Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar, Virginia
- Private nonprofit
- Rural
- 443 undergrads
- Women's college
- Admit rate
- 76%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $21,856per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 54%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $54,98610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Sweet Briar College is a women's liberal arts college that is home to one of only two ABET-accredited engineering degree programs at a women's college in the country.
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 76%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1100–1310Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $21,856full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $45,462sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $27,680Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 54%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 69%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $54,98610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 443Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 34%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 23%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Patrick Henry College Purcellville, VA — admits 77%
- Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing Richmond, VA
- Hollins University Roanoke, VA — admits 68%
- Hannibal-LaGrange University Hannibal, MO — admits 73%
- Rosemont College Rosemont, PA — admits 76%
- Sentara College of Health Sciences Chesapeake, VA
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Sweet Briar College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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