First-year applicants are students who plan to enroll at Sewanee as first-time college students.
| Free Common Application | Roughly 7 business days after submitting, we will email Applicant Status Page login credentials. |
| SAT/ACT scores (optional) | Applicants choose on the Common Application if they would like to submit SAT/ACT scores or apply test-optional. Self-report your scores for free here. |
| Need-Based Aid Applicants | Submit the FAFSA and CSS Profile . Incomplete need-based financial aid applications may delay admission decisions. |
| Early Decision Applicants | Submit the early decision agreement. |
| Official High School Transcript | Submit via commonapp.org or by emailing your admission counselor. |
| School Profile | Submit via commonapp.org or by emailing your admission counselor. |
| 2 Letters of Recommendation | We require 1 core junior/senior teacher and 1 college counselor/principal recommendation. Recommenders can submit via commonapp.org or by emailing your admission counselor. |
Every application submitted to us is reviewed by multiple members of the admission staff. We're looking to say yes and it's how you craft your application that gives us the ability to do so. Be sure you understand our review process and admission timeline.
Does Sewanee have a supplemental essay? How much does it cost to apply? Is Sewanee test optional? All of these questions and more are answered below.
Sewanee provides funding for an approved summer internship or research fellowship, a semester-long study abroad opportunity at no additional tuition cost, and the ability to graduate with one major in four years. Of course, you will have to do your part. If you meet Sewanee’s academic and social expectations, these opportunities will be provided.
Our small classes mean that your voice will be heard, your contribution will be expected, and your opinion will be listened to (and disagreed with, and challenged, and seen from a different perspective, and pushed in a new direction, and considered—and you know what? Maybe we’re both right. See how it works?).
A visit to the Domain (it's what we call our 13,000-acre campus) is the best way to determine if Sewanee is a good fit for you. Once you set foot on campus, spend time with our students and professors, or take a stroll through Abbo's Alley, we are confident that Sewanee will find its way into your heart.
