Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
National
Population
80,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours
2,615 (51%)
Days Without Precipitation
255 (64%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
443
Men / Women
0% / 100%
From State
48%
From Region
19%
Racial/Ethnic
White
70%
International
9%
Black
8%
Hispanic
6%
Asian
3%
Native American
1%
Mixed
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
1%
3%
4%
5%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Men: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Men: 0.0% 0.0%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2012 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2013 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2014 Native: 1.5% 1.5%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2017 Native: 2.6% 2.6%
2018 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2021 Native: 4.2% 4.2%
2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2011 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2014 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2015 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2016 Asian: 2.8% 2.8%
2017 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2018 Asian: 3.4% 3.4%
2019 Asian: 5.1% 5.1%
2020 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2021 Asian: 4.2% 4.2%
2022 Asian: 2.2% 2.2%
2023 Asian: 2.5% 2.5%
2024 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2011 Black: 2.2% 2.2%
2012 Black: 3.7% 3.7%
2013 Black: 1.5% 1.5%
2014 Black: 3.5% 3.5%
2015 Black: 5.7% 5.7%
2016 Black: 9.4% 9.4%
2017 Black: 10.8% 10.8%
2018 Black: 14.2% 14.2%
2019 Black: 10.2% 10.2%
2020 Black: 14.3% 14.3%
2021 Black: 12.5% 12.5%
2022 Black: 11.2% 11.2%
2023 Black: 8.9% 8.9%
2024 Black: 9.1% 9.1%
2011 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2%
2012 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6%
2013 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5%
2014 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1%
2015 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5%
2016 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2%
2017 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7%
2018 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5%
2019 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1%
2020 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1%
2021 Hispanic: 12.5% 12.5%
2022 Hispanic: 13.4% 13.4%
2023 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6%
2024 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7%
2011 White: 91.2% 91.2%
2012 White: 88.4% 88.4%
2013 White: 89.6% 89.6%
2014 White: 84.8% 84.8%
2015 White: 84.7% 84.7%
2016 White: 77.2% 77.2%
2017 White: 75.8% 75.8%
2018 White: 69.3% 69.3%
2019 White: 70.6% 70.6%
2020 White: 64.3% 64.3%
2021 White: 58.3% 58.3%
2022 White: 66.4% 66.4%
2023 White: 74.7% 74.7%
2024 White: 74.5% 74.5%
2011 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2012 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2014 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2015 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2016 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2017 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2018 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 International: 4.5% 4.5%
2021 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2023 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 International: 5.5% 5.5%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2021 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2022 Native: 1.5% 1.5%
2023 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2024 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2025 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2020 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2021 Asian: 3.3% 3.3%
2022 Asian: 3.1% 3.1%
2023 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2024 Asian: 2.8% 2.8%
2025 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2020 Black: 8.4% 8.4%
2021 Black: 10.4% 10.4%
2022 Black: 9.7% 9.7%
2023 Black: 8.5% 8.5%
2024 Black: 9.4% 9.4%
2025 Black: 8.4% 8.4%
2020 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8%
2021 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1%
2022 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6%
2023 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6%
2024 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5%
2025 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1%
2020 White: 73.8% 73.8%
2021 White: 71.1% 71.1%
2022 White: 69.2% 69.2%
2023 White: 67.8% 67.8%
2024 White: 68.0% 68.0%
2025 White: 70.4% 70.4%
2020 International: 3.5% 3.5%
2021 International: 4.6% 4.6%
2022 International: 6.4% 6.4%
2023 International: 10.7% 10.7%
2024 International: 9.4% 9.4%
2025 International: 8.6% 8.6%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Sweet Briar College
102
0% / 100%
14%
$58,484
63
93%
Engineering Science
11 —
0% / 100%
45%
$84,539
92
—
Chemistry
3 +2
0% / 100%
33%
$65,870
76
—
Mathematics
1 +3
0% / 100%
0%
$64,391
74
—
Biology
19 —
0% / 100%
21%
$58,653
63
—
Environmental Science
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$52,155
47
—
Business Management
19 +3
0% / 100%
5%
$63,364
72
93%
Economics
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$67,512
78
—
Archaeology
5 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$50,636
43
—
Creative Writing
5 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$46,207
29
—
History
6 +3
0% / 100%
0%
$49,697
40
—
Interdisciplinary Studies
— —
—
—
$51,996
47
—
Philosophy
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Political Science
6 +4
0% / 100%
17%
$58,177
62
—
Psychology
7 +1
0% / 100%
29%
$49,273
39
—
Elementary Education
4 —
0% / 100%
0%
$51,249
45
—
Art History
4 +1
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Art History and Criticism
3 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$37,755
11
—
Fine Arts
— —
—
—
$37,833
11
—
Visual and Performing Arts
4 +2
0% / 100%
0%
$36,030
8
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$29,310
ROI Percentile
63th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
69%
4-Year Graduation Rate
44%
6-Year Graduation Rate
52%
Transfer-Out Rate
31%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 69.6% 69.6%
2012 Graduated: 62.1% 62.1%
2013 Graduated: 56.9% 56.9%
2014 Graduated: 65.2% 65.2%
2015 Graduated: 63.7% 63.7%
2016 Graduated: 60.6% 60.6%
2017 Graduated: 54.1% 54.1%
2018 Graduated: 46.0% 46.0%
2019 Graduated: 33.5% 33.5%
2020 Graduated: 31.8% 31.8%
2021 Graduated: 41.7% 41.7%
2022 Graduated: 61.2% 61.2%
2023 Graduated: 48.1% 48.1%
2024 Graduated: 51.8% 51.8%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Women: 69.6% 69.6%
2012 Women: 62.1% 62.1%
2013 Women: 56.9% 56.9%
2014 Women: 65.2% 65.2%
2015 Women: 63.7% 63.7%
2016 Women: 60.6% 60.6%
2017 Women: 54.1% 54.1%
2018 Women: 46.0% 46.0%
2019 Women: 33.5% 33.5%
2020 Women: 31.8% 31.8%
2021 Women: 41.7% 41.7%
2022 Women: 61.2% 61.2%
2023 Women: 48.1% 48.1%
2024 Women: 51.8% 51.8%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Black: 57.1% 57.1%
2013 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Black: 42.9% 42.9%
2015 Black: 22.2% 22.2%
2016 Black: 58.8% 58.8%
2017 Black: 28.6% 28.6%
2018 Black: 20.0% 20.0%
2019 Black: 15.0% 15.0%
2020 Black: 22.7% 22.7%
2021 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Black: 40.0% 40.0%
2023 Black: 71.4% 71.4%
2024 Black: 20.0% 20.0%
2011 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2012 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0%
2013 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1%
2014 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0%
2015 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1%
2016 Hispanic: 61.5% 61.5%
2017 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4%
2018 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2019 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2%
2020 Hispanic: 18.2% 18.2%
2021 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2022 Hispanic: 61.1% 61.1%
2023 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2024 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2011 White: 70.9% 70.9%
2012 White: 62.5% 62.5%
2013 White: 59.1% 59.1%
2014 White: 67.9% 67.9%
2015 White: 66.2% 66.2%
2016 White: 61.2% 61.2%
2017 White: 59.2% 59.2%
2018 White: 50.8% 50.8%
2019 White: 39.6% 39.6%
2020 White: 36.4% 36.4%
2021 White: 50.0% 50.0%
2022 White: 64.0% 64.0%
2023 White: 45.8% 45.8%
2024 White: 53.7% 53.7%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
29.4%
30
0% / 100%
10%
$50,909
44
—
Business & Economics
19.6%
20
0% / 100%
5%
$63,571
73
93%
Life & Natural Sciences
18.6%
19
0% / 100%
21%
$58,653
63
—
Arts
10.8%
11
0% / 100%
0%
$36,769
9
—
Engineering
10.8%
11
0% / 100%
45%
$84,539
92
—
Education
3.9%
4
0% / 100%
0%
$51,249
45
—
Physical Sciences & Math
3.9%
4
0% / 100%
25%
$65,500
75
—
Agriculture & Food Science
2.9%
3
0% / 100%
0%
$52,155
47
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
80%
Yield (Unbound)
13%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
80%
80%
80%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 82.0% 82.0%
2012 Acceptance: 79.3% 79.3%
2013 Acceptance: 84.3% 84.3%
2014 Acceptance: 93.5% 93.5%
2015 Acceptance: 94.9% 94.9%
2016 Acceptance: 93.1% 93.1%
2017 Acceptance: 92.8% 92.8%
2018 Acceptance: 75.7% 75.7%
2019 Acceptance: 79.4% 79.4%
2020 Acceptance: 75.9% 75.9%
2021 Acceptance: 80.0% 80.0%
2022 Acceptance: 75.7% 75.7%
2023 Acceptance: 71.7% 71.7%
2024 Acceptance: 75.5% 75.5%
2011 Yield: 36.8% 36.8%
2012 Yield: 29.1% 29.1%
2013 Yield: 25.8% 25.8%
2014 Yield: 20.9% 20.9%
2015 Yield: 25.5% 25.5%
2016 Yield: 15.2% 15.2%
2017 Yield: 23.6% 23.6%
2018 Yield: 22.2% 22.2%
2019 Yield: 18.1% 18.1%
2020 Yield: 18.4% 18.4%
2021 Yield: 18.6% 18.6%
2022 Yield: 16.9% 16.9%
2023 Yield: 16.9% 16.9%
2024 Yield: 13.2% 13.2%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 643 643
2012 Applicants: 763 763
2013 Applicants: 905 905
2014 Applicants: 789 789
2015 Applicants: 99 99
2016 Applicants: 950 950
2017 Applicants: 361 361
2018 Applicants: 654 654
2019 Applicants: 724 724
2020 Applicants: 873 873
2021 Applicants: 1,192 1,192
2022 Applicants: 1,204 1,204
2023 Applicants: 1,136 1,136
2024 Applicants: 1,239 1,239
2011 Admitted: 527 527
2012 Admitted: 605 605
2013 Admitted: 763 763
2014 Admitted: 738 738
2015 Admitted: 94 94
2016 Admitted: 884 884
2017 Admitted: 335 335
2018 Admitted: 495 495
2019 Admitted: 575 575
2020 Admitted: 663 663
2021 Admitted: 954 954
2022 Admitted: 912 912
2023 Admitted: 815 815
2024 Admitted: 936 936
2011 Enrolled: 194 194
2012 Enrolled: 176 176
2013 Enrolled: 197 197
2014 Enrolled: 154 154
2015 Enrolled: 24 24
2016 Enrolled: 134 134
2017 Enrolled: 79 79
2018 Enrolled: 110 110
2019 Enrolled: 104 104
2020 Enrolled: 122 122
2021 Enrolled: 177 177
2022 Enrolled: 154 154
2023 Enrolled: 138 138
2024 Enrolled: 124 124
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 913 913
2012 25th: 940 940
2013 25th: 938 938
2014 25th: 895 895
2015 25th: 935 935
2016 25th: 880 880
2017 25th: 993 993
2018 25th: 990 990
2019 25th: 1010 1010
2020 25th: 980 980
2021 25th: 1020 1020
2022 25th: 1020 1020
2023 25th: 1100 1100
2024 25th: 1100 1100
2011 75th: 1190 1190
2012 75th: 1180 1180
2013 75th: 1210 1210
2014 75th: 1160 1160
2015 75th: 1230 1230
2016 75th: 1180 1180
2017 75th: 1180 1180
2018 75th: 1210 1210
2019 75th: 1210 1210
2020 75th: 1210 1210
2021 75th: 1260 1260
2022 75th: 1360 1360
2023 75th: 1310 1310
2024 75th: 1310 1310
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 433 433
2012 25th: 450 450
2013 25th: 458 458
2014 25th: 440 440
2015 25th: 435 435
2016 25th: 420 420
2017 25th: 463 463
2018 25th: 470 470
2019 25th: 470 470
2020 25th: 450 450
2021 25th: 490 490
2022 25th: 500 500
2023 25th: 540 540
2024 25th: 540 540
2011 75th: 580 580
2012 75th: 570 570
2013 75th: 590 590
2014 75th: 560 560
2015 75th: 575 575
2016 75th: 560 560
2017 75th: 550 550
2018 75th: 580 580
2019 75th: 580 580
2020 75th: 580 580
2021 75th: 630 630
2022 75th: 680 680
2023 75th: 640 640
2024 75th: 640 640
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 480 480
2012 25th: 490 490
2013 25th: 480 480
2014 25th: 455 455
2015 25th: 500 500
2016 25th: 460 460
2017 25th: 530 530
2018 25th: 520 520
2019 25th: 540 540
2020 25th: 530 530
2021 25th: 530 530
2022 25th: 520 520
2023 25th: 560 560
2024 25th: 560 560
2011 75th: 610 610
2012 75th: 610 610
2013 75th: 620 620
2014 75th: 600 600
2015 75th: 655 655
2016 75th: 620 620
2017 75th: 630 630
2018 75th: 630 630
2019 75th: 630 630
2020 75th: 630 630
2021 75th: 630 630
2022 75th: 680 680
2023 75th: 670 670
2024 75th: 670 670
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 84.0% 84.0%
2020 Submitted: 54.0% 54.0%
2021 Submitted: 32.0% 32.0%
2022 Submitted: 37.0% 37.0%
2023 Submitted: 34.0% 34.0%
2024 Submitted: 9.0% 9.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
