Sewanee Named Among U.S. News Best Colleges
Sept. 23, 2025
On Sept. 23, the U.S. News and World Report released its 2026 Best Colleges rankings. Sewanee ranked #45 among the nation’s top 201 liberal arts colleges, sharing its position with Berea College, Dickinson College, Furman University, and Kenyon College.
Sewanee also appears on the separate U.S. News lists of Best Value Schools (#70), Undergraduate Teaching - National Liberal Arts Colleges (#59), Economics (#216), and Undergraduate Psychology (#265).
The 2026 edition of the report evaluates more than 1,700 U.S. colleges and universities, using up to 17 factors to measure academic quality and graduate success. Key ranking factors include: graduation rates, first-year retention rates, peer assessment scores, student-faculty ratio, and graduate salary earnings.
“We’re delighted to be recognized as one of the best colleges in the country,” says Vice-Chancellor Rob Pearigen. “These rankings reflect what we have long known to be true of the Sewanee experience—it’s an incredible place that, with our strong academic program and close-knit community, helps prepare students to make a positive difference in the world.”
The U.S. News rankings add to Sewanee’s recent run of national recognition. This summer, The Princeton Review named Sewanee to its list of the Best 390 Colleges in the nation—and awarded Sewanee the #1 spot on the Most Beautiful Campus list.
RECENT SEWANEE LISTS & RANKINGS
- The Best 390 Colleges
- Best Value Colleges
- #1 Most Beautiful Campus
- #12 Best Alumni Network
- Best South
- Green Colleges
- #3 Most Stunning College Campus in the World
- #1 Best Small Arts & Culture Town
