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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
$23,3831,364th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$25,1101,235th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$25,1101,078th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$41,8321,261st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,943967th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,5331,512th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
48.1%1,235th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
76.6%868th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
71.7%661st most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
1227333rd highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4631,706th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
31.3%1,129th highest of 2,140 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.