (TN) | 42% | -16% | 56 | 12% | 81% | 15770 | 104% | 100% |
| 141 | McNeese State University (LA)* | 44% | -17% | 169 | -9% | 84% | 11022 | 106% | 95% |
| 142 | University of Dallas (TX) | 68% | -19% | 45 | 1% | 76% | 17986 | 70% | 71% |
| 143 | Nicholls State University (LA)* | 46% | -19% | 135 | -1% | 83% | 10539 | 106% | 92% |
| 144 | So. Arkansas Univ. at Campus (AR)* | 39% | -19% | 105 | 7% | 88% | 12824 | 111% | 97% |
| 145 | Carson-Newman College (TN) | 50% | -14% | 88 | 8% | 86% | 16218 | 89% | 85% |
| 146 | Wiley College (TX) ^^ | 34% | -10% | 29 | 11% | 70% | 15642 | 130% | 127% |
| 147 | University of Mississippi (MS)* | 62% | -20% | 439 | -1% | 85% | 11697 | 98% | 84% |
| 148 | University of Southern Mississippi (MS)* | 52% | -24% | 328 | 16% | 82% | 13156 | 112% | 106% |
| 149 | Univ. of Mary Hardin at Baylor (TX) | 47% | -17% | 102 | 5% | 85% | 22682 | 89% | 88% |
| 150 | Williams Baptist University (AR) | 43% | -3% | 29 | -9% | 85% | 16613 | 97% | 87% |
| 151 | Kentucky Wesleyan College (KY) | 38% | -12% | 31 | 10% | 81% | 20443 | 95% | 84% |
| 152 | University of Tulsa (OK) | 69% | -20% | 64 | -6% | 87% | 18639 | 71% | 69% |
| 153 | Rhodes College (TN) | 81% | -11% | 64 | -5% | 77% | 17649 | 72% | 58% |
| 154 | Randall University (OK) | 36% | 7% | 4 | 6% | 65% | 14765 | 104% | 97% |
| 155 | Lamar University (TX)* | 38% | -17% | 185 | -2% | 87% | 11094 | 110% | 107% |
| 156 | University of the Incarnate Word (TX) | 55% | -7% | 216 | 0% | 83% | 21372 | 106% | 98% |
| 157 | Arkansas State Univ. (AR)* | 48% | -19% | 284 | 9% | 86% | 12163 | 111% | 97% |
| 158 | Georgetown College (KY) | 57% | -11% | 49 | -7% | 82% | 16177 | 88% | 77% |
| 159 | Univ. of Science & Arts of Okla. (OK)* | 42% | -20% | 16 | 1% | 82% | 6475 | 101% | 90% |
| 160 | University of Louisiana at Monroe (LA)* | 43% | -17% | 209 | 1% | 84% | 9785 | 108% | 104% |
| 161 | LA State University at Shreveport (LA)* | 34% | -12% | 35 | -3% | 81% | 8444 | 115% | 101% |
| 162 | University of Central Arkansas (AR)* | 45% | -19% | 307 | 12% | 84% | 13705 | 104% | 97% |
| 163 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette (LA)* | 50% | -18% | 388 | -1% | 84% | 10532 | 99% | 92% |
| 164 | Asbury University (KY) | 61% | -11% | 66 | 4% | 73% | 24788 | 83% | 83% |
| 165 | Louisiana Tech University (LA)* | 49% | -16% | 184 | -9% | 85% | 9251 | 90% | 86% |
| 166 | Harding University (AR) | 64% | -20% | 150 | -4% | 84% | 16015 | 81% | 76% |
| 167 | Langston University (OK)* | 24% | -13% | 28 | 11% | 81% | 12626 | 128% | 126% |
| 168 | Huston-Tillotson University (TX) | 28% | -14% | 31 | 2% | 82% | 16822 | 124% | 121% |
| 169 | East Tennessee State University (TN)* | 49% | -20% | 327 | 11% | 81% | 11754 | 100% | 92% |
| 170 | Kentucky Christian University (KY) | 29% | -10% | 25 | -12% | 81% | 17821 | 100% | 95% |
| 171 | Hardin-Simmons University (TX) | 52% | -21% | 47 | -1% | 84% | 17986 | 96% | 88% |
| 172 | Trevecca Nazarene University (TN) | 54% | -16% | 41 | -1% | 80% | 16573 | 87% | 93% |
| 173 | William Carey University (MS) | 61% | -16% | 46 | 12% | 79% | 17229 | 116% | 106% |
| 174 | Lee University (TN) | 52% | -15% | 142 | 9% | 77% | 16376 | 97% | 82% |
| 175 | Belmont University (TN) | 70% | -9% | 128 | -3% | 80% | 28563 | 71% | 73% |
| 176 | Lubbock Christian University (TX) | 54% | -19% | 37 | 3% | 85% | 21594 | 97% | 85% |
| 177 | Central Baptist College (AR) | 32% | -7% | 8 | -7% | 75% | 15609 | 105% | 94% |
| 178 | Midway University (KY) | 42% | -9% | 13 | 2% | 84% | 21256 | 106% | 95% |
| 179 | Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi (TX)* | 46% | -10% | 226 | -2% | 84% | 15884 | 100% | 94% |
| 180 | Houston Baptist University (TX) | 41% | -15% | 96 | 8% | 82% | 19288 | 94% | 90% |
| 181 | Welch College (TN) | 39% | -7% | 13 | -1% | 70% | 19804 | 91% | 86% |
| 182 | Baylor University (TX) | 73% | -13% | 423 | -3% | 85% | 27985 | 78% | 68% |
| 183 | Texas College (TX) | 16% | 8% | 20 | 0% | 69% | 16235 | 126% | 121% |
| 184 | Philander Smith College (AR) | 36% | -35% | 40 | 19% | 75% | 14725 | 130% | 131% |
| 185 | Mississippi State University (MS)* | 61% | -24% | 433 | 2% | 86% | 15005 | 101% | 86% |
| 186 | Western Kentucky University (KY)* | 47% | -21% | 366 | 1% | 83% | 12173 | 102% | 94% |
| 187 | Southern Univ. at New Orleans (LA)* | 30% | -12% | 33 | -6% | 73% | 7203 | 128% | 129% |
| 188 | Union College (KY) | 35% | -18% | 34 | 3% | N/A | 17237 | 107% | 100% |
| 189 | University of North Texas at Dallas (TX)* | 21% | -9% | 13 | 3% | N/A | 6291 | N/A | 114% |
| 190 | Crowley's Ridge College (AR) | 35% | -9% | 7 | -7% | 74% | 14070 | 107% | 86% |
| 191 | Texas A&M University at Kingsville (TX)* | 43% | -14% | 230 | 4% | 81% | 12251 | 104% | 98% |
| 192 | Lipscomb University (TN) | 58% | -17% | 89 | -1% | 84% | 22030 | 78% | 76% |
| 193 | Xavier University of Louisiana (LA) | 42% | -17% | 137 | 12% | 78% | 17204 | 118% | 108% |
| 194 | Southwestern Assemb. of God U. (TX) | 43% | -16% | 43 | 10% | 76% | 23794 | 103% | 99% |
| 195 | Campbellsville University (KY) | 38% | -22% | 79 | -7% | 79% | 17219 | 100% | 98% |
| 196 | Texas Wesleyan University (TX) | 49% | -3% | 29 | -8% | 85% | 22914 | 109% | 94% |
| 197 | Art Institute of San Antonio (TX)° | 26% | -4% | 9 | 9% | 67% | 21493 | 107% | 104% |
| 198 | Texas Southern University (TX)* | 27% | -11% | 177 | 5% | 79% | 19682 | 129% | 137% |
| 199 | University of New Orleans (LA)* | 40% | -8% | 136 | -3% | 79% | 10180 | 103% | 93% |
| 200 | Dallas Baptist University (TX) | 59% | -10% | 55 | -8% | 83% | 23863 | 99% | 86% |
| 201 | Lyon College (AR) | 44% | -1% | 34 | -4% | 70% | 16215 | 90% | 74% |
| 202 | Belhaven University (MS) | 39% | -18% | 37 | -7% | 78% | 16568 | 116% | 109% |
| 203 | Univ. of ArkansasŃMonticello (AR)* | 31% | -21% | 58 | 3% | 71% | 10908 | 110% | 107% |
| 204 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock (AR)* | 37% | -30% | 89 | -1% | 85% | 13075 | 112% | 110% |
| 205 | Tulane University (LA) | 67% | -7% | 129 | -7% | 82% | 21806 | 84% | 67% |
| 206 | Loyola University at New Orleans (LA) | 59% | -15% | 133 | 4% | 73% | 18141 | 90% | 85% |
| 207 | Centenary College of Louisiana (LA) | 49% | -19% | 28 | -6% | 72% | 21047 | 75% | 76% |
| 208 | Spalding University (KY) | 44% | -24% | 23 | 0% | 86% | 22078 | 110% | 97% |
| 209 | Mississippi College (MS) | 54% | -22% | 74 | -4% | 84% | 15473 | 106% | 84% |
| 210 | Fisk University (TN) | 42% | -18% | 42 | 11% | 77% | 26717 | 129% | 119% |
| 211 | Paul Quinn College (TX) | 14% | -42% | 7 | 15% | 64% | 10381 | 129% | 128% |