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.
• Students at Sewanee have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Sewanee.
• In 2017-2018, 85% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Sewanee bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $45,500 a year. That's about 12% 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.

Sewanee - The University of the South Rankings

Sewanee landed the #277 spot in our 2022 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,587 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 50 colleges in Tennessee, it is ranked at #4.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Sewanee has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#253	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Sewanee.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#17	Best International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#46	Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#49	Most Popular International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#54	Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#71	Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#71	Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#71	Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#75	Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#84	Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Sewanee has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#70	Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools	College Factual
#80	Best History Schools	College Factual
#93	Best General Psychology Schools	College Factual
#101	Best Political Science & Government Schools	College Factual
#125	Best Psychology Schools	College Factual
#301	Best Business Schools	Business Degree Central

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
Facebook:	http://facebook.com/sewanee
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/univofthesouth

Admission Requirements for Sewanee

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Sewanee?

With an acceptance rate of 56%, Sewanee does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 53%, and the acceptance rate for women is 58%.

Average Test Scores

About 40% 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 600 and 670. Math scores were between 560 and 670.

Sewanee received ACT scores from 62% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 34. Math scores were between 23 and 28. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

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 68% of students took out student loans averaging $5,923 a year. That adds up to $23,692 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Sewanee is 3.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at Sewanee - The University of the South

In 2019-2020, 1,511 students took at least one online class at the school.

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
Economics	62	0	0	0	62
General English Literature	49	0	7	0	56
General Psychology	41	0	0	0	41
International Studies	38	0	0	0	38
Political Science & Government	37	0	0	0	37
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	2	26	9	37
General Biology	32	0	0	0	32
History	29	0	0	0	29
Natural Resources Conservation	23	0	0	0	23
Fine & Studio Arts	16	0	0	0	16
Romance Languages	13	0	0	0	13
Mathematics	13	0	0	0	13
Sustainability Science	13	0	0	0	13
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	12	0	0	0	12
Computer Science	10	0	0	0	10
Religious Studies	9	0	0	0	9
Music	9	0	0	0	9
Chemistry	8	0	0	0	8
Physics	8	0	0	0	8
Anthropology	8	0	0	0	8
Philosophy	7	0	0	0	7
Writing Studies	0	0	6	0	6
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	6	0	0	0	6
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	5	0	0	0	5
Forestry	5	0	0	0	5
Area Studies	4	0	0	0	4
Ethnic Studies	4	0	0	0	4
Classical Languages & Literature	4	0	0	0	4
Germanic Languages	4	0	0	0	4
Geological & Earth Sciences	4	0	0	0	4
Drama & Theater Arts	2	0	0	0	2
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	0	0	0
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	0	0
Medieval Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	475	2	39	9	525

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
• Image Credit: By Uncited photographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.