Sewanee, Tennessee · Private Non-Profit
Literature at The University of the South
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 127 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
7.9% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 7.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~127
- Schools with reported signal
- 68
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 56.9%
- Graduation rate
- 79.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $27,872/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $111,488
- Median debt
- $22,855
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $64,911/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 68 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 11.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($4,518 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($2,055 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 65% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Harvard University Cambridge, MA · 0.1% reported share · $19,066 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Literature accounts for 7.9% of reported programs at The University of the South, which is bigger than 99% of schools in this field set and 11.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 127 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
The University of the South's average net price is $27,872 per year, about $111,488 over four years. That is $4,518 above the $23,354 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $64,911 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,055 above the $62,856 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks The University of the South #44 of 68 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.