Sweet Briar College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
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%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Sweet Briar College 102 0% 69% 2% 7% 3% 14% $60,058 10 -0.57 57 93%
Engineering Science 11 — 0% 45% 9% 0% 0% 45% $88,049 17 -0.80 90 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 +2 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $67,874 32 -0.36 72 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,770 22 -0.70 70 — — — — —
Biology 19 — 0% 58% 0% 11% 5% 21% $64,294 39 -0.25 66 — — — — —
Environmental Science 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,604 29 -0.51 43 — — — — —
Business Management 19 +3 0% 74% 0% 16% 0% 5% $63,361 17 -0.74 64 93% — — — —
Economics 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,265 11 -1.01 77 — — — — —
Archaeology 5 +1 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $54,423 46 -0.24 43 — — — — —
Creative Writing 5 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,892 28 -0.55 25 — — — — —
History 6 +3 0% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $51,250 28 -0.55 34 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $56,052 49 -0.12 47 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,030 38 -0.41 47 — — — — —
Political Science 6 +4 0% 17% 17% 0% 17% 17% $61,141 19 -0.81 60 — — — — —
Psychology 7 +1 0% 57% 0% 0% 0% 29% $55,804 59 +0.11 46 — — — — —
Elementary Education 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,837 34 -0.36 30 — — — — —
Art History 4 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $35,842 6 -1.24 5 — — — — —
Art History and Criticism 3 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $35,507 6 -1.27 5 — — — — —
Fine Arts — — — — — — — — $34,923 6 -1.28 5 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 4 +2 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $36,180 12 -0.92 6 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $29,310
ROI Percentile 57th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 69%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
Transfer-Out Rate 31%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 19.6% 20 0% 75% 0% 15% 0% 5% $63,756 10 -0.75 65 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 18.6% 19 0% 58% 0% 11% 5% 21% $64,294 34 -0.25 66 — —
Humanities 16.7% 17 0% 82% 0% 12% 6% 0% $51,477 28 -0.45 35 — —
Social Sciences 12.7% 13 0% 38% 8% 0% 8% 23% $58,267 49 -0.32 53 — —
Arts 10.8% 11 0% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $35,874 3 -1.13 5 — —
Engineering 10.8% 11 0% 45% 9% 0% 0% 45% $88,049 3 -0.80 90 — —
Education 3.9% 4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,837 23 -0.36 30 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.9% 4 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $67,598 19 -0.44 72 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.9% 3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,604 25 -0.51 43 — —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 80% 80% 80%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional