The University of the South
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 41 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 34 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing7 · 17.1%
- No Data34 · 82.9%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 8
- Feb 2026Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools · Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger institutions, offering graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theology
- Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 333 students received $1.9M in Pell grants, alongside $7.5M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 229 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (0.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at University of the South
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 14
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus2
- Public property1
Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
University of the South vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions University of the South selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectThe University of the South | 80% | — | 1,724 | $27,872 | Baccalaureate |
| 85% | 50.4% | 1,861 | $28,585 | Baccalaureate | |
| 50% | 60.9% | 1,136 | $19,360 | Baccalaureate | |
| 30% | 37.4% | 1,059 | $32,020 | Baccalaureate | |
| 18% | 48.5% | 738 | $10,904 | Baccalaureate | |
| 84% | 51.9% | 1,817 | $18,732 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 65% | 50.4% | 1,430 | $23,616 |
Institutions like University of the South
Explore the federal data for institutions in University of the South's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateTennessee
Rhodes College
Grad rate85%Admit rate50.4%Enrollment1,861Net price$28,585View data - BaccalaureateTennessee
Maryville College
Grad rate50%Admit rate60.9%Enrollment1,136Net price$19,360View data - BaccalaureateTennessee
Fisk University
Grad rate30%Admit rate37.4%Enrollment1,059Net price$32,020View data - BaccalaureateTennessee
Lane College
Grad rate18%Admit rate48.5%Enrollment738Net price$10,904View data - BaccalaureateSouth Carolina
Wofford College
Grad rate84%Admit rate51.9%Enrollment1,817Net price$18,732View data
University of the South Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides a factbook for The University of the South's Institutional Research office. It includes links to resources such as the Common Data Set, Dashboards, and Enrollment Reports. Contact information for the university is also provided.
Visit IR office pageCommon Data Set
University of the South's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C15,018 applied → 2,554 admitted (50.9%) → 449 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 50.9% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1230–1357 (median 1290).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 27–31 (median 29).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
Waitlist outcome
C2243 offered a waitlist spot, 66 accepted it, 5 admitted (7.6% of those who stayed on).
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $73,998 (2024-2025).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $73,998 → about $31,127 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($42,871); 92% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H10% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H538% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $31,270 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 82%; first-year retention 88%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 2 pts above the overall rate (85% vs 82%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I366% of classes have under 20 students; 1% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~22% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B24% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B11,615 undergraduates and 78 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D150 transfer applicants → 43 admitted (86.0%) → 22 enrolled
Source publications
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