The University of the South
The University of the South admitted 57% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1260–1390 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $31,931 a year. Within six years, 79% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 57%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1260–1390
- ACT middle 50%
- 27–31
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $74,398 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $31,931 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $20,205 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $58,226 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 79%
- Students who return for a second year
- 89%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $72,175 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,250
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,607
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 19%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9 to 1
- Campus setting
- Rural
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Social sciences
- 25%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 15%
- English language and literature
- 9%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 8%
- Psychology
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- DePauw University IN · 57% admitted
- Lake Forest College IL · 57% admitted
- Illinois Institute of Technology IL · 55% admitted
- St Lawrence University NY · 54% admitted
- The College of Wooster OH · 60% admitted
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA · 61% admitted
More colleges in Tennessee
- The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN · 42% admitted
- Middle Tennessee State University TN · 69% admitted
- University of Memphis TN · 72% admitted
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN · 81% admitted
- East Tennessee State University TN · 86% admitted
- Tennessee Technological University TN · 76% admitted
- Austin Peay State University TN · 96% admitted
- Vanderbilt University TN · 5.9% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.