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Sweet Briar College is a private liberal arts college located in Sweet Briar, Virginia. Sweet Briar College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Sweet Briar College is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $48,425 10 years after enrolling, 21st in Virginia, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Sweet Briar College bachelor students earn 20% less than the national average.
Sweet Briar College’s median net annual cost of $23,783 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Sweet Briar College sorted by number of graduates - Business and Commerce, Biology - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$23,783
Average years to graduate
4.2
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 33% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Sweet Briar College is 29% lower than the state average, and 36% below the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Sweet Briar College, Pell Grant recipients represent 32% of the measured graduating class, 3% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Sweet Briar College graduates within 4.2 years.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Sweet Briar College’s economic mobility score of 14.92 is calculated by adjusting the 3.97 economic score of lower-income students by the 32% pell grant recipients within the student body. Sweet Briar College’s EMS of 14.92 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Sweet Briar College pays $23,783 a year, $16,567 less than the $40,350 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $23,783
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Sweet Briar College, 93% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $23,783 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 44% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,184. This is 10% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,949
Pell grants
$4,862
State grants
$3,836
Institutional grants
$13,172
Sweet Briar College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 80% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,192 applicants, of which 954 were admitted and 177 enrolled. Sweet Briar College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
N/A
59%
First time
93%
59%
In-state
51%
68%
1st generation
23%
35%
White
72%
52%
Black
11%
14%
Hispanic
4%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
10%
12%