Sewanee vs CU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Sewanee has more expensive tuition & fees ($53,704) than CU ($27,840).
It is harder to admit to Sewanee than CU.
CU has more students with 2,588 students while Sewanee has 1,704 students.
Sewanee has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while CU's ratio is 16 to 1.
Sewanee has more full-time faculties with 170 faculties while CU has 79 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - The University of the South and Cumberland University.

Sewanee	vs.	CU
Sewanee, Tennessee	Location	Lebanon, Tennessee
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
$53,704	2024 Tuition & Fees	$27,840
96%	% Receiving Financial Aid	99%
$32,824	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$17,310

50.90 %	Acceptance Rates	67.00 %
17.58 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	36.03 %
1,305	SAT Score	-
29	ACT Score	-
81 %	Graduation Rate	48 %
15 %	Transfer-out Rate	28 %
89 %	Retention Rate	59 %
1,704	Student Population	2,588
170	Number of Faculties	79
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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