Duke University, Johns Hopkins University and Emory University top the list of private colleges and universities in the South, according to The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Among public institutions in the South, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Texas at Austin lead the way. The WSJ/THE rankings define regions using U.S. Census Bureau data.

Duke University, Johns Hopkins University and Emory University top the list of private colleges and universities in the South, according to The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings.

Among public institutions in the South, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Texas at Austin lead the way. The WSJ/THE rankings define regions using U.S. Census Bureau data.

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