The University of the South
Common Data Set 2023-24
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Acceptance Rate
50.9%
Applications
5,018
Admitted
2,554
Enrolled
441
SAT Composite
1230-1357.5
SAT Math
590-680
SAT Reading
620-700
ACT Composite
27-31
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$64,911
10 yrs after enrollment
80%
6-year completion
$27,872
sticker minus grants
$22,855
federal loans only
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General Information
8 TABLESFirst Name:Emily
Last Name:McNair
Title:Associate Director
Office:Office of Institutional Research and Analysis
Address Line 1:735 University Avenue
Phone:931-598-3227
Email Address:ir@sewanee.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
City:Sewanee, TN, 37383, USA
Name of College/University:The University of the South
Street Address Line 1:735 University Avenue
CitySewanee, TN, 37383, USA
Main Phone Number (Area Code)931
Main Phone Number:598-1000
WWW Home Page Address:www.sewanee.edu
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):931
Admissions Phone Number:598-1238
Admissions Email Address:admiss@sewanee.edu
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college
Academic year calendar:Semester
If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://new.sewanee.edu/offices/university-offices/dei/
Bachelor'sX
Postbachelor's certificateX
Master'sX
Post-master's certificateX
Doctoral degree – professional practiceX
Enrollment And Persistence
6 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
6 TABLESIn addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?No
APX
CLEPX
Institutional ExamX
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?Yes
Total first-time, first-year who applied740
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted528
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled112
Total first-time, first-year who applied2,731
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted1,986
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled325
Total first-time, first-year who applied1,547
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted40
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled12
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?Yes
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:243
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:66
Number of wait-listed students admitted:5
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80028
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69957
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59914
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4991
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100
SAT Math: 700-80021
SAT Math: 600-69950
SAT Math: 500-59924
SAT Math: 400-4995
SAT Math: Total100
SAT Composite: 1400-160016
SAT Composite: 1200-139966
SAT Composite: 1000-119917
SAT Composite: 800-9991
SAT Composite: Total100
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class41
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class66
Percent in top half of high school graduating class89
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class11
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class1
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:31
Total0
Total0
Total0
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:0
Does your institution have an application fee?No
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified after2
Amount of housing deposit:1
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:one year
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)Yes
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
FallX
SpringX
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?No
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):3.00
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
Fall Closing Date: Month1
Spring Closing Date: Month1
Fall Rolling AdmissionX
Spring Rolling AdmissionX
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:- D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: C Number Unit Type - D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: 64 Number Unit Type - D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: 64 semester hours - D15 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: NA - D16 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 64 - D17 Describe other transfer credit policies: ## D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies - D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits: Yes No Number Unit Type - D19 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE): Number Unit Type - D20 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on Department of Defense supported prior learning assessments (College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)): Yes No - D21 Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website? - D22 Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution: If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located: American Council on Education (ACE) College Level Examination Program (CLEP) DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) ##
Fall Closing Date:Day1
Spring Closing Date: Day3
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:64
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 16 The University of the South Common Data Set 2023-2024
Academic Offerings and Policies
1 TABLEDouble majorX
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Undergraduate ResearchX
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)74%
Percent of males who join fraternities57%
Percent of females who join sororities70%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing100%
Percent who live off campus or commute0%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)77%
Percent of males who join fraternities59%
Percent of females who join sororities73%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing98%
Percent who live off campus or commute2%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Model UNX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Symphony orchestraX
YearbookX
Coed residence hallsX
Apartments for married studentsX
Fraternity/sorority housingX
Theme housingX
Wellness housingX
Annual Expenses
6 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://www.collegenpc.com/Sewanee
Minimum12
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
Financial Aid
15 TABLESAcademic Year2022-2023 estimated
Federal$1,614,973
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$1,355,917
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$32,357,517
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$309,345
Total Scholarships/Grants$35,637,752
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$2,433,750
Federal Work-Study$900,946
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$176,138
Total Self-Help$3,510,834
Parent Loans$254,419
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$866,266
Athletic Awards$0
Federal$0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$509,733
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$18,847,922
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$392,612
Total Scholarships/Grants$19,750,267
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$1,037,754
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$468,555
Total Self-Help$1,506,309
Parent Loans$2,676,649
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$782,878
Athletic Awards$0
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.359
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:71
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$60,411
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$4,289,165
CSS ProfileX
FAFSAX
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month1
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day1
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:X
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):2
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):1
b) Students notified on a rolling basis:X
If yes, starting date (Month):2
If yes, starting date (Day):14
Students must reply by (date): Month5
Students must reply by (date): Day1
Federal Pell GrantsX
State scholarships/grantsX
Private scholarshipsX
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX
AcademicsX
ArtX
State/district residencyX
AcademicsX
State/district residencyX
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes No
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio8.6
based on ____ students1,597
and ____ faculty185