Our Points of Pride
- BRAND NEW Outdoor Adventure Center
- Qualified students may take classes at Sewanee: The University of the South at no extra cost
- 550-acre campus
- Loving and friendly community
- One residential faculty member for every three boarding students
- 25 teams in 10 sports
- Varsity mountain biking and climbing teams
- Visiting artist program in the SAS Art Gallery
- Film-making and music-recording courses
- Outdoor adventure and place-based learning
- Cumberland Scholars Program
- Learning Resources Center
- Senior year creedal statement
Academia and Outcomes
- Average class size: 15 students
- 100 courses offered
- 50% of seniors graduate with college credit from Sewanee: The University of the South, a national top-40 liberal arts college
- 2017-2025 graduates matriculated to 120 colleges
Our Commitment to Affordable Education
- 50% of students receive need-based financial aid
- More than $2 million offered annually
- Education Freedom Scholarships accepted for Tennessee residents
- Partnered with the University of the South to provide tuition remission for their employees
Our Students
- Co-educational
- Grades 6-12
- 7-12 grade boarding
- 5- and 7- day boarding available
- 146 upper school students
- 65 middle school students
- 30% upper school students live on campus
- 13 states and 11 countries represented
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Our Teachers
- 7:1 student-teacher ratio
- 81% hold advanced degrees
- 1 in 5 full-time faculty hold a P.h.D
- 8 years average SAS faculty tenure
- 18 years average teaching experience
- 63% teaching faculty live on campus
Our History
- One of the oldest Episcopal boarding schools in the U.S.
- 1868 Sewanee Military Academy established
- 1905 St. Andrew's School established
- One of the first Southern boarding schools to integrate
- 1981 merger creates St. Andrew's-Sewanee School
