Sweet Briar College

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Baccalaureate Colleges — Arts & Sciences

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Master's degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Sweet Briar College Academics

The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. An instance of this, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. Further, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Women’s Services can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Sweet Briar College is unique in its study options.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Sweet Briar College.

English Language and Literature:

Creative Writing, English, English Language & Literature – General

Social Sciences:

Anthropology, Economics, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology

Computer Science:

Computer Science

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Dance, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Foreign Language and Literature:

Classics, Foreign Language & Literature – General, French, German, Spanish

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Business – General, Spanish Business

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Physics, TheoreticalMathematical Physics

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biochemistry, Biology, Molecular Biology

Popular majors:

twenty-five percent social sciences, eleven percent psychology, ten percent visual and performing arts, nine percent english, seven percent foreign languages and literature, six percent biology, five percent business per marketing, five percent philosophy and religious studies

Multiple or Interdisciplinary:

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

History:

History – General

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of February. Additionally, for international students, the application fee is 40. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $775 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid last fall.

Sweet Briar College Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 79%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. An instance of this, there were fifty-three total number of transfer students who applied and twenty-six total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school requires an application fee consisting of forty dollars regular application fee, forty dollars out-of-state application fee, forty dollars online application fee and point zero .

the SAT subject section score is due the 1st of February. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application is due the 1st of February. If you are a transfer student, you will be notified of your acceptance by the 1st of June. Likewise, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of February. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. Regardless of which application you submit, this school will notify you by the 15th of March. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of February. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of February and If you wish to apply early, your application will be do no later than the 1st of December, of which you should hear back from the university no later than the 15th of December.

Sweet Briar College Financial Aid

If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Leadership, Music/Drama and State/District Residency. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid distribution is at ninety-one percent scholarships per grants and nine percent loans per jobs. Financial aid forms are FAFSA.

Sweet Briar College Students

Sweet Briar College offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Moreover, it is part of an Rural setting, Rural community (under 2,500) and Residential campus. The school’s size is approximately five hundred and fifty-six degree-seeking undergrads, one hundred and eighty-two first-time degree-seeking freshmen and thirteen graduate enrollment. Furthermore, the student body consists of forty-seven percent in-state students, fifty-three percent out-of-state students, one percent part-time students, one hundred percent women, one percent american indian per alaskan native, one percent asian per pacific islander, two percent black per non-hispanic, two percent hispanic, ninety-one percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, two percent race per ethnicity unreported, twenty-five percent in top 10th of graduating class, sixty-four percent in top quarter of graduating class, ninety-four percent in top half of graduating class, thirty-five percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, nineteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, fifteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, twelve percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and two percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, Four-year, Women only, where 79 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member.

Furthermore, the university has many unique facilites such as fine arts center, museum, indoor and outdoor riding facilities, 3 nature sanctuaries, college-run nursery school and kindergarten for student teaching, observatory, Environmental Education and Nature Center. This school features the Rural setting, Rural community (under 2,500) and Residential campus. Importantly, the school is located 12 miles from Lynchburg, 167 miles from Washington, DC.

Sweet Briar College Athletics

The Vixens are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

• Women’s NCAA Division III and Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division III and Women’s Intercollegiate Softball
• Women’s NCAA Division III and Women’s Intercollegiate Volleyball