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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
$27,4981,619th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$53,6981,871st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$53,6981,869th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$68,7041,818th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,855983rd lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$64,911380th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$53,456403rd highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
82.4%177th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
88.5%292nd highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
50.9%287th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
1336157th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,5981,075th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
14.9%1,938th highest of 2,140 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.