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Sewanee Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 1,539
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 95%
Average Aid Amount $34,063
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 403
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 97%

Financial Aid Information at Sewanee

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,539 students (95% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $34,063. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 403 students (97% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at The University of the South is $56,120, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,539 students (95% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $34,063. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at The University of the South for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at The University of the South
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid1,53995%$34,063
Pell Grants24015%$5,137
Federal Student Loans48630%$6,138

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 403 beginning students (97% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 403 students (97% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students.
The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at The University of the South.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at The University of the South
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid40397%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources40397%$35,088
Federal Grants6014%$6,206
Pell Grants6014%$5,074
Other Federal Grants184%$3,773
State/Local Grants8019%$6,148
Institutional Grants40397%$32,944
Student Loans14134%$5,316
Federal Student Loans14134%$5,157
Other Student Loans51%$4,483