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Acceptance Rate

56.9%

Total Profiles

4

SAT Range

1260–1390

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$53,698

Undergrad Enrollment

1,598

Applicants

5,018

Yield Rate

17.6%

Student:Faculty

9:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$27,872/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $111,488 over four years.

What grads earn

$59,821/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$65,115 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 8% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.9 years of pay.

79% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.6%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

31%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.1%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of The University of the South’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$10,485
$30–48k$10,704
$48–75k$17,746
$75–110k$22,563
Over $110k$38,762

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

80%

Completion · all

81%

Completion · Pell

75%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

83%

Median debt

$22,855

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
5,018
Admitted
2,55450.9%
Enrolled
44918% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Rape1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation60% / 40%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball48Basketball17Football90Golf16Lacrosse49Soccer37Swimming16Tennis14Track & Field54

Women's

Basketball14Field Hockey17Golf9Lacrosse31Soccer27Softball17Swimming20Tennis12Track & Field66Volleyball15

Coed

Equestrian25

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics50 grads
Psychology, General47 grads
General Literature33 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General33 grads
Political Science and Government, General28 grads
Sustainability Studies26 grads
International/Global Studies23 grads
Finance, General20 grads
Neuroscience16 grads
Anthropology14 grads

4yr Grad Rate

75%

6yr Grad Rate

80%

Retention Rate

89%

Median Earnings

$64,911