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 1% student loan default rate at Sewanee is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Sewanee.
• For the <nil> academic year, 84% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Sewanee bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $59,529 a year. That's about 46% 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

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?

The acceptance rate at Sewanee is 60%, 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 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 56%, and the acceptance rate for women is 64%.

Average Test Scores

About 25% 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 610 and 700. Math scores were between 590 and 690.

Sewanee received ACT scores from 49% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 34. Math scores were between 24 and 29. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

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 74% of students took out student loans averaging $5,329 a year. That adds up to $21,316 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Sewanee is 0.8%. 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 1,735 undergraduate students at Sewanee, with 1,724 being full-time and 11 being part-time.

There are also 85 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,724 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	20
Black or African American	64
Hispanic or Latino	93
White	1,417
International Students	69
Other Races/Ethnicities	61

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.

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

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