Sweet Briar College Overview

Sweet Briar College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sweet Briar, Virginia. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

What Is Sweet Briar College Known For?

• Sweet Briar has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 8 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Sweet Briar is the master's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 65% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Sweet Briar makes roughly $51,943 a year. This is 27% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• The average Sweet Briar student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is 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

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How Do I Get Into Sweet Briar?

You can apply to Sweet Briar online at: www.sbc.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Sweet Briar

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Sweet Briar?

Sweet Briar has an acceptance rate of 76%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Average Test Scores

About 22% 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 520 and 680. Math scores were between 500 and 680.

Sweet Briar received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 30. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 30.

Can I Afford Sweet Briar College?

The overall average net price of Sweet Briar is $28,626. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Sweet Briar, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $7,424 a year. That adds up to $29,696 over four years for those students.

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Sweet Briar College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 356 undergraduate students at Sweet Briar, with 353 being full-time and 3 being part-time.

There are also 6 graduate students at the school.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Sweet Briar College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	254
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Sweet Briar College. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 6 countries are represented at Sweet Briar. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Pakistan, and France.

Sweet Briar College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	11	0	11
General Biology	9	0	9
Natural Resources Conservation	9	0	9
General Psychology	9	0	9
Engineering Science	6	0	6
Teacher Education Grade Specific	5	0	5
Writing Studies	5	0	5
Political Science & Government	4	0	4
Fine & Studio Arts	4	0	4
Curriculum & Instruction	0	3	3
History	3	0	3
Archeology	2	0	2
General Visual & Performing Arts	2	0	2
Mathematics	1	0	1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1	0	1
Philosophy	1	0	1
Economics	1	0	1
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0
Dance	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0
TOTAL	73	3	76

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Elwsbc under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.