Best Colleges Rankings U.S. News and World Report Awards The Citadel has been awarded the below from U.S. News and World Report: #1 Best Regional University in the South (2 consecutive years) #1 Best Public University in the South (15 consecutive years) #1 Best Colleges for Veterans – South Regional Universities (8 consecutive years) #3 Undergraduate Teaching – South Regional Universities #5 Best Value – South Regional Universities #14 (tied) Best Undergraduate Engineering, nationwide (non-doctoral) #174 (tied) Best Undergraduate Business, nationwide #229 (tied) Best Undergraduate Computer Science, nationwide Niche Best Colleges Award Ranked #1 Best Value Colleges in South Carolina