USNews每年都会按其独有的统计方式，对美国近1400所高校进行不同类型的排名，这也是美国最重要的大学排名，最具有实际参考价值的排名。以下是2014年美国南部最佳公立文理学院排名。
1 Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC
2 University of South Carolina–Aiken Aiken, SC
3 University of South Carolina–Upstate Spartanburg, SC
4 Concord University Athens, WV
5 Georgia Gwinnett College Lawrenceville, GA
6 University of Arkansas–Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR
6 West Liberty University West Liberty, WV
8 Clayton State University Morrow, GA
8 Lander University 1Greenwood, SC
8 University of South Carolina–Beaufort Bluffton, SC
11 Glenville State College Glenville, WV
12 Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL
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