Sewanee earned 33 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 10 in the top 5%, 15 in the top 10% and 8 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #13 of 625 in Most Focused for Economics, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 33 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 10
Highest placement: #13 of 625, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 12
Placements this edition: 118
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has The University of the South Earned?
The University of the South holds 33 ranking badges across 12 fields of study, 10 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. This page reflects the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
10
Top 10%
15
Top 15%
8
Total
33
What Is The University of the South Known For?
The University of the South is best known for English Language & Literature: 5 of its 33 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Economics, Political Science & Government and Sustainability Science.
How Does The University of the South Rank for Veterans?
The University of the South earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #4,235 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Badges on this page come from rankings calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. The University of the South appears in 118 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team