How does Oklahoma stack up in the SEC? All 16 colleges ranked academically by US News

U.S. News recently released its 2024 college rankings, and while the University of Oklahoma didn’t rank in the top 100, the school did rank in the top 10 among universities in the Southeastern Conference.

OU and the University of Texas will move from the Big 12 to the SEC in time for the 2024 college football season.

Here’s where every SEC school nationally ranks, according to U.S. News.

16. Mississippi State University

• City: Starkville, Mississippi
• Undergraduate enrollment in fall 2023: 21,988
• U.S. News ranking: No. 216 (tied)
• In-state cost: $9,815
• Acceptance rate: 70%

15. Louisiana State University – Baton Rouge (LSU)

• City: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Undergraduate enrollment in fall 2023: 32,666
• U.S. News ranking: No. 185
• In-state cost: $11,954
• Acceptance rate: 76%

14. University of Arkansas

• City: Fayetteville, Arkansas
• Undergraduate enrollement in fall 2023: 32,140
• U.S. News ranking: No. 178
• In-state cost: $9,748
• Acceptance rate: 79%

13. The University of Alabama

• City: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Undergraduate enrollment in fall 2023: 39,623
• U.S. News ranking: No. 170
• In-state cost: $11,900
• Acceptance rate: 80%

12. University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)

• City: Oxford, Mississippi
• Undergraduate enrollment in fall 2023: 24,710
• U.S. News ranking: No. 163
• In-state cost: $9,412
• Acceptance rate: 97%

11. University of Kentucky

• City: Lexington, Kentucky
• Undergraduate enrollment in fall 2023: 34,000
• U.S. News ranking: No. 159
• In-state cost: $13,212
• Acceptance rate: 95%

10. University of South Carolina

• City: Columbia, South Carolina
• Undergraduate enrollment in fall 2023: 36,300
• U.S. News ranking: No. 124 (tied)
• In-state cost: $12,688
• Acceptance rate: 64%

9. University of Oklahoma

• City: Norman, Oklahoma
• Undergraduate enrollment in fall 2023: 28,264
• U.S. News ranking: No. 124 (tied)
• In-state cost: $9,312
• Acceptance rate: 73%

8. University of Missouri

• City: Columbus, Missouri
• Undergraduate enrollment in fall 2023: 23,629
• U.S. News ranking: No. 124 (tied)
• In-state cost: $14,192
• Acceptance rate: 79%

7. University of Tennessee, Knoxville

• City: Knoxville, Tennessee
• Undergraduate enrollment in fall 2023: 36,000
• U.S. News ranking: No. 216 (tied)
• In-state cost: $13,244
• Acceptance rate: 68%

6. Auburn University

• City: Auburn, Alabama
• Undergraduate enrollment in fall 2023: 35,015
• U.S. News ranking: No. 93
• In-state cost: $12,536
• Acceptance rate: 44%

5. University of Georgia

• City: Athens, Georgia
• Undergraduate enrollment in fall 2023: 30,166
• U.S. News ranking: No. 47 (tied)
• In-state cost: $11,180
• Acceptance rate: 43%

4. Texas A&M University

• City: College Station, Texas
• Undergraduate enrollment in fall 2023: 69,598
• U.S. News ranking: No. 47 (tied)
• In-state cost: $12,413
• Acceptance rate: 63%

3. University of Texas at Austin

• City: Austin, Texas
• Undergraduate enrollment in fall 2023: 53,082
• U.S. News ranking: No. 32
• In-state cost: $11,698
• Acceptance rate: 31%

2. University of Florida

• City: Gainsville, Florida
• Undergraduate enrollment in fall 2022: 34,552
• U.S. News ranking: No. 28
• In-state cost: $6,381
• Acceptance rate: 23%

1. Vanderbilt University

• City: Nashville, Tennessee
• Undergraduate enrollment in fall 2023: 7,152
• U.S. News ranking: No. 18
• Tuition: $63,946
• Acceptance rate: 7%