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The University of the South

Sewanee, Tennessee·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·sewanee.edu
6-yr Graduation
80%
+15.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,724
peer median 1,430
Avg net price
$27,872
+$4.3k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
4,703
4,703 candidates competed
Admitted
2,676
56.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
478
17.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
80%+15.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
73%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
80%
Full-time retention
89%

Pell equity

6.7pp gap
Pell recipients
74%48 of 65
Non-Pell (all)
81%331 of 410
Subsidized loan, no Pell
76%47 of 62
No Federal Aid
82%284 of 348

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.

Total programs
41
Passing
7
17.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

41programs
  • Passing7 · 17.1%
  • No Data34 · 82.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
7
No data
34

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.

7
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+37.0%
$47,695 vs $34,808
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+67.1%
$58,164 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+68.7%
$58,715 vs $34,808
Romance Languages Literatures and Linguistics
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
+71.9%
$59,821 vs $34,808
International/Globalization Studies
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+103.7%
$70,907 vs $34,808
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+108.8%
$72,682 vs $34,808
Economics
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+152.1%
$87,762 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

7
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
52%
$25,000 debt · $47,695 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
43%
$25,000 debt · $58,715 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
37%
$21,350 debt · $58,164 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
34%
$25,000 debt · $72,682 earn
International/Globalization Studies
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
32%
$22,797 debt · $70,907 earn
Romance Languages Literatures and Linguistics
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
32%
$19,000 debt · $59,821 earn
Economics
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
25%
$21,975 debt · $87,762 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1895Next review Dec 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 8

  1. Feb 2026Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission 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
  2. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,485
$30–48k$10,704
$48–75k$17,746
$75–110k$22,563
$110k+$38,762

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$27,872
+$4,256vs Baccalaureate median $23,616
Federal loans
33.6%
In-state tuition
$56,120
Out-of-state
$56,120

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
333
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.9M
$1,924,513 total
Direct Loans
$7.5M
1,023 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.5M
367 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.8M
498 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$120K
14 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.0M
144 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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
0.8%
-1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
229
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.6%
2017
3.2%
2018
2.0%
2019
0.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at University of the South

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs43
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

465 total completions
01Social Sciences
11624.9%
02Biological Sciences
7215.5%
03English Language
6012.9%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
408.6%
05Psychology
378.0%
06Visual/Performing Arts
326.9%
07Natural Resources
306.5%
08Business
286.0%
09Theology
265.6%
10Foreign Languages
245.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,724
12-mo unduplicated
1,966
Undergraduate
1,803
Graduate
163

Gender split

Men
46%914
Women
54%1,052

Race / ethnicity composition

White
82.5%
Hispanic
5.5%
Black
4.0%
Non-resident
3.5%
Two or more
3.0%
Asian
0.8%
Unknown
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
407
265 M · 142 W
Women athletes
34.9%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$5.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$77K
$44K
Head-coach salaries
$71K
$68K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Football
90 M ·
$881K
Lacrosse
49 M · 31 W
$611K
Soccer
37 M · 27 W
$498K
Baseball
48 M ·
$258K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
22 M · 24 W
$79K
Track and Field (Indoor)
21 M · 22 W
$79K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.77
3 offenses · 1,693 students

3-year trend

1.102 yrs ago5.281 yr ago1.77Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
14
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
19
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
2
Rape
1

By location

3total
  • On campus2
  • Public property1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
11
Stalking
11 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs09
Liquor69

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
9.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
185

University of the South vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions University of the South selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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$27,872Baccalaureate
85%50.4%1,861$28,585Baccalaureate
50%60.9%1,136$19,360Baccalaureate
30%37.4%1,059$32,020Baccalaureate
18%48.5%738$10,904Baccalaureate
84%51.9%1,817$18,732Baccalaureate
Peer group median65%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.

University of the South Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Email
ir [at] sewanee.edu
Phone
931.598.1000
Address
735 University Avenue, Sewanee, TN 37383

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.

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Common 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.

Acceptance rate
50.9%
Accessible
Yield
17.6%
of admitted students enroll
Total enrollment
1,693
1,615 UG · 78 grad
6-yr graduation rate
82%
First-year retention
88%
Student–faculty ratio
8.6 to 1
Est. net price (aided)
$31,127
after avg need-based grant
01

Selectivity & Admissions

Admissions funnel

C1
Applied
5,018
Admitted
2,554
Enrolled
449

5,018 applied → 2,554 admitted (50.9%) → 449 enrolled.

Selectivity

C1
Acceptance rate
50.9%

Accessible — 50.9% acceptance rate.

Admit rate by gender

C1
men44.7%
women56.6%
another gender48.1%

Admit rate varies by gender.

SAT range (middle 50%)

C9
25th
1230
Median
1290
75th
1357

Middle 50% SAT 1230–1357 (median 1290).

ACT range (middle 50%)

C9
25th
27
Median
29
75th
31

Middle 50% ACT 27–31 (median 29).

High-school class rank

C10
Top tenth41%
Top quarter66%
Top half89%
Bottom half11%
Bottom quarter1%

Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.

Waitlist outcome

C2
Offered
243
Accepted spot
66
Admitted
5

243 offered a waitlist spot, 66 accepted it, 5 admitted (7.6% of those who stayed on).

What matters in admission

C7
Very Important4
Rigor of secondary school recordAcademic GPAApplication EssayCharacter/personal qualities
Important4
Class rankRecommendation(s)Extracurricular activitiesTalent/ability
Considered7
Standardized test scoresFirst generationAlumni/ae relationGeographical residenceVolunteer workWork experienceLevel of applicant’s interest
Not Considered3
InterviewState residencyReligious affiliation/commitment

Relative importance of each admission factor.

02

Affordability & Value

Cost of attendance

G
Total$73,998
Tuition
$55,82275%
Fees
$2980%
Room & board
$16,02822%
Books
$5001%
Other
$1,3502%

Total sticker cost of attendance is $73,998 (2024-2025).

Sticker vs. net price

G+H
Sticker COA
$73,998
Net (aided)
$31,127
Avg need grant
$42,871

Sticker $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

H1
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).90.8%
Federal4.5%
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located3.8%
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college0.9%

0% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.

Graduate debt

H4/H5
Grads with debt
38%
Avg debt
$31,270

38% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $31,270 on average.

03

Outcomes & Equity

Graduation & retention

B
6-yr grad rate
82%
Retention
88%

6-year graduation rate 82%; first-year retention 88%.

Equity: Pell graduation gap

B4
All students82%
Pell recipients85%

Pell-grant recipients graduate 2 pts above the overall rate (85% vs 82%).

04

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students93
10-19 students174
20-29 students129
30-39 students5
40-49 students1
50-99 students3
100+ students0

66% of classes have under 20 students; 1% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
8.6 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
86%
Women faculty
42%

Key faculty indicators.

Degrees by discipline

J
Social sciences21%
Biological/life sciences15%
Psychology11%
English9%
Interdisciplinary studies9%
History7%
Visual and performing arts6%
Natural resources and conservation5%

STEM-dominant: ~22% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.

05

Student Body & Diversity

Undergraduate race/ethnicity

B2
White, non-Hispanic80.7%
Hispanic/Latino6.6%
Nonresidents4.5%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic3.9%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic2.6%
Asian, non-Hispanic0.9%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown0.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic0.2%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.

International students

B2
International UG
72
Share
4%

4% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).

Undergrad vs graduate

B1
Undergraduate
1,61595%
Graduate
785%

1,615 undergraduates and 78 graduate students.

06

Transfer Path

Transfer admissions

D1
Applied
50
Admitted
43
Enrolled
22

50 transfer applicants → 43 admitted (86.0%) → 22 enrolled

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about The University of the South

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about University of the South.

What is the graduation rate at The University of the South?

The University of the South reports a 6-year graduation rate of 80% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend The University of the South?

The University of the South reports a total enrollment of 1,724 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at The University of the South?

The average net price at The University of the South is $27,872 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at The University of the South?

The University of the South's yield rate is 17.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is The University of the South located?

The University of the South is located in Sewanee, Tennessee 37383-1000.

Who runs Institutional Research at The University of the South?

The University of the South's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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