ford ▁University ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Alabama ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Alabama ▁at ▁B irmingham ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Central ▁Florida ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Florida ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Georgia ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Louis ville ▁University ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁at ▁Chap el ▁Hill ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁at ▁Charlotte ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁at ▁Gre ens bor o ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Florida ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁ ▁Virginia ▁Te ch ▁ ▁College ▁of ▁William ▁& ▁Mary ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁well - known ▁private ▁institutions , ▁as ▁well . ▁Notable ▁among ▁these ▁are : ▁▁ ▁Bel mont ▁University ▁ ▁David son ▁College ▁ ▁Duke ▁University ▁▁ ▁Em ory ▁University ▁ ▁Fur man ▁University ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁Howard ▁University ▁ ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University ▁Mer cer ▁University ▁ ▁More house ▁College ▁ ▁Sp el man ▁College ▁ ▁T usk eg ee ▁University ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Miami ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Richmond ▁ ▁V ander b ilt ▁University ▁ ▁W ake ▁Forest ▁University ▁ ▁Washington ▁and ▁Lee ▁University ▁ ▁The ▁region ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁greatest ▁number ▁of ▁histor ically ▁black ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁The ▁three ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁are ▁North ▁Carolina ▁A & T ▁University , ▁Florida ▁A & M ▁University , ▁and ▁Jackson ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁L arg est ▁cities ▁ ▁These ▁are ▁the ▁largest ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁S out