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The University of the South

Sewanee, TN · Private · Rural (distant) · University of the South

Private institution in Sewanee, TN · 1,598 undergraduates · 51% acceptance rate · $64,911 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$27,4981,609th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$53,6981,854th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$53,6981,852nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$68,7041,803rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,855976th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$64,911379th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$53,456402nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
82.4%177th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
88.5%289th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
50.9%282nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1336157th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,5981,075th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
14.9%1,922nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 77 mi (BNA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 33 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$46,769$37,568
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$43,575$47,595
International/Global StudiesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$42,682$28,960
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$36,141$26,353
Historybachelors$33,993$37,568
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$23,649$25,194
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$23,456$25,774
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$18,087$15,922
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 15 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to The University of the South’s 1,598 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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