Sewanee--University of the South
Work 735 University Avenue
Sewanee, TN 37383
Work(800) 522-2234
Admissions E-mail: admiss@sewanee.edu
Web site: http://www.sewanee.edu
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Tier 1
College Category:
Liberal Arts Colleges
Liberal Arts Colleges
Overview : Sewanee--University of the South
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Institutional Control: | Private |
| Year founded: | 1857 |
| Religious affiliation: | Episcopal |
| Academic calendar: | semester |
| Total number of undergraduates: | 1,475 |
| Setting | rural |
| Endowment: | $314,895,058 |
| Fall Admissions | |
| Application deadline: | 2/1 |
| Application fee: | $45 |
| Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: | 63.6 % |
| Selectivity: | more selective |
| Expenses | |
| Costs: | 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $32,760 |
| Mission | |
| School mission | The University of the South, known simply as Sewanee by its students, faculty, staff and friends, offers an unmatched educational experience that is characterized by serious intellectual engagement between its teachers and students. 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, journal articles, to meet for dinner or coffee at a local eatery, or to serve together as members of the University orchestra, volunteer fire department, and other civic groups. The Sewanee experience truly prepares its students for lives of integrity, achievement and service. Since its founding, the College of Arts and Sciences at the University has graduated 25 Rhodes Scholars, a record that is unmatched by all but a handful of institutions, 34 Watson Fellows, and 24 NCAA Postgraduate Scholars, while the institution's School of Theology has added to its alumni ranks countless bishops, including three of the last four presiding bishops of the Episcopal Church. The University is located atop the Cumberland Plateau between Nashville and Chattanooga, Tennessee. Sewanee's physical environment, which includes a 10,000-acre campus, provides an unparalleled place in which to study and reflect, and has, over its history, become a meeting place for some of America's most respected literary figures. 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. |
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