Rankings and recognition
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Carnegie classification
A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus
Institutional classification used for academic peer grouping.
Athletics
NCAA Division III
NCAA division where available from verified imports.
Editorial spotlight
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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