11. Marymount University
Sitting on land that was once the estate of Teddy Roosevelt’s personal physician, the private Catholic school on North Glebe Road in Arlington tied at number 52 for top regional universities in the South, according to U.S. News & World Report. Tuition is $30,426 for 2018-19, and there are 2,323 undergraduates on the small, 21-acre campus.
Location: Arlington, VA
APS Students Applied: 98
APS Students Accepted: 55