The University of the South
Sewanee, Tennessee
- Private nonprofit
- Rural
- 1,607 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 57%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $31,931per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 79%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $72,17510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under the Sewanee Pledge, students who do not graduate in four consecutive years are provided up to one additional year of study tuition-free.
Source: The Sewanee Pledge | The University of the South | Sewanee
Sewanee students are provided funding for a summer internship or research fellowship and a semester-long study-abroad opportunity at no additional tuition cost.
Source: The Sewanee Pledge | The University of the South | Sewanee
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 57%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1260–1390Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 27–31Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $31,931full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $74,398sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $58,226Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 79%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 89%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $72,17510 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,607Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 19%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 13%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TN — admits 90%
- Saint Francis University Loretto, PA — admits 77%
- Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA — admits 78%
- College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN — admits 92%
Also worth a look
- Rhodes College Memphis, TN — admits 50%
- Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI — admits 56%
- St Lawrence University Canton, NY — admits 54%
- Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY — admits 64%
- Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT — admits 59%
- Union University Jackson, TN — admits 60%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for The University of the South, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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