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Sweet Briar Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual analyzed the data to discover how diverse the typical college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Keep reading the Sweet Briar diversity report to see how they stack up against the average.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Sweet Briar Student Population

How Many Students Attend Sweet Briar College?

Sweet Briar total enrollment is approximately 362 students. 353 are undergraduates and 6 are graduate students.

Sweet Briar Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Sweet Briar undergraduate population is made up of 100% women, and 0% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Sweet Briar Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	254
Black or African American	38
Unknown	24
Hispanic	15
Asian	10
International	7
Multi-Ethnic	4
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Sweet Briar Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 100% of full-time grad students are women, and 0% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Sweet Briar Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	6
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0
Unknown	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Sweet Briar Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	261
Black or African American	38
Unknown	26
Hispanic	15
Asian	10
International	7
Multi-Ethnic	4
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1

Low Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Sweet Briar College Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	222
Black or African American	18
Multi-Ethnic	2
Asian	1
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Sweet Briar.

Sweet Briar Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

Slightly Unbalanced Ratio of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Sweet Briar is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Sweet Briar faculty.

There are approximately 170 female teachers and 84 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

Sweet Briar ranks 532 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

52.34% of Sweet Briar students come from out of state, and 2.99% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 19 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Virginia	61
North Carolina	17
Texas	7
California	7
Tennessee	6

International Students at Sweet Briar

Students from 6 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from China, Pakistan, and France.

Learn more about international students at Sweet Briar.

Above Average Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Sweet Briar, 86.69% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	163
20-21	117
22-24	23
25-29	8
30-34	2
35 and over	2
Under 18	0

Notes and References

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.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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• How we came up with Diversity Scores.