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The University of the South

Sewanee, Tennessee

Sewanee

https://www.sewanee.edu

#193 National Colleges

66.71% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

1,669 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, small, highly residential
  • Religious Affiliation: Protestant Episcopal


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Sewanee: The University of the South, commonly known as Sewanee (), is a private Episcopal liberal arts college in Sewanee, Tennessee. It is owned by 28 southern dioceses of the Episcopal Church and its School of Theology is an official seminary of the church. The university's School of Letters offers graduate degrees in American Literature and Creative Writing. The campus (officially called "The Domain" or, affectionately, "The Mountain") consists of 13,000 acres (53 km2) of scenic mountain property atop the Cumberland Plateau, with the developed portion occupying about 1,000 acres (4.0 km2).

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Location

City
Sewanee, Tennessee

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Locale
Rural: Distant (rural territory more than 5 miles but up to 25 miles from an urbanized area or more than 2.5 and up to 10 miles from an urban cluster)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Social Sciences 26.5%
Psychology 11.6%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 10.8%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 9.8%
English Language And Literature/Letters 9.5%
History 6.9%
Natural Resources And Conservation 6.9%
Visual And Performing Arts 5.7%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 4.1%
Physical Sciences 3.6%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 2.1%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 1.5%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.5%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.5%

Cost

Tuition
$46,472.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
30.57%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$30,474.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1278 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 660 615 570
Verbal 680 630 580

ACT Scores

28 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 28 26 23
English 34 30 25