Atlantic 10 Conference, A-10

UNC Charlotte has grown from a small teacher's college to a large comprehensive university since its founding in 1946. The university is made up of seven colleges, and undergraduates can choose from over 90 Bachelor's degree programs. Preprofessional fields in business, communications, criminal justice, education and nursing are among the most popular with undergraduates. The university has a 15 to 1 student / faculty ratio.

The University of Rhode Island often ranks highly for both its academic programs and its educational value. For its strengths in the liberal arts and sciences, URI was awarded a chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. High achieving students should look into the URI Honors Program which offers special academic, advising and housing opportunities.

University of Richmond undergraduates can choose from 60 majors, and the college typically does well in national rankings of liberal arts colleges and undergraduate business programs. Students can also choose from 75 study-abroad programs in 30 countries. The school's strengths in the liberal arts and sciences earned it a chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. Richmond has an impressive 8 to 1 student / faculty ratio and an average class size of 16.

Founded in 1831, Xavier is one of the oldest Jesuit universities in the country. The university's preprofessional programs in business, education, communications and nursing are all popular among undergraduates. The school was granted a chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society for its strengths in the liberal arts and sciences.