Verified College DataA Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focusNCAA Division III

The University of the South Sewanee

Sewanee, TN, United States

60% admit rate80% graduationprivate nonprofit

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A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus

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NCAA Division III

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The University of the South Sewanee — editorial overview (Sewanee, TN)

In the rolling hills of southeast Tennessee, on the Cumberland Plateau, just under one hour from Chattanooga, is the very small town of Sewanee, and the The University of the South. (The informal name is Sewanee, and the formal name is The University of the South.) Sewanee is one...

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