University of the South

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Episcopal
Population 35,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 120 (87%)
Sunshine Hours 2,526 (37%)
Days Without Precipitation 237 (33%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,724
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 24%
From Region 37%
Athletes 407 (25.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 82%
Hispanic 6%
Black 4%
International 4%
Mixed 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 434 46% 84% 2% 3% 4% 4% $71,269 48 +0.09 52 99%
Computer Science 14 +2 93% 43% 7% 0% 7% 36% $114,361 43 -0.31 96 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $63,595 16 -0.77 31 — — — — —
Geosciences 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,266 32 -0.43 23 — — — — —
Mathematics 7 +5 57% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $76,417 47 -0.34 64 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,177 34 -0.39 67 — — — — —
Biochemistry 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $55,982 5 -1.38 14 — — — — —
Biology 40 — 32% 78% 5% 5% 8% 5% $49,502 3 -1.97 6 100% — — — —
Neuroscience 20 +7 30% 80% 5% 5% 5% 5% $56,478 13 -0.92 14 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,774 92 +1.40 48 100% — — — —
Forestry 3 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,033 65 +0.33 35 — — — — —
Economics 67 — 76% 84% 0% 6% 4% 4% $93,322 55 -0.18 85 100% — — — —
Finance 28 — 71% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $102,033 65 +0.10 91 — — — — —
American Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,859 60 +0.13 24 — — — — —
Asian Studies 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,592 63 +0.19 26 — — — — —
Classics 5 +1 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,675 64 +0.07 17 — — — — —
Creative Writing 10 +1 10% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,852 79 +0.66 17 — — — — —
French 2 +3 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,531 53 -0.05 16 100% — — — —
German 1 +1 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $58,196 54 +0.01 18 — — — — —
History 19 +2 58% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,519 73 +0.25 21 94% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $61,624 79 +0.41 26 — — — — —
Literature 27 +8 30% 85% 0% 11% 0% 0% $58,462 82 +0.74 18 — — — — —
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,572 81 +0.45 26 — — — — —
Philosophy 5 +3 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,383 54 -0.08 23 — — — — —
Religion 4 +1 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,742 92 +1.34 26 — — — — —
Russian 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,388 54 +0.03 18 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +5 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,531 53 -0.05 16 100% — — — —
Women's Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,583 75 +0.65 26 — — — — —
Anthropology 6 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,372 88 +0.68 33 — — — — —
International Studies 15 +3 47% 87% 0% 0% 7% 7% $67,455 39 -0.28 42 100% — — — —
Natural Resources and Conservation 19 +2 58% 79% 0% 5% 11% 0% $69,774 83 +0.91 48 100% — — — —
Political Science 36 +7 50% 81% 0% 6% 11% 0% $74,899 62 +0.20 61 100% — — — —
Psychology 32 +5 19% 84% 0% 3% 6% 3% $71,289 98 +2.46 52 94% — — — —
Sustainability Studies 16 +1 44% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $65,225 73 +0.44 36 — — — — —
Art History 10 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,440 54 -0.11 6 — — — — —
Music 7 +3 43% 71% 14% 0% 0% 0% $51,845 73 +0.55 8 — — — — —
Studio Art 7 — 14% 71% 0% 0% 0% 14% $50,644 70 +0.41 6 — — — — —
Theatre 1 +2 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $47,628 82 +0.61 4 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $60,048
ROI Percentile 52th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%
4-Year Graduation Rate 73%
6-Year Graduation Rate 80%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 28.6% 124 40% 85% 0% 3% 8% 2% $70,524 87 +0.89 50 98% —
Business & Economics 21.9% 95 75% 88% 0% 4% 3% 3% $95,889 81 -0.09 87 100% —
Humanities 19.6% 85 33% 91% 1% 4% 1% 0% $59,163 73 +0.47 20 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 15.0% 65 34% 78% 5% 5% 6% 6% $52,147 3 -1.60 8 100% —
Arts 5.8% 25 20% 80% 8% 0% 0% 4% $50,778 48 +0.25 7 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.1% 18 50% 83% 0% 6% 0% 6% $69,092 22 -0.45 46 — —
Computer Science 3.2% 14 93% 43% 7% 0% 7% 36% $114,361 57 -0.31 96 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.8% 8 38% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,996 82 +1.00 43 100% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #545 0% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.1M #617 0% — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 90 $881K $881K $0
Lacrosse 49 $348K $348K $0
Baseball 48 $257K $257K $0
Soccer 37 $247K $247K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 22 $40K $40K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 21 $40K $40K $0
Basketball 17 $268K $268K $0
Golf 16 $84K $84K $0
Swimming & Diving 16 $180K $180K $0
Tennis 14 $173K $173K $0
Cross Country 11 $39K $39K $0
Equestrian 2 $17K $17K $0
Total 265 $2.6M $2.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 31 $262K $262K $0
Soccer 27 $249K $249K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 24 $38K $38K $0
Equestrian 23 $195K $195K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 22 $38K $38K $0
Cross Country 20 $40K $40K $0
Swimming & Diving 20 $167K $167K $0
Field Hockey 17 $347K $347K $0
Softball 17 $255K $255K $0
Volleyball 15 $225K $225K $0
Basketball 14 $282K $282K $0
Tennis 12 $197K $197K $0
Golf 9 $30K $30K $0
Total 142 $2.3M $2.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 90 $881K $881K $0
Lacrosse 80 $611K $611K $0
Soccer 64 $497K $497K $0
Baseball 48 $257K $257K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 46 $79K $79K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 43 $79K $79K $0
Swimming & Diving 36 $348K $348K $0
Basketball 31 $551K $551K $0
Cross Country 31 $80K $80K $0
Tennis 26 $371K $371K $0
Equestrian 25 $212K $212K $0
Golf 25 $114K $114K $0
Field Hockey 17 $347K $347K $0
Softball 17 $255K $255K $0
Volleyball 15 $225K $225K $0
Total 407 $5.8M $5.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 56%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 8%
Early Decision 0% 0% 0%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 60%
SAT Range 1210 – 1360
SAT Math Range 570 – 690
SAT RW Range 610 – 700