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 graduation rate gap | Number of Pell graduates | Actual vs. predicted Pell enrollment | Median earnings 10 years after entering college | Earnings performance rank | Net price of attendance for families below $75,000 income | Net price rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berea College (KY) | 67% | -17% | 279 | 41% | 38946 | 13 | 4498 | 1 |
| 2 | Wade College (TX) | 62% | 100% | 22 | 9% | 33317 | 68 | 18422 | 169 |
| 3 | Texas A&M International Univ. (TX)* | 53% | 1% | 671 | 17% | 47029 | 31 | 3286 | 2 |
| 4 | Simmons College of Kentucky (KY) | 20% | 48% | 1 | -10% | N/A | 56 | 6486 | 3 |
| 5 | Univ. of TX–Rio Grande Valley (TX)* | 56% | -6% | 2257 | 22% | 46797 | 45 | 3724 | 4 |
| 6 | Univ. of Houston–Downtown (TX)* | 45% | 4% | 1133 | 4% | 51399 | 38 | 9994 | 37 |
| 7 | Tougaloo College (MS) | 43% | 6% | 95 | 17% | 34680 | 25 | 12099 | 58 |
| 8 | Univ. of Houston–Clear Lake (TX)* | 68% | -5% | 492 | 5% | 54472 | 19 | 10297 | 55 |
| 9 | Sam Houston State University (TX)* | 60% | -4% | 1284 | 2% | 51188 | 2 | 12250 | 85 |
| 10 | Grambling State University (LA)* | 41% | 5% | 392 | 24% | 34505 | 55 | 17069 | 149 |
| 11 | Vanderbilt University (TN) | 93% | -3% | 235 | 5% | 82144 | 64 | 6462 | 16 |
| 12 | Strayer University–Arkansas (AR)° | 7% | 48% | 5 | 18% | 43290 | 1 | 21340 | 198 |
| 13 | King University (TN) | 73% | -9% | 338 | 10% | 50863 | 4 | 21405 | 195 |
| 14 | University of North TX–Dallas (TX)* | 47% | 0% | 202 | 2% | N/A | 26 | 7094 | 12 |
| 15 | Mississippi Univ. for Women (MS)* | 63% | 1% | 284 | 6% | 37097 | 152 | 11254 | 53 |
| 16 | Rust College (MS) | 37% | 0% | 147 | 8% | 28395 | 132 | 9359 | 20 |
| 17 | Univ. of Texas–Permian Basin (TX)* | 51% | 8% | 266 | -10% | 52486 | 91 | 7616 | 15 |
| 18 | Texas A&M–Texarkana (TX)* | 52% | -11% | 170 | 15% | 41132 | 23 | 9817 | 34 |
| 19 | University of Texas–Arlington (TX)* | 58% | -3% | 2176 | 4% | 56314 | 66 | 13566 | 112 |
| 20 | Northeastern State University (OK)* | 45% | -12% | 604 | 8% | 41714 | 84 | 8660 | 23 |
| 21 | Parker University (TX) | 74% | 0% | 24 | 24% | 45289 | 209 | 18791 | 175 |
| 22 | Le Moyne-Owen College (TN) | 28% | -5% | 86 | 20% | 29756 | 34 | 8948 | 18 |
| 23 | University of the Cumberlands (KY) | 60% | -5% | 539 | 5% | 41272 | 21 | 13390 | 106 |
| 24 | University of Texas–El Paso (TX)* | 48% | -10% | 1860 | 13% | 45936 | 27 | 8658 | 33 |
| 25 | University of Houston–Victoria (TX)* | 51% | -2% | 210 | 0% | 48993 | 60 | 8328 | 21 |
| 26 | Midwestern State University (TX)* | 52% | -10% | 287 | -5% | 51702 | 5 | 8525 | 22 |
| 27 | University of Texas–San Antonio (TX)* | 51% | 0% | 1856 | 10% | 52464 | 119 | 9253 | 40 |
| 28 | Texas A&M–College Station (TX)* | 83% | -11% | 2137 | -2% | 68722 | 85 | 13941 | 119 |
| 29 | Mississippi Valley State Univ. (MS)* | 43% | 0% | 507 | 10% | 29913 | 183 | 12605 | 75 |
| 30 | Rice University (TX) | 93% | -3% | 159 | 5% | 82469 | 198 | 5193 | 8 |
| 31 | Wiley College (TX) | 40% | -25% | 269 | 15% | 33256 | 20 | 13400 | 77 |
| 32 | John Brown University (AR) | 70% | -10% | 151 | 3% | 53375 | 11 | 18104 | 164 |
| 33 | Texas Woman's University (TX)* | 57% | -13% | 891 | 1% | 51153 | 7 | 8366 | 28 |
| 34 | Criswell College (TX) | 38% | 7% | 7 | 10% | N/A | 99 | 13470 | 79 |
| 35 | Sul Ross State University (TX)* | 37% | 1% | 207 | 6% | 44103 | 35 | 11302 | 54 |
| 36 | East Central University (OK)* | 42% | -8% | 240 | 1% | 41948 | 59 | 9210 | 25 |
| 37 | West Texas A&M University (TX)* | 53% | -11% | 567 | 9% | 47503 | 78 | 13012 | 83 |
| 38 | Baptist Univ. of the Americas (TX) | 27% | 4% | 4 | -5% | 32259 | 10 | 7926 | 9 |
| 39 | University of AR–Pine Bluff (AR)* | 35% | -13% | 214 | 6% | 33381 | 109 | 11085 | 38 |
| 40 | Jackson State University (MS)* | 44% | -10% | 637 | 19% | 35572 | 86 | 15564 | 139 |
| 41 | University of Houston (TX)* | 60% | -3% | 2378 | 13% | 58172 | 212 | 11229 | 71 |
| 42 | University of Texas–Tyler (TX)* | 54% | -6% | 432 | 3% | 51060 | 101 | 8298 | 27 |
| 43 | Christian Brothers University (TN) | 55% | -4% | 101 | 4% | 53260 | 111 | 11559 | 59 |
| 44 | University of Memphis (TN)* | 51% | -15% | 1160 | 13% | 44872 | 58 | 12252 | 86 |
| 45 | Kentucky State University (KY)* | 29% | -4% | 128 | -4% | 35762 | 97 | 6628 | 5 |
| 46 | Austin Peay State University (TN)* | 42% | -11% | 649 | 14% | 40519 | 110 | 13206 | 87 |
| 47 | Texas State Univ.–San Marcos (TX)* | 61% | -11% | 2169 | -3% | 52278 | 81 | 12572 | 93 |
| 48 | Stephen F. Austin State Univ. (TX)* | 52% | -12% | 829 | 0% | 47103 | 98 | 11080 | 48 |
| 49 | Tennessee Wesleyan University (TN) | 53% | -11% | 93 | 7% | 42333 | 130 | 10700 | 31 |
| 50 | Prairie View A&M University (TX)* | 45% | -13% | 609 | 12% | 41872 | 33 | 13498 | 109 |
| 51 | Johnson University (TN) | 63% | -2% | 76 | 6% | 37215 | 195 | 16383 | 141 |
| 52 | St. Edward's University (TX) | 61% | 0% | 289 | 10% | 54826 | 116 | 20082 | 183 |
| 53 | Philander Smith College (AR) | 35% | -20% | 53 | 18% | 35560 | 15 | 14165 | 96 |
| 54 | Alcorn State University (MS)* | 40% | -15% | 256 | 26% | 33968 | 80 | 15702 | 132 |
| 55 | Northwestern OK State Univ. (OK)* | 32% | -2% | 103 | 1% | 41888 | 41 | 8845 | 24 |
| 56 | Texas A&M–Commerce (TX)* | 54% | -10% | 760 | -2% | 46420 | 49 | 11576 | 74 |
| 57 | LA State Univ.–Alexandria (LA)* | 31% | 4% | 112 | -12% | 38646 | 174 | 6668 | 6 |
| 58 | University of Pikeville (KY) | 55% | -14% | 389 | 6% | 42295 | 47 | 13991 | 122 |
| 59 | Texas Wesleyan University (TX) | 45% | 7% | 138 | 4% | 50151 | 18 | 21073 | 196 |
| 60 | Paul Quinn College (TX) | 22% | -25% | 17 | 20% | 35673 | 6 | 10725 | 32 |
| 61 | Milligan University (TN) | 66% | 1% | 77 | 3% | 44227 | 205 | 17217 | 152 |
| 62 | Texas Lutheran University (TX) | 55% | -16% | 98 | -4% | 52822 | 8 | 16778 | 143 |
| 63 | Lindsey Wilson College (KY) | 48% | -14% | 286 | 14% | 34403 | 100 | 14667 | 116 |
| 64 | Texas Tech University (TX)* | 63% | -10% | 1419 | -7% | 59446 | 43 | 12619 | 94 |
| 65 | Southeastern OK State Univ. (OK)* | 39% | -17% | 266 | 0% | 43158 | 79 | 7747 | 17 |
| 66 | University of TN–Martin (TN)* | 50% | -19% | 478 | 7% | 41958 | 113 | 9610 | 29 |
| 67 | Centre College (KY) | 83% | -7% | 52 | 2% | 59212 | 138 | 14922 | 125 |
| 68 | Univ. of Arkansas–Fort Smith (AR)* | 38% | -8% | 334 | -6% | 38723 | 216 | 8654 | 13 |
| 69 | Bryan College (TN) | 47% | -4% | 50 | -9% | 47344 | 57 | 13829 | 99 |
| 70 | LeTourneau University (TX) | 52% | 2% | 181 | -3% | 53842 | 117 | 20665 | 188 |
| 71 | University of St. Thomas (TX) | 61% | 0% | 117 | 10% | 53773 | 193 | 16637 | 154 |
| 72 | OK State University–Main (OK)* | 63% | -18% | 1100 | -1% | 53313 | 90 | 9886 | 45 |
| 73 | University of OK–Norman (OK)* | 65% | -14% | 946 | 1% | 58360 | 30 | 17527 | 166 |
| 74 | Huston-Tillotson University (TX) | 32% | -15% | 84 | 8% | 38676 | 48 | 13796 | 88 |
| 75 | University of Texas–Austin (TX)* | 82% | -9% | 2234 | 1% | 70276 | 210 | 13949 | 121 |
| 76 | Bacone College (OK) | 19% | 4% | 46 | -2% | 36841 | 54 | 16586 | 140 |
| 77 | Northwestern State Univ. of LA (LA)* | 41% | -14% | 480 | -5% | 43326 | 46 | 12907 | 81 |
| 78 | Tennessee State University (TN)* | 41% | -12% | 554 | 3% | 41049 | 72 | 11657 | 76 |
| 79 | LA State Univ.–Baton Rouge (LA)* | 68% | -15% | 926 | -5% | 58130 | 39 | 13942 | 120 |
| 80 | University of Central Oklahoma (OK)* | 44% | -8% | 747 | -1% | 45726 | 139 | 14719 | 117 |
| 81 | Middle Tennessee State Univ. (TN)* | 49% | -13% | 1390 | 6% | 45752 | 105 | 10808 | 62 |
| 82 | Langston University (OK)* | 29% | -8% | 186 | 13% | 33341 | 131 | 11819 | 61 |
| 83 | Alice Lloyd College (KY) | 37% | -3% | 53 | 1% | 38449 | 88 | 14489 | 102 |
| 84 | Mid-America Christian Univ. (OK) | 34% | -5% | 192 | 7% | 45266 | 32 | 18643 | 173 |
| 85 | Southern Univ./A&M College (LA)* | 39% | -5% | 389 | 5% | 40038 | 112 | 16250 | 146 |
| 86 | University of Southern MS (MS)* | 51% | -21% | 965 | 15% | 41307 | 61 | 13192 | 104 |
| 87 | Rhodes College (TN) | 83% | -6% | 68 | -3% | 67917 | 87 | 17784 | 171 |
| 88 | LA State Univ.–Shreveport (LA)* | 35% | -9% | 142 | 1% | 43767 | 95 | 8060 | 19 |
| 89 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OK) | 48% | -5% | 84 | -4% | 51333 | 12 | 24195 | 212 |
| 90 | Welch College (TN) | 43% | 20% | 18 | -7% | 37316 | 177 | 18425 | 170 |
| 91 | University of the Ozarks (AR) | 52% | -16% | 40 | -7% | 39898 | 159 | 11842 | 46 |
| 92 | Jarvis Christian College (TX) | 17% | -3% | 34 | 13% | 28539 | 127 | 13198 | 73 |
| 93 | Lincoln Memorial University (TN) | 60% | -15% | 103 | 6% | 43193 | 141 | 13040 | 101 |
| 94 | Tarleton State University (TX)* | 58% | -8% | 856 | -8% | 48318 | 67 | 17435 | 163 |
| 95 | Wayland Baptist University (TX) | 44% | -4% | 242 | -4% | 47079 | 53 | 22788 | 207 |
| 96 | University of North Texas (TX)* | 60% | -24% | 2293 | -2% | 52640 | 124 | 8603 | 30 |
| 97 | Southwestern Adventist Univ. (TX) | 52% | -25% | 83 | -3% | 47009 | 24 | 17516 | 156 |
| 98 | University of Kentucky (KY)* | 64% | -17% | 893 | 2% | 55174 | 74 | 13677 | 114 |
| 99 | Williams Baptist University (AR) | 43% | -6% | 48 | 7% | 37536 | 128 | 16195 | 134 |
| 100 | St. Mary's University (TX) | 61% | -10% | 253 | 10% | 54524 | 172 | 16767 | 145 |
| 101 | University of Tennessee (TN)* | 71% | -15% | 1204 | 7% | 54646 | 192 | 14189 | 124 |
| 102 | Southern Adventist University (TN) | 59% | 7% | 128 | 3% | 48627 | 221 | 20505 | 185 |
| 103 | Murray State University (KY)* | 56% | -22% | 496 | 3% | 42486 | 167 | 9842 | 35 |
| 104 | Bethel University (TN) | 42% | -7% | 607 | -9% | 42452 | 165 | 15306 | 128 |
| 105 | Crowley's Ridge College (AR) | 37% | 2% | 17 | 2% | 28783 | 204 | 14262 | 98 |
| 106 | Arkansas Tech University (AR)* | 47% | -20% | 532 | -3% | 39457 | 129 | 10902 | 43 |
| 107 | Texas College (TX) | 18% | 9% | 58 | -7% | 31694 | 118 | 14784 | 107 |
| 108 | University of Texas–Dallas (TX)* | 70% | -3% | 1085 | 20% | 62497 | 227 | 12427 | 91 |
| 109 | Eastern Kentucky University (KY)* | 49% | -18% | 835 | 5% | 41317 | 42 | 12412 | 89 |
| 110 | Morehead State University (KY)* | 48% | -19% | 527 | 1% | 38748 | 161 | 10230 | 39 |
| 111 | Dillard University (LA) | 46% | -19% | 144 | 14% | 37026 | 65 | 17508 | 167 |
| 112 | Southwestern Assemb. of God U. (TX) | 44% | -4% | 138 | 12% | 40857 | 140 | 22680 | 205 |
| 113 | Blue Mountain Christian Univ. (MS) | 53% | -24% | 49 | -1% | 34697 | 160 | 12905 | 70 |
| 114 | Sewanee–Univ. of the South (TN) | 80% | -3% | 72 | -5% | 57967 | 134 | 19512 | 187 |
| 115 | Univ. of Science & Arts of Okla. (OK)* | 40% | -15% | 44 | -13% | 38380 | 28 | 7058 | 7 |
| 116 | University of TN–Southern (TN)* | 40% | -13% | 92 | 6% | 38310 | 92 | 18012 | 161 |
| 117 | Transylvania University (KY) | 72% | -8% | 58 | 5% | 52184 | 121 | 20106 | 193 |
| 118 | Tusculum College (TN) | 38% | -11% | 83 | 9% | 41526 | 104 | 14512 | 113 |
| 119 | Houston Baptist University (TX) | 46% | -11% | 168 | 13% | 52400 | 89 | 17941 | 162 |
| 120 | McMurry University (TX) | 39% | -9% | 92 | 7% | 46109 | 70 | 19033 | 177 |
| 121 | Cameron University (OK)* | 23% | -15% | 180 | 4% | 38113 | 73 | 7551 | 14 |
| 122 | Lane College (TN) | 28% | -16% | 164 | 20% | 30364 | 156 | 13959 | 100 |
| 123 | Southern Univ. at New Orleans (LA)* | 34% | -11% | 171 | -1% | 34284 | 171 | 11202 | 51 |
| 124 | University of LA–Monroe (LA)* | 48% | -13% | 361 | -4% | 42906 | 108 | 9759 | 42 |
| 125 | Ecclesia College (AR)^^ | 24% | -1% | 12 | -5% | 37803 | 40 | 16359 | 137 |
| 126 | Southwestern OK State Univ. (OK)* | 43% | -12% | 219 | -2% | 44448 | 155 | 10566 | 41 |
| 127 | McNeese State University (LA)* | 47% | -14% | 301 | -9% | 43477 | 142 | 9901 | 36 |
| 128 | Southeastern Louisiana Univ. (LA)* | 42% | -15% | 513 | -2% | 42663 | 148 | 11534 | 57 |
| 129 | Delta State University (MS)* | 43% | -11% | 227 | -8% | 38244 | 115 | 12787 | 78 |
| 130 | University of Mississippi (MS)* | 64% | -18% | 1043 | -3% | 49383 | 153 | 10174 | 52 |
| 131 | Univ. of TN–Chattanooga (TN)* | 50% | -10% | 593 | 5% | 45048 | 154 | 10945 | 65 |
| 132 | Xavier University of Louisiana (LA) | 49% | -21% | 173 | 15% | 52178 | 52 | 18142 | 165 |
| 133 | Carson-Newman College (TN) | 52% | -14% | 128 | 11% | 43196 | 94 | 15810 | 144 |
| 134 | Arlington Baptist University (TX) | 19% | 16% | 11 | 3% | 33164 | 96 | 21230 | 197 |
| 135 | Henderson State University (AR)* | 38% | -17% | 250 | 8% | 39851 | 83 | 13349 | 90 |
| 136 | Brescia University (KY) | 37% | -11% | 57 | -5% | 38459 | 103 | 12373 | 60 |
| 137 | Howard Payne University (TX) | 45% | -14% | 72 | -17% | 46020 | 22 | 19920 | 182 |
| 138 | Union College (KY) | 36% | -13% | 68 | 5% | 38975 | 63 | 16029 | 135 |
| 139 | Tennessee Technological Univ. (TN)* | 58% | -13% | 661 | 8% | 44362 | 197 | 13447 | 108 |
| 140 | Louisiana College (LA) | 38% | -15% | 54 | 1% | 43805 | 44 | 13384 | 92 |
| 141 | Lamar University (TX)* | 39% | -17% | 497 | -1% | 45050 | 50 | 10896 | 64 |
| 142 | Rogers State University (OK)* | 24% | -10% | 123 | -5% | 41176 | 114 | 13180 | 72 |
| 143 | East Tennessee State University (TN)* | 52% | -19% | 767 | 10% | 41648 | 149 | 11890 | 80 |
| 144 | University of Dallas (TX) | 68% | -14% | 54 | 3% | 55714 | 196 | 15551 | 129 |
| 145 | Lee University (TN) | 55% | -15% | 238 | 5% | 41437 | 194 | 16044 | 136 |
| 146 | Oklahoma Baptist University (OK) | 53% | -15% | 118 | 0% | 43978 | 107 | 19083 | 178 |
| 147 | Nicholls State University (LA)* | 47% | -20% | 247 | 1% | 43473 | 151 | 11391 | 56 |
| 148 | Texas A&M–Kingsville (TX)* | 49% | -11% | 559 | 4% | 48448 | 191 | 11079 | 66 |
| 149 | Thomas More College (KY) | 50% | -25% | 57 | -7% | 57430 | 3 | 17211 | 151 |
| 150 | Spalding University (KY) | 47% | -15% | 110 | -1% | 47616 | 14 | 21779 | 199 |
| 151 | Central Baptist College (AR) | 32% | -12% | 39 | -1% | 41216 | 82 | 17174 | 147 |
| 152 | OK Panhandle State Univ. (OK)* | 25% | -10% | 32 | -9% | 43324 | 144 | 8307 | 11 |
| 153 | Texas Southern University (TX)* | 32% | -11% | 489 | 14% | 35725 | 150 | 18427 | 176 |
| 154 | Northern Kentucky University (KY)* | 48% | -18% | 550 | -5% | 45823 | 157 | 5356 | 10 |
| 155 | University of Louisville (KY)* | 54% | -16% | 769 | -1% | 50628 | 125 | 14872 | 131 |
| 156 | Hallmark University (TX) | 44% | -7% | 21 | 7% | 38485 | 226 | 10268 | 26 |
| 157 | University of New Orleans (LA)* | 43% | -5% | 342 | -3% | 46583 | 201 | 10813 | 63 |
| 158 | Kentucky Wesleyan College (KY) | 44% | -11% | 57 | 7% | 43551 | 122 | 21809 | 202 |
| 159 | Trinity University (TX) | 79% | -12% | 75 | -5% | 66367 | 206 | 12609 | 69 |
| 160 | Southern Nazarene University (OK) | 49% | -23% | 40 | 3% | 51884 | 69 | 17115 | 150 |
| 161 | Arkansas State Univ. (AR)* | 52% | -20% | 685 | 4% | 38790 | 173 | 12245 | 84 |
| 162 | Art Institute of San Antonio (TX)° | 22% | -4% | 61 | -3% | 37556 | 9 | 24379 | 218 |
| 163 | Texas Christian University (TX) | 81% | -4% | 264 | -7% | 62421 | 169 | 27136 | 224 |
| 164 | Millsaps College (MS) | 67% | -6% | 32 | -12% | 55965 | 126 | 20033 | 192 |
| 165 | Hendrix College (AR) | 70% | -13% | 53 | 6% | 46928 | 223 | 11602 | 44 |
| 166 | Randall University (OK) | 35% | -17% | 13 | -2% | 40157 | 17 | 14874 | 123 |
| 167 | Cumberland University (TN) | 60% | -17% | 106 | -7% | 47720 | 76 | 24661 | 216 |
| 168 | Trevecca Nazarene University (TN) | 55% | -12% | 139 | 0% | 48692 | 189 | 13938 | 118 |
| 169 | So. Arkansas Univ.–Main (AR)* | 41% | -17% | 194 | 7% | 39931 | 166 | 14399 | 111 |
| 170 | Oral Roberts University (OK) | 46% | -13% | 156 | 4% | 43227 | 102 | 19346 | 180 |
| 171 | Loyola University–New Orleans (LA) | 60% | -11% | 171 | 2% | 49414 | 170 | 17958 | 172 |
| 172 | Midway University (KY) | 44% | -9% | 72 | 6% | 40327 | 163 | 21199 | 191 |
| 173 | University of LA–Lafayette (LA)* | 52% | -16% | 678 | -4% | 43715 | 178 | 11090 | 67 |
| 174 | Angelo State University (TX)* | 41% | -13% | 347 | -12% | 45299 | 179 | 11129 | 49 |
| 175 | Oklahoma City University (OK) | 69% | -12% | 92 | -2% | 48987 | 182 | 20294 | 190 |
| 176 | Asbury University (KY) | 62% | -17% | 107 | 5% | 41990 | 187 | 21797 | 200 |
| 177 | Belhaven University (MS) | 46% | -9% | 228 | 3% | 41957 | 211 | 16628 | 153 |
| 178 | Hardin-Simmons University (TX) | 50% | -17% | 93 | 1% | 48738 | 36 | 18114 | 174 |
| 179 | Southern Methodist University (TX) | 80% | -7% | 232 | 1% | 74593 | 135 | 29358 | 228 |
| 180 | Our Lady of the Lake San Antonio (TX) | 48% | -8% | 171 | 7% | 44150 | 176 | 17074 | 158 |
| 181 | East Texas Baptist University (TX) | 40% | -11% | 88 | -3% | 46619 | 75 | 20640 | 186 |
| 182 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (TX)* | 45% | -7% | 600 | 4% | 48262 | 180 | 17104 | 160 |
| 183 | University of Arkansas (AR)* | 64% | -19% | 906 | -5% | 53060 | 175 | 13174 | 103 |
| 184 | Univ. of the Incarnate Word (TX) | 53% | -9% | 503 | 2% | 50013 | 181 | 21432 | 201 |
| 185 | Freed-Hardeman University (TN) | 58% | -21% | 76 | 0% | 42105 | 207 | 14391 | 110 |
| 186 | Southwestern University (TX) | 72% | -8% | 88 | -7% | 58696 | 190 | 20987 | 204 |
| 187 | Southwestern Christian Univ. (OK) | 28% | -12% | 65 | -8% | 37621 | 143 | 17867 | 159 |
| 188 | Art Institute of Houston (TX) | 16% | 1% | 92 | -3% | 37556 | 62 | 24191 | 217 |
| 189 | North American University (TX) | 55% | -21% | 35 | -1% | N/A | 217 | 12180 | 68 |
| 190 | Belmont University (TN) | 71% | -12% | 217 | -1% | 50907 | 162 | 24173 | 215 |
| 191 | South University–Austin (TX)° | 23% | 25% | 13 | -8% | 35974 | 199 | 24579 | 219 |
| 192 | Maryville College (TN) | 57% | -18% | 98 | 3% | 45861 | 158 | 16899 | 157 |
| 193 | Georgetown College (KY) | 53% | -16% | 59 | -4% | 48092 | 106 | 13769 | 95 |
| 194 | University of Central Arkansas (AR)* | 45% | -20% | 518 | 9% | 43092 | 120 | 14269 | 126 |
| 195 | Austin College (TX) | 70% | -9% | 77 | 0% | 58542 | 219 | 18302 | 179 |
| 196 | Mississippi State University (MS)* | 61% | -23% | 1000 | 3% | 47219 | 202 | 14370 | 127 |
| 197 | Univ. of Arkansas—Monticello (AR)* | 33% | -31% | 115 | 5% | 34519 | 93 | 11146 | 50 |
| 198 | University of AR–Little Rock (AR)* | 40% | -16% | 477 | -1% | 41525 | 146 | 15086 | 133 |
| 199 | Western Kentucky University (KY)* | 48% | -21% | 791 | 0% | 40180 | 168 | 12023 | 82 |
| 200 | Oklahoma Christian University (OK) | 55% | -15% | 77 | -4% | 45286 | 213 | 16093 | 138 |
| 201 | Bellarmine University (KY) | 66% | -17% | 127 | -4% | 54329 | 137 | 20943 | 194 |
| 202 | Dallas Baptist University (TX) | 55% | -15% | 122 | -6% | 51887 | 71 | 24081 | 214 |
| 203 | Campbellsville University (KY) | 40% | -15% | 165 | -7% | 39316 | 133 | 20041 | 181 |
| 204 | Harding University (AR) | 66% | -18% | 217 | -11% | 48897 | 145 | 16663 | 155 |
| 205 | Univ. of Mary Hardin–Baylor (TX) | 48% | -14% | 207 | 3% | 49800 | 37 | 25807 | 220 |
| 206 | Dallas Christian College (TX) | 28% | -9% | 20 | -21% | 44268 | 29 | 26229 | 223 |
| 207 | Baylor University (TX) | 77% | -11% | 558 | -10% | 61713 | 147 | 29243 | 227 |
| 208 | Fisk University (TN) | 34% | -16% | 50 | 19% | 42114 | 77 | 22415 | 213 |
| 209 | William Carey University (MS) | 49% | -21% | 259 | -2% | 38407 | 200 | 12800 | 97 |
| 210 | Louisiana Tech University (LA)* | 52% | -16% | 293 | -11% | 49736 | 203 | 9967 | 47 |
| 211 | University of Tulsa (OK) | 70% | -14% | 101 | -2% | 55710 | 224 | 20249 | 189 |
| 212 | Concordia University–Texas (TX) | 46% | -10% | 122 | -7% | 52154 | 164 | 23118 | 209 |
| 213 | Art Institute of Austin (TX) | 15% | -6% | 85 | -5% | 37556 | 51 | 27831 | 226 |
| 214 | Miami Int. U. of Art/Design–Art Inst. Dallas (TX) | 18% | -4% | 63 | -2% | 35537 | 123 | 26185 | 222 |
| 215 | Lyon College (AR) | 52% | -8% | 54 | -5% | 44380 | 225 | 14584 | 115 |
| 216 | Kentucky Christian University (KY) | 26% | -12% | 27 | -15% | 39767 | 136 | 20265 | 184 |
| 217 | Lubbock Christian University (TX) | 56% | -23% | 121 | 2% | 45580 | 184 | 22919 | 208 |
| 218 | Schreiner University (TX) | 51% | -8% | 75 | -4% | 44369 | 214 | 23805 | 210 |
| 219 | Union University (TN) | 66% | -13% | 189 | 3% | 49991 | 218 | 27774 | 225 |
| 220 | Centenary College of Louisiana (LA) | 56% | -10% | 41 | -6% | 48338 | 186 | 22204 | 211 |
| 221 | Ouachita Baptist University (AR) | 63% | -21% | 71 | -11% | 45799 | 188 | 17632 | 168 |
| 222 | University of Holy Cross (LA) | 38% | -37% | 52 | -14% | 48053 | 16 | 14119 | 105 |
| 223 | Lipscomb University (TN) | 64% | -15% | 144 | -2% | 49706 | 222 | 22020 | 203 |
| 224 | Abilene Christian University (TX) | 63% | -18% | 164 | -7% | 50315 | 185 | 25956 | 221 |
| 225 | South College (TN) | 37% | -23% | 79 | 8% | 33408 | 215 | 16291 | 148 |
| 226 | Amer. InterContinental U.–Houston (TX) | 32% | -37% | 39 | 11% | 36565 | 208 | 15631 | 130 |
| 227 | Mississippi College (MS) | 53% | -20% | 189 | -8% | 45185 | 220 | 15709 | 142 |
| 228 | Tulane University (LA) | 67% | -9% | 186 | -12% | 58406 | 228 | 22362 | 206 |
