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The University of the South
Sewanee, TN · Private (nonprofit) · 1,607 students · mostly bachelor degrees
117th-cheapest of 124 Tennessee colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$27,872
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$71,986
Graduation rate
80%
Admission rate
57%
Median graduate earnings
$64,911
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$22,855
Average SAT
1344
Median ACT
29
Pell grant recipients
16%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
40 programsEconometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree45 grads/yr$87,762Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$72,682International/Globalization Studies · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$70,907French Language and Literature · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$59,821Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree46 grads/yr$58,715English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree$58,164Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$47,695
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.