Sewanee--University of the South

The University of the South, known affectionately as "Sewanee" by its students, faculty, and alumni, offers an education that combines serious intellectual pursuit, collaborative learning, community outreach, and spiritual growth in a spectacular outdoor setting. Sewanee's 13,000-acre campus, called the Domain, provides an outstanding place for study, reflection, and recreation and an unparalleled outdoor laboratory for environmental and other science classes. With an enrollment of about 1,700 undergraduates, Sewanee remains purposefully small and dedicated to building a sense of community. Relationships that begin in the classroom extend to all facets of life here, and it is not unusual for students and faculty members to work shoulder to shoulder on research projects or journal articles, to meet for dinner or coffee, or to perform together as members of the University orchestra or serve on the volunteer fire department. Sewanee has graduated 26 Rhodes Scholars (a record unmatched by all but a handful of institutions), 47 Watson Fellows, dozens of Fulbright Scholars, and 34 NCAA Postgraduate Scholars. The university is located atop the Cumberland Plateau between Nashville and Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is home of the well-known Sewanee Writers Conference, the Sewanee Review, and holds the copyrights to Tennessee Williams' body of work, which was left to the school by the playwright. The Sewanee experience truly prepares its students for lives of integrity, achievement, and service. Beyond the particulars of their studies, what they learn here will improve their ability to adapt to a changing world. It prepares them for continued learning as critical thinkers who can question, analyze, and communicate, wherever life's path may lead. The College of Arts and Sciences offers five categories of pre-professional programs: business, education, engineering, health professions (including dentistry, medicine, veterinary medicine, and nursing), and law. The School of Theology has produced numerous bishops, including three of the last five presiding bishops of the Episcopal Church.

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School Details

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Private, Coed 1857 Protestant Episcopal Semester $357.8 million 735 University Avenue, Sewanee, TN 37383 (931) 598-1000
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74 100.0 Tennessee Sewanee 133
Key Value
ID 160
Tuition $45,120 (2017-18)
Room and Board $12,880 (2017-18)
Total Enrollment 1,815
Application Deadline Feb. 1
Application Fee N/A
Acceptance Rate 44%
Description When applying to Sewanee--University of the South, it's important to note the application deadline is Feb. 1, and the early action deadline and the early decision deadline are Dec. 1 and Nov. 15, respectively. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due March 1. It is more selective, with an acceptance rate of 44 percent and an early acceptance rate of 56 percent.

Applications

Title Value
Application deadline Feb. 1
Early decision deadline Nov. 15
Application fee N/A
Common Application accepted Yes
Deadline for housing deposit May 1

Requirements

Title Value
Admission interview Recommended
Required standardized tests Neither SAT nor ACT
SAT/ACT scores must be received by March 1

Entering Class Stats

Title Value
Selectivity More selective
Fall 2016 acceptance rate 44%
Early decision acceptance rate 76%

Transfer Students

Title Value
Accepting applications Fall, Spring
Minimum credits to apply No
Minimum required college GPA 3
Has guaranteed admission agreement with at least one other institution No
Guaranteed admission agreement URL N/A

International Students

Title Value
Separate application form required No
Conditional admission offered No
Early decision or early action options available Both early decision and early action
TOEFL (paper) Required
TOEFL (internet-based) Required
Michigan Test N/A
IELTS Required
SAT Recommended
SAT Subject Considered
ACT Recommended
Advance deposit required No
TOEFL accepted instead of SAT or ACT N/A
International student contact Danielle Larsen, Coordinator of International Student Recruitment, (800) 522-2234, international@sewanee.edu