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Sewanee: The University of the South

Sewanee, TN · CDS 20232024 · Rural: Distant · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Protestant Episcopal

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Overall admit rate
50.9%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
17.6%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
93.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$72,148
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
9:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$19,565

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,615
Total all graduate78
Grand total all students1,693

Admissions

Total applicants5,018
Total admitted2,554
Total enrolled449
Overall admit rate50.9%
Admit rate — women56.6%
Admit rate — men44.7%
Yield rate17.6%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date15-Nov
ED notification dateearly December
# admitted under ED plan147
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date1-Dec
EA notification datelate January
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT21.0%
% submitting ACT44.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile620
SAT EBRW 75th %ile700
SAT Math 25th %ile590
SAT Math 75th %ile680
ACT Comp 25th %ile27
ACT Comp 75th %ile31
% in top 10% of HS class41.0%
% in top 25% of HS class66.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$55,822
Tuition — out-of-state$55,822
Required fees$298
Room and board$16,028
Total cost — in-state$72,148
Total cost — out-of-state$72,148

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$43,500
Avg % of need met93.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$24,867
Avg loan debt at graduation$19,565

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist243
# admitted from waitlist5
Waitlist admit rate7.6%
Transfer applicants (total)50
Transfer admit rate86.0%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio9:1
% faculty full-time77.9%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)56.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$27,872Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)81.0%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)79.6%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate88.7%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$63,966Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant15.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan32.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full15.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress36.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress17.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white82.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian0.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women44.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men55.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white70.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian6.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international8.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences25.1%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences15.0%
English Language And Literature/Letters8.5%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies8.3%
Psychology7.4%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services6.5%
Natural Resources And Conservation6.2%
Visual And Performing Arts5.8%