Located atop the Cumberland Plateau, midway between Chattanooga and Nashville, and surrounded by 10,000 acres of forests, lakes, rock outcroppings, and meadows, you’ll find Sewanee: The University of the South. On this idyllic campus, students enjoy the opportunity to engage in serious intellectual inquiry through close relationships with their professors and fellow students. The University strives to promote a strong sense of community on campus and students and faculty interact both inside and outside of the classroom. Sewanee’s approach has paid off: the University is consistently ranked among the nation’s very best liberal arts colleges.

 

Founded in 1857, Sewanee: The University of the South is a private, liberal arts college, affiliated with the Episcopalian Church.

 

The University of the South is committed to the development of the whole person through a liberal arts education of exceptional quality. Outstanding students work in close contact with distinguished faculty in a demanding course of humane and scientific study that prepares them for lives of high achievement. Providing rich opportunities for leadership and spiritual growth while grounding its community on a pledge of honor, Sewanee enables students to live with grace, integrity, and a reverent concern for the world.

Sewanee, Tennessee. (Midway between Nashville and Chattanooga).

 

1,400 students (45% male, 55% female); 47 states and territories are represented; 8% minority (0% American Indian, 1% Asian, 4% Black, 2% Hispanic, 91% White), 1% international.

 

86% average freshman retention rate; 83% average graduation rate.

 

137 full-time faculty; 10:1 Student-Faculty ratio; average class size: 16.

 

NCAA Division III; Conference: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.

22 Varsity teams (Men’s and Women’s basketball, cross-country, equestrian, golf, indoor track, outdoor track, soccer, swimming, and tennis; Men’s baseball and football; Women’s field hockey, softball, and volleyball). Additionally, the University offers club sports and intramurals. More on Athletics...