Sewanee - The University of the South Overview

Sewanee - The University of the South is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sewanee, Tennessee. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

What Is Sewanee - The University of the South Known For?

• Students at Sewanee may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 10 to 1.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Sewanee.
• In a recent academic period88% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Sewanee bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $64,911 a year. That's about 59% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Sewanee student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Sewanee - The University of the South?

Contact details for Sewanee are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	735 University Avenue, Sewanee, TN 37383-1000
Phone:	931-598-1000
Website:	www.sewanee.edu

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Admission Requirements for Sewanee

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Sewanee?

The acceptance rate at Sewanee is 52%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 47%, and the acceptance rate for women is 57%.

Average Test Scores

About 19% of students accepted to Sewanee submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 643 and 710. Math scores were between 590 and 670.

Sewanee received ACT scores from 35% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 28 and 35. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 27 and 32.

Can I Afford Sewanee - The University of the South?

The overall average net price of Sewanee is $41,231. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Sewanee, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $5,059 a year. That adds up to $20,236 over four years for those students.

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Sewanee - The University of the South Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,716 undergraduate students at Sewanee, with 1,689 being full-time and 27 being part-time.

There are also 84 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,689 full-time undergraduates at Sewanee, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Sewanee - The University of the South students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	22
Black or African American	77
Hispanic or Latino	97
White	1,375
International Students	67
Other Races/Ethnicities	51

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Sewanee - The University of the South. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 34 countries are represented at Sewanee. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Nigeria, and Hungary.

Sewanee - The University of the South Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Psychology	46	0	0	0	46
Economics	45	0	0	0	45
Literature	34	0	4	0	38
Political Science & Government	38	0	0	0	38
General Biology	35	0	0	0	35
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	4	29	1	34
History	30	0	0	0	30
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	20	0	0	0	20
Sustainability Science	19	0	0	0	19
Fine & Studio Arts	17	0	0	0	17
International Studies	16	0	0	0	16
Natural Resources Conservation	16	0	0	0	16
Finance & Financial Management	15	0	0	0	15
Writing Studies	5	0	8	0	13
Romance Languages	11	0	0	0	11
Geological & Earth Sciences	10	0	0	0	10
Mathematics	8	0	0	0	8
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	7	0	0	0	7
Philosophy	7	0	0	0	7
Religious Studies	6	0	0	0	6
Forestry	5	0	0	0	5
Anthropology	4	0	0	0	4
Drama & Theater Arts	4	0	0	0	4
Computer Science	3	0	0	0	3
Ethnic Studies	3	0	0	0	3
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	3	0	0	0	3
Chemistry	3	0	0	0	3
Physics	3	0	0	0	3
Music	3	0	0	0	3
Area Studies	2	0	0	0	2
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1	0	0	0	1
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	0	0	0
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0	0
Medieval Studies	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	419	4	41	1	465

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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