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Sweet Briar was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
When it comes to admittance, Sweet Briar College is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 80%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 18% of students accepted to Sweet Briar submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 630. Math scores were between 490 and 630.
At Sweet Briar, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Sweet Briar College is 80%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Sweet Briar College is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Sweet Briar this rate is 31%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Sweet Briar College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 356 undergraduates at Sweet Briar with 353 being full-time and 3 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,645 | $19,052 | $22,018 | $25,670 | $29,274 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Sweet Briar, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Sweet Briar, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $5,184 a year. That adds up to $20,736 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Sweet Briar is 2.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Sweet Briar College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Sweet Briar College.
Contact details for Sweet Briar are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 134 Chapel Drive, Sweet Briar, VA 24595-9998 |
| Phone: | 434-381-6100 |
| Website: | www.sbc.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/sweet.briar.college |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/sweetbriaredu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 10 | NA |
| Writing Studies | 8 | NA |
| History | 7 | NA |
| General Psychology | 7 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 6 | NA |
| Engineering Science | 6 | NA |
| Mathematics | 4 | NA |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 3 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 2 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 2 | NA |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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