Sewanee, TN · Private nonprofit
56.9%
Acceptance rate
1,336
SAT Average
$27,498
Avg net price
1,598
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 434Master’s 39Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 109Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 65Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 37Master’s 14Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 36Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 32Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 28Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 27Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 25Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 19Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 14Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 11Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 9Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 7Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 5Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 25Doctoral 1 |
NCAA program details
NCAA program
University of the South
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- Southern Athletic Association
Projected sponsored sports23
Athletic participation
407 unique student-athletes · 24 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · CSS Profile, FAFSA due Dec 1
Early Action
CSS Profile, FAFSA due Feb 1
Early Decision II
Binding · CSS Profile, FAFSA due Jan 1
Regular Decision
CSS Profile, FAFSA due Mar 1
· Apply with Common App
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $55,822
- Required fees
- $298
- Food and housing
- $16,028
- Books and supplies
- $500
- Other expenses
- $1,750
- Total
- $74,398
- $62,6902019–2019–20
- $64,6302020–2120–21
- $66,4802021–2221–22
- $68,7042022–2322–23
- $71,9862023–2423–24
- $74,3982024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $27,498 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2023–24
- First-years with need-based aid
- 56%
- Average share of need met
- 95%
- Average need-based grant
- $42,871
- Required forms
- FAFSA and CSS Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from The University of the South’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 3 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2023–24).
The University of the South admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 3 years of Common Data Set filings.
The University of the South runs two binding Early Decision rounds and a nonbinding Early Action plan. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. The University of the South admits in-state applicants at 71.4%, out-of-state applicants at 72.7%, and international applicants at 2.6%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
449 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Feb 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 49% in 2021–22.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
21% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
44% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 31% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 31% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
The University of the South rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very important
- Application essay
- Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- Volunteer work
- Important
- Work experience
- Important
- Interview
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
The University of the South leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
The University of the South’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Bars read against the $72,648 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $27,498 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 252 of 449 first-years in the 2023–24 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
What that meant in 2023–24
Cost of attendance $72,648
Averages among the 252 first-years awarded need-based aid.
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, The University of the South offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
The University of the South admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
88.5% of The University of the South’s first-years return for a second year and 82.4% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03