unitid 233718 · Sweet Briar, VA · private nonprofit 4-year · rural (fringe)
Sweet Briar College
- enrollment 2023
- 474
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
76%
53rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
443
29th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
31%
undergrads on Pell grants
44th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
52%
finish within 150% time
40th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$43,898
43rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$17,758
after aid, aided students
27th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$51,943
after entry, Title IV students
48th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$27,000
89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $11,734 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $41,827
- First-generation students
- 23%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $26,160
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General. | 11 | $62,485 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 9 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 9 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 9 | — | — |
| Engineering Science. | 6 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 5 | — | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 5 | — | — |
| Political Science and Government. | 4 | — | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 4 | — | — |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 3 | — | — |
| History. | 3 | — | — |
| Archeology. | 2 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.