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Skip to Main Content The University of the South Visit Apply Contact Give Admission & Aid Visit Sewanee Home Admission & Aid Visit In This Section Campus Visit Options Campus Events Sewanee Near You Traveling to Sewanee In This Section A visit to the Domain (that's what we call our 13,000-acre campus) is the best way to determine if Sewanee is a good fit for you. During this time around COVID-19, we will do our best to bring Sewanee to you, virtually! Visit Options Virtual Visits The University made the tough decision on March 14 to cancel all campus visits and events until further notice. This decision was made out of concern for the health and well-being of our students, staff, faculty, and the greater Sewanee community. The Office of Admission will continue to offer a variety of virtual visits for anyone who would like to learn more about Sewanee. Virtual Visits Campus Visits Sewanee offers a variety of campus visit options. Each includes a student-led tour and a counselor-led information session. Custom options include opportunities to interact with faculty members, sit down with a coach, meet with the Sewanee Career Center, and more. Campus Visit Options Campus Events Sewanee offers a number of admission events for prospective and admitted students. These are excellent opportunities to dive a little deeper into all that Sewanee has to offer, tailoring your visit to your particular interests. Make Your Visit Count Sewanee Near You Our admission counselors crisscross the country (and the globe) meeting with students and families to share all that Sewanee has to offer. We hope to see you soon. Sewanee Near You Traveling to Sewanee Sewanee is located 93 miles southeast of Nashville (1.5 hours) and 52 miles northwest of Chattanooga (1 hour) atop the Cumberland Plateau in the Central Time Zone. If you need assistance, please call 931.598.3487. Directions & Local Info The Light This time-lapse film by Stephen Alvarez, C'87, reveals just some of the beauty of the Domain. The song in the film is performed by Boy Named Banjo. Two members of the group, Barton Davies, C'16, and William Reames, C'16, are Sewanee graduates. Stephen Alvarez, C'87 Stephen Alvarez is an award-winning National Geographic photographer, film-maker and explorer who produces global stories about exploration, adventure, culture and archaeology. He has published more than a dozen feature stories in National Geographic Magazine. The magazine has sent him from the highest peaks in the Andes to the depths of the deepest cave in the world. His latest National Geographic story on the origins of art took him everywhere from early human sites on the southern coast of Africa to Paleolithic art caves in France and Spain. The Sewanee Pledge Plan to do something cool. We'll cover the rest. 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 are guaranteed. Our Promise to you Programs of Study 37 Majors, 43 Minors, 15 special programs, & More 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?). Explore Majors & Minors Campus Life Welcome movers, shakers, dreamers, explorers, and soon-to-be lifelong friends. We're a community where everyone has a place and there's a place for everyone. Group study? We'll bring our notes. Rock climbing? We're geared up and ready. Jam session? Sure, we'll play with you. Whatever you want to do, at Sewanee, you'll never have to go it alone. Unless you need your space. Then, we totally get it. 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