Aid offer Criteria
Financial aid funds are limited. To guarantee fairness in awarding institutional funds, Sewanee considers two factors when allocating institutional need-based aid:
- A student must have need-based aid eligibility, computed on the basis of family financial information submitted on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the CSS Profile.
- Priority consideration is given to first year students with a complete, and actionable, application on file by their admission deadline. Current students receive priority consideration with a complete and actionable application by March 1.
AID OFFER Timeline
INFORMATION CURRENT AS OF FEBRUARY, 7 2024
Early Decision 1:
Admitted students with completed CSS profiles submitted to Sewanee by Dec. 1 will have a digital financial aid offer delivered via email in early January. Paper financial aid offers will be delivered to the student's primary residence shortly thereafter.
Admitted students who would like to apply for need-based aid, but have not yet submitted a CSS Profile and FAFSA, should submit those materials by March 1. Meeting this priority deadline means that a digital financial aid offer will be delivered via email on March 18.
Early Action and Early Decision II:
Admitted students with completed CSS profiles submitted to Sewanee by Feb. 1 will have a digital financial aid offer delivered via email on February 15. Paper financial aid offers will be delivered to the student's primary residence shortly thereafter.
Admitted students who would like to apply for need-based aid, but have not yet submitted a CSS Profile and FAFSA, should submit those materials by March 1. Meeting this priority deadline means that a digital financial aid offer will be delivered via email on March 18.
Regular Decision:
Admitted students with completed CSS Profiles submitted to Sewanee by March 1 will have a digital financial aid offer delivered via email on March 18. Paper financial aid offers will be delivered to the student's primary residence shortly thereafter.
*Need-based aid applications (CSS Profile and FAFSA) submitted after March 1 will be reviewed on a first come first served basis.
Financial Aid availability
It is important to understand that the responsibility for financing the cost of a higher education must be primarily assumed by students and/or their families to the extent of their ability. To this end, aid programs administered by the Office of Financial Aid are awarded on the basis of calculated need-based eligibility. Need-based awards are considered to supplement, not replace, the expected family contribution.
To be considered for need-based aid, first-year, first-time financial aid applicants must submit both the FAFSA and the CSS Profile. More information may be found at the following websites: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the CSS Profile.
Additional Information
Federal Student Aid
Students wishing to apply for only federal student aid funds must submit the FAFSA. Sewanee's school code for FAFSA is 003534.
Institutional Need-Based Aid
First-time need-based aid applicants must submit the CSS Profile. The Profile opens October 1 each year. Sewanee's school code for the Profile is 1842. Sewanee does not subscribe to the Profile's IDOC service nor are we able to provide CSS Profile fee waivers. Any additional required documents are submitted through our secure portal Sewanee.studentforms.com after receipt of the FAFSA.
Tuition Exchange
The University participates in both the national Tuition Exchange (TE) Program, involving schools throughout the United States, and in the Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) tuition exchange program, involving most ACS member schools. These undergraduate programs provide the opportunity for dependent children of University employees to receive tuition scholarships at other participating institutions. Being awarded TE and ACS is competitive and not guaranteed. Prospective students who have this benefit are reviewed during the application process beginning with Early Decision. Each year Sewanee receives admission applications from 40 students who have this benefit and there are 6 spaces. Admissible students are selected and a waitlist is created for remaining spots until all 6 spaces are filled.
