| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,710 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,685 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
25 |
| Total graduate students: |
87 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
74 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
13 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Southeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
76% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 0.2% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.3% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.6% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 7.2% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 82.1% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 2.8% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 2.6% | Nonresident Alien |
| 0.2% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.1% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.6% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 4.3% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.4% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.1% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 82.5% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 3.4% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 2.7% | Nonresident Alien |
| 0.1% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
13,000 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Sewanee, TN |
| Population of city/town: |
2,311 |
| Nearest major city: |
Nashville |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
90 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
659,042 |
| Online campus map: |
visit.sewanee.edu |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (69%)
- women's dorms (7%)
- men's dorms (9%)
- sorority housing (5%)
- fraternity housing (2%)
- married-student apartments
- other housing including Substance-free, language, and Living Learning housing. (8%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
100% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
99% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
1% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All students must live on campus for four years. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
57% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
630 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Wireless network. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Information resources. Research assistance sessions. Library instruction. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Landscape Analysis laboratory, observatory, art exhibition spaces; equestrian and performing arts centers. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, health service, women's center |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, special housing, adaptive equipment |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
mostly |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
12 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
12 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
60% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
9 |
| Number of sororities that have chapter houses: |
9 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
60% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Sewanee Purple, published monthly |
| Number of honor societies: |
10 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
95 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Acolytes and Lay Readers, Campus Crusade for Christ, Catholic Community, Jewish Student Alliance, Sewanee Interfaith |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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African American Alliance, Organization for Cross-Cultural Understanding, Hispanic Organization for Latino Awareness |
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| International student organizations: |
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Japanaddicts; African and Caribbean Student Association |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Art Forum, Cadence and Cambiata, Cinema Guild, Pep Band, Perpetual Motion Dance, Poetry Society, Praise, Order of the Gownsmen, College Democrats, College Libertarians, College Republicans, Democratic Socialists, Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature, ABRE, Bairnwick Women's Center, Ducks Unlimited, Earthkeepers, Food with Friends, Gay Straight Alliance, Guild of Humanists, Model UN, Peace Coalition, STAND, Students Positively Organized Together, Beyond Sewanee, Computing Society, Investment Club, Natural History Society, Society of American Foresters, Student Members of the American Chemical Society, Sustain Sewanee, Society of Physics Students |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Mark Webb,
Athletic Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Nancy Ladd,
Assistant Director of Athletics |
| School colors: |
purple and white |
| School mascot: |
Tigers |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Southern Athletic Association (Division III) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's cross-country | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's equestrian sports | no | IHSA |
| Men's football | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's golf | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's lacrosse | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's soccer | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's swimming | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's tennis | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's track (indoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's track (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's cheerleading | no | |
| Women's cross-country | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's equestrian sports | no | IHSA |
| Women's field hockey | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's golf | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's lacrosse | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's soccer | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's softball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's swimming | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's tennis | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's track (indoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's track (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's volleyball | no | NCAA Div. III |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
45% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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golf course; equestrian and sports and fitness centers; baseball, football, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, and softball fields |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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canoeing, cricket, cross country, mixed martial arts, paintball, rugby, table tennis, ultimate Frisbee |
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| Club sports for men: |
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crew, fencing, ice hockey, rugby, squash |
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| Club sports for women: |
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crew, fencing, ice hockey, rugby, squash |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
no |
| Nearest international airport: |
Nashville (93 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Chattanooga, TN (52 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Atlanta, GA (165 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Monteagle, TN (5 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
15% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
fair |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
36% within one year of graduation, 55% within 10 years of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Aspen Art Museum, Auburn University, Bank of America, Cambridge Associates LLC, Clemson University, Colonial Properties Trust, Cumberland School of Law, Emory University, Medical University of South Carolina, The Nature Conservancy, Peace Corps, self-employed, Teach for America, University Alabama, University of Cincinnati, University of Florida, University of Georgia, University of Kentucky, University of North Carolina, University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, Vermont Law School, Wachovia Securities. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Jon Meacham
- Becca Stevens
- Stephen Alvarez.
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