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Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar, VA · Private · Rural (fringe) · SBC

Private institution in Sweet Briar, VA · 463 undergraduates · 72% acceptance rate · $51,943 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$23,3831,358th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$25,1101,225th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$25,1101,068th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$41,8321,253rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,943963rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,5331,504th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
48.1%1,223rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
76.6%862nd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
71.7%653rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1227333rd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4631,701st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
31.3%1,115th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 131 mi (IAD)

List appearances

This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.

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Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 31 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$35,416$44,189
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$32,925$28,212
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
ArcheologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors——
DanceVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors——
Engineering ScienceEngineeringbachelors——
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — women’s flag football

NCAA Division III · ODAC

Curated listing — Flag Football is not yet a stable EADA sport filter. Verify varsity status on the school’s athletics site.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Sweet Briar College’s 463 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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