Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Sewanee's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee.
The enrollment is close to the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee average (1,861 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
The University of the South1,7241,64480
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee1,8611,597632
The below chart compares the student population between The University of the South and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 818 male and 906 female students attending Sewanee. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.90 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Sewanee.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Sewanee
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,6441,59450
Men76975019
Women87584431
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Sewanee
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total805624
Men493613
Women312011

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,396 White students (80.97%) and 90 Hispanic students (5.22%) at The University of the South(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at The University of the South.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of the South
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native431
Asian14410
Black or African American673631
Hispanic883157
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White1,337619718
Two or More Races492425
Race/Ethnicity Unknown271512
Total 1,644769875
Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of the South
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian101
Black or African American752
Hispanic220
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White593227
Two or More Races211
Race/Ethnicity Unknown110
Total 804931

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,640 students whose age under twenty five and 69 students whose age is over thirty years old at The University of the South.
Especially, 41 students are younger than eighteen and 7 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at The University of the South.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at The University of the South
TotalMenWomen
Total1,644 769875
Under 1841 1823
18-19766 340426
20-21664 309355
22-24163 9766
25-294 40
30-341 01
35-391 10
40-491 01
50-641 01
65 and over2 02
Total 1,644 769875
Population by Student Age at The University of the South
TotalMenWomen
Total80 4931
22-246 42
25-2911 74
30-3412 75
35-3913 85
40-4926 1610
50-647 43
65 and over5 32
Total 80 4931

Online Student Population

At The University of the South, 10 students (0.58% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 10 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 0 students live in Tennessee where The University of the South is located in and 9 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total1,7241,64480
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes10010
Enrolled Some in Online Classes000
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,7141,64470
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)10010
Tennessee Residents000
Other State in U.S.909
Outside of U.S.101
Unknown000