The University of the South
Sewanee, Tennessee · Private, nonprofit
All 8 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 32 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $10,485 |
| $30k to $48k | $10,704 |
| $48k to $75k | $17,746 |
| $75k to $110k | $22,563 |
| $110k and up | $38,762 |
| All families (average) | $27,872 |
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
8 of 40 programs could be assessed 20% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $87,762 | +$52,953 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.4 yrs | 49 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,715 | +$23,906 | clears the bar | $17,148 | 0.7 yrs | 44 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,695 | +$12,886 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.9 yrs | 41 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $72,682 | +$37,873 | clears the bar | $24,267 | 0.6 yrs | 40 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $35,204 1-year earnings | +$395 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 25 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $70,907 | +$36,098 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.5 yrs | 23 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $59,821 | +$25,012 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $58,164 | +$23,355 | clears the bar | $21,175 | 0.9 yrs | insufficient data |
| Literature | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 36 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $21,500 | insufficient data | 27 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Theology and Ministry | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Forestry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Literature | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Theology and Ministry | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.