Sweet Briar College Description:
Sweet Briar College is a small private liberal arts college for women located on a 3,250-acre campus in Sweet Briar, Virginia, a town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. For its strengths in the liberal arts and sciences, Sweet Briar College was awarded a chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. Other notable features include well-regarded junior year programs in France and Spain, one of the country's most beautiful campuses, a top equestrian program, and an impressive 9 to 1 student / faculty ratio. In athletics, the Sweet Briar Vixens compete in the NCAA Division III Old Dominion Athletic Conference.
Admissions Data (2012):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 79%
- GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Sweet Briar College
- What Are Your Chances? (from Cappex.com)
- Average High School GPA: 3.4
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 490 / 610
- SAT Math: 450 / 570
- SAT Writing: 460 / 590
- ACT Composite: 22 / 27
- ACT English: 21 / 27
- ACT Math: 19 / 25
- ACT Writing: - / -
Enrollment (2011):
- Total Enrollment: 760 (745 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 3% Male / 97% Female
- 97% Full-time
Costs (2012 - 13):
- Tuition and Fees: $32,325
- Books: $1,168 (why so much?)
- Room and Board: $11,440
- Other Expenses: $2,400
- Total Cost: $47,333
Sweet Briar College Financial Aid (2010 - 11):
- Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 98%
- Sweet Briar College Scholarships (Cappex.com)
- Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 98%
- Loans: 68%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $19,986
- Loans: $6,009
Graduation and Retention Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 78%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 64%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 70%
Data Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics
Sweet Briar College Mission Statement:
mission statement from http://www.about.sbc.edu/mission.html
"Sweet Briar College prepares women (and at the graduate level, men as well) to be productive, responsible members of a world community. It focuses on personal and professional achievement through a customized educational program that combines the liberal arts, preparation for careers, and individual development. The faculty and staff guide students to become active learners, to reason clearly, to speak and write persuasively, and to lead with integrity. They do so by creating an educational environment that is both intense and supportive and where learning occurs in many different venues, including the classroom, the community and the world."
