Sewanee: The University of the South

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About

instance of	seminary private not-for-profit educational institution university
inception	1857
industry	higher education
academic calendar type	semester

Location and contact

country	United States
located in the administrative territorial entity	Franklin County Tennessee
location	Sewanee
street address	735 University Ave, Sewanee, TN 37383-1000
postal code	37383-1000
coordinate location	35.2031, -85.9197
official website	https://new.sewanee.edu/ · language of work or name: English
official map URL	https://new.sewanee.edu/contact/campus-map/ · language of work or name: English · has characteristic: interactive web map

People and numbers

count of students	1,800 · September 2020 1,791 · full-time equivalent · 1 September 2021
employees	793 · September 2020
admission rate	56% · 2020
admission yield rate	21% · 2020

Rankings and recognition

Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education	baccalaureate colleges: arts and sciences focus very high undergraduate postbaccalaureate: other-dominant, with arts & sciences four-year, small, highly residential arts & sciences focus, some graduate coexistence four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in

Finances

endowment	$439,971,155 · 30 June 2022 Earlier figures (2) $519,143,301 · 30 June 2021 $419,515,040 · 30 June 2020
total assets	$763,236,262 · 30 June 2020

Structure and memberships

member of	Southeastern Conference · 1932–1940 Associated Colleges of the South Association of American Colleges and Universities American Council on Education National Humanities Alliance 3 more Open Education Network Center for Research Libraries Appalachian College Association
athletics program	Sewanee Tigers

Other facts

accredited by	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools · subject has role: university · since 1 January 1895
located in the statistical territorial entity	Sewanee
number of viewers/listeners	271,103 · YouTube video views · YouTube channel ID: UC3VszdaFGGQ3r51DZSRHklQ · YouTube handle: universityofthesouth · 24 November 2025
religion or worldview	Episcopal Church

Images and media on Wikimedia Commons (2)

image	All Saints' Chapel, The University of the South.jpg · media legend: All Saints' Chapel · 24 June 2008
logo image	Sewanee.png

Wikimedia and technical details (4)

Commons category	Sewanee: The University of the South
topic's main category	Category:Sewanee: The University of the South
category for alumni of educational institution	Category:Sewanee: The University of the South alumni
social media followers	6,116 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 38278974 · 6 January 2021

Identifiers in other databases (56)

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Facebook username	sewanee · has characteristic: verified account or profile · since 20 October 2008
FAST ID	536659
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Glassdoor company ID	30099 · review score: 4
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Instagram username	sewanee_univofthesouth
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KISTI ID	K000207846
Library of Congress Authorities ID	n79104312 · subject named as: University of the South · alternative name: Sewanee (University)
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LittleSis organization ID	93897
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)	145423581
National Library of Ireland ID	vtls000075825
National Library of Portugal ID	415746
NL CR AUT ID	ko2003184574 · subject named as: University of the South
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OpenStreetMap way ID	150255795
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SEVIS school ID	1459
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SNARC ID	Q46192
Tennessee Encyclopedia ID	university-of-the-south
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Vimeo ID	sewanee · number of works: 390 · number of subscribers: 267 · 31 May 2022
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World Higher Education Database ID	IAU-016614
X (Twitter) username	univofthesouth · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 38278974 · 27 February 2020
YouTube channel ID	UC3VszdaFGGQ3r51DZSRHklQ · number of subscribers: 1,210 · number of viewers/listeners: 192,546 · 31 May 2022
YouTube handle	universityofthesouth · YouTube channel ID: UC3VszdaFGGQ3r51DZSRHklQ · 21 October 2025
‎Scilit organization ID	3313
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