The School of Theology. Sewanee: The University of the South

Our Students

Enrollment

Over the past five years, the seminary has enrolled, on the average, 25 students per year in the three-year residential M.Div. program. Currently there are 59 students in the M.Div. program and 16 additional students in the one- and two-year residential programs. Most students live on campus in rental housing available through the University or privately-owned. See a list of our students and their sending dioceses.

Age Range

The residential students range in age from 24 to 64 years of age with the largest group in the 36-56 age-range. Approximately 70% of students are married. Women comprise 36% of the student body, and 10% are from an ethnically diverse background — a figure that has been growing steadily for the past five years.

Diversity and Formation

The School prides itself in having a flourishing community for its seminarians, faculty, and staff alike. It is this traditional residential model — of worshiping together, living together, and studying together — that has the proven benefit of building relationships across all possible boundaries and forming priests for the challenges of today's church.