Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar, VA · Private nonprofit · www.sbc.edu/ ↗

Sweet Briar College is a private nonprofit college in Sweet Briar, Virginia, set in a rural area on the fringe of an urban area. It mostly awards bachelor's degrees and has 443 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of bachelor's degrees awarded, its largest programs are Biology, General; Psychology, General; and Business/Commerce, General.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Compare with similar schools: Private nonprofit colleges in Virginia

Compare its largest majors across colleges: Biology, General · Psychology, General · Business/Commerce, General

Sweet Briar College at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
443
Similar schools: 1,107
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$21,856
Similar schools: $22,971
Admit rateiShare of applicants who get accepted. Lower = more selective.
75.5%
Similar schools: 73.7%
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
57.3%
Similar schools: 57.7%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$54,986
Similar schools: $59,098
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$23,500
Similar schools: $23,250
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
69.3%
Similar schools: 77.1%

What the data shows about Sweet Briar College

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,197 private nonprofit schools that mostly award bachelor's degrees in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $21,856 a year, about the same as the $22,971 median for similar schools. It admits 75.5% of applicants, about the same as the 73.7% median. 69.3% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 77.1%). 57.3% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, about the same as the 57.7% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $54,986, lower than the $59,098 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $23,500 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $23,250).