Students
Who's on campus
A small campus of 1,607 undergrads, where 16% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.31
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
478 first-time students
71% came from other states and 5.0% from abroad; 24% are from Tennessee. More from other states than at 92% of colleges.
- In-state (Tennessee)24%
- Other states71%
- Abroad5.0%
Top home states
- Tennessee(home state)24% 116
- Georgia12% 56
- Texas7.9% 38
- North Carolina7.1% 34
- Alabama6.7% 32
From 34 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
20
new transfer students, 4.0% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 6% of colleges.
20 full-time, 0 part-time.
Going on to another college
15%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 82 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Almost everyone studies full-time.
53% women
Another gender: 16 undergraduates (1.0%)
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 1,800 students.
Housing
Beds
1,800
Room for every undergrad (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Up to 21 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division III · Southern Athletic Association
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Southern Athletic Association comparesROTC
Not listed
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- 15% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
In admission
Religious affiliation or commitment: not considered
Scholarships
Some of the college's own need-based and non-need-based aid considers religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 44% of men, 53% of women.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Eta Epsilon
2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Iota-Nu (Sewanee)
Beta Omicron
LGBTQ+ life
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Gender unknown: 0
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
52 applied · 36 admitted · fewer than 10 enrolled
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;The University of the South Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;The University of the South Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;The University of the South Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)