Spotlight on Sewanee, The University of the South

Sewanee, The University of the South, is certainly well known in the southern United States, but the school deserves to be on the radar of any student looking for a strong liberal arts college. Although technically a "university" because of its graduate programs in English and Theology, Sewanee has the feel of an undergraduate college. With an 11 to 1 student / faculty ratio and small classes, students at Sewanee get a lot of personal attention. The university has produced 25 Rhodes Scholars, a remarkable number for such a small school.

Owned by the Episcopal Church, the 13,000 campus stands on the Cumberland Plateau between Chattanooga and Nashville in Tennessee. Of the many attractive stone buildings on Sewanee's campus, the All Saint's Chapel is the most remarkable. Construction of this European-style cathedral began in 1894, and the last stained-glass window was not put in place until 100 years later.

English study is particularly strong at Sewanee. The university is home of The Sewanee Review, one of the country's top literary magazines, and every summer the school hosts the well-known Sewanee Writers Conference. The university also owns the copyrights to the works of playwright Tennessee Williams.

To learn about the costs and admissions requirements of Sewanee, The University of the South, be sure to check out the Sewanee profile and visit the official Sewanee website. If you're familiar with Sewanee, please share your thoughts in the Sewanee discussion thread in the College Admissions Forum.

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