Sewanee — The University of the South

Sewanee, TN · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
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2,554 admitted
SAT · 50th
1290
Range 1230–1358
6-yr grad
79.8%
Retention 88.9%
Undergrads
1,607
9:1 S-F
Admissions
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2,554 admitted
from 5,018 apps
Applications5,018
Enrolled449
Admitted from waitlist5 of 243
Test scores
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1290
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1230–1358 · 21.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W620650700
Math590640680
Comp123012901358
ACT
255075
Comp272931
Cost & aid
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$55,822
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$55,822
Fees$298
Room & board$16,028
Books$500
Avg debt at graduation$31,270
Academics
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9 : 1
student-faculty ratio
88.9% retention
Student-faculty9 : 1
Retention88.9%
4-year graduation73.3%
6-year graduation79.8%
Enrollment
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1,607
undergraduates
77.0% out-of-state · 12 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates1,607
Female53%
Out-of-state77.0%
International (freshmen)12
Rankings
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#45
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#4526
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#18026
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#25526
NicheBest Colleges in America#31726
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#59526
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingTennessee colleges5
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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no application-fee data
Regular decision1-Feb
Early decision15-Nov · binding
Early decision 215-Jan
Early action1-Dec
Deferred admissionAllowed
Main websitewww.sewanee.edu
Admissions emailadmiss@sewanee.edu
Admissions phone931-598-1238
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Rhodes College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Rhodes College TN · Private (nonprofit)51.5%14201K
Centre College KY · Private (nonprofit)48.2%12851K
Furman University SC · Private (nonprofit)48.7%13502K
Hendrix College AR · Private (nonprofit)55.6%12301K
Southwestern University TX · Private (nonprofit)43.5%12501K
Oglethorpe University GA · Private (nonprofit)89.8%12101K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Sewanee — The University of the South

16 years of Sewanee — The University of the South's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.