This overview covers the essential stats on The University of the South Graduate School, including its rankings, graduate degree programs, diversity, and more. Use the following list to jump to the section on the page with details on that topic.
Our 2026 overall quality rankings do not include The University of the South.The usual reason for this is that we did not have enough data to make an accurate analysis of the school.
For the last year in which we have data, 80 graduate students decided that The University of the South was the best place for them.Since diversity is such an important part of the grad school experience, College Factual looked deeper at the demographics of these students.Our findings are below.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 38.8% of the total graduate students at The University of the South are women and 61.3% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 15.0% of the graduate student population at The University of the South.The University of the South is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 10.0% of the graduate student population.For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you’ll be taken to a page with more details.
The average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students is not available due to a lack of data.
The typical graduate student at The University of the South who borrowed carries a median debt of $22,244.
Yearly salaries vary depending on the field of study, but the table below shows the highest-earning graduate fields of study at The University of the South based on the early-career earnings of recent graduates.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | $71,807 |
Located in Sewanee, Tennessee, The University of the South is a private not-for-profit institution.The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting. Get more details about the location of The University of the South.
Contact details for The University of the South are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 735 University Avenue, Sewanee, TN 37383-1000 |
| Phone: | 931-598-1000 |
| Website: | www.sewanee.edu |
| Facebook: | facebook.com/sewanee |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/univofthesouth |
12.5% of the graduate students at The University of the South took at least one class online.For that same period, 12.5% of grad students took all of their classes online.
Listed here are the degree programs in which the school awarded master’s degrees.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Literature | 2 | — |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 22 | — |
| Writing Studies | 10 | — |
Listed here are the programs in which The University of the South awarded a professional degree.
| Professional Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 4 | — |
Listed here are the programs in which The University of the South awarded a post-masters certificate.
| Post-Masters Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 1 | — |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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