AT A GLANCE
● 37 majors, 42 minors, and 13 special programs, along with pre-professional programs in business, health/medicine, education, engineering, and law.
● College of Arts & Sciences: 1,735 undergraduate students from 46 states and 50 countries, with 110 international and dual citizenship US students
● Sewanee has produced 27 Rhodes Scholars, 53 Watson Fellows, 35 NCAA Postgraduate Scholars, and dozens of Fulbright Scholars.
● Graduate school acceptance rates: business 90-95%; law 90-95%; medicine 80-85%
● Student-faculty ratio 10:1
● Average class size: 16
● 99 percent of undergraduate students live on campus.
● The Domain: 13,000 acres of forests, bluffs, meadows, lakes, and caves is a significant research and recreational resource for students and faculty.
ACADEMICS
Sewanee's liberal arts curriculum is divided into three components:
● General education courses, which establish fundamental competencies and knowledge;
● The major, usually declared at the end of the sophomore year and constituting about a third of each student’s course load; and
● Electives, which can be selected to complement a major or explore new academic territory. In concert, these components shape an education of balance and rigor.
SEWANEE ADVISING SYSTEM
Sewanee considers close, personal advising to be an important and necessary part of the educational process. As a first-year student, you’ll be assigned a faculty advisor who will help guide your academic program. This faculty member will review your course selections and monitor your academic progress during your first year at Sewanee. In your sophomore year, you may select an advisor from among the teaching faculty; this advisor will likely help you determine a major field of study. Once you declare a major, an advisor will be assigned to you from the applicable department.
THE SEWANEE PLEDGE
Sewanee has taken a leading role in making a first-rate education more accessible, making scheduling and advising more personal, and making honor central to life on the Domain. Now, we have deepened our commitment by adding our pledge to new students.
● We pledge—to help Sewanee graduates secure good jobs and spots at top graduate programs by providing funding for a summer internship or research fellowship.
● We pledge—to help Sewanee graduates find their place in an increasingly interconnected world by providing you with access to a semester-long study-abroad program at no additional tuition cost.
● We pledge—that you will graduate in four consecutive years (with one major). If you do not, Sewanee will provide up to one additional year of study tuition-free.
Of course, you will have to do your part, too. But if you meet Sewanee’s academic and social expectations, we pledge—we guarantee—to make these opportunities available to you.
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