The University of the South
Sewanee, Tennessee · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
8of 8 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year).
8 of 35 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 27 have no earnings published. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 5 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$27,872 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$27,872 a year
About $111,488 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| 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 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Tennessee high-school graduate ($34,809 a year).
8 of 40 programs could be assessed 20% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,715 | +$23,906 | clears the bar | $17,148 | 0.7 yrs | 46 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $87,762 | +$52,953 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.4 yrs | 45 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $72,682 | +$37,873 | clears the bar | $24,267 | 0.6 yrs | 38 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,695 | +$12,886 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.9 yrs | 35 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $35,2041-year earnings | +$395 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $70,907 | +$36,098 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.5 yrs | 16 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $59,821 | +$25,012 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $58,164 | +$23,355 | clears the bar | $21,175 | 0.9 yrs | not published |
| Literature | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 34 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $21,500 | not assessed | 30 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Forestry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Literature | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Theology and Ministry | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Theology and Ministry | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $34,809 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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