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Sweet Briar College, located in Sweet Briar, Virginia, was founded in 1901 under the legacy of Indiana Fletcher Williams. It was formally opened in September 1906. The campus sprawls over 3,250 acres of land at the foothills of Blue Ridge Mountains. The College offers majors, minors, pre-professional and certificate programs in economics, English, engineering sciences, environmental studies, mathematics, music, film studies and many more programs. Master’s degree in teaching and education are offered at Sweet Briar college as well.
The Greek life on Sweet Briar campus includes organizations like Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Beta Kappa, Eta Sigma Phi, Psi Chi, Omicron Delta Kappa and Pi Delta Phi, to name a few. Apart from these, there are more than 50 other clubs and organizations including Archeology Club, Cooking Club, Paints and Patches, Pre-Law Society, Onyx Diversity Club and College Republicans.
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Campus Location134 Chapel Drive
Sweet Briar, VA 24595-9998
USA
Main Tel: (434) 381-6100
Web Site The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area. |
Sweet Briar College HighlightsWhere Sweet Briar College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts, liberal arts, fine arts, conservation and resource management, and mathematics.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- High female/male ratio.
- High faculty salary.
- Large number of students.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Student meal (board) plan
- Study abroad option
- Part-time classes available
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 102 | 38 | | Master | 6 | 2 |
StudentsThe student enrollment at Sweet Briar College was 815 in 2007 (780 full-time equivalent). women were 100% of the class. Undergrads are 91% of enrolled students and graduate students are 9%. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 25,015 | | Room | $ 4,030 | | Board | $ 6,010 | | Books and supplies | $ 600 | | Other | $ 1,350 |
Financial Aid: Sweet Briar College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 51 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 14 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 30 |
Housing and MealsSweet Briar College provides on-campus housing for 615 of its 780 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus. Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.
Sweet Briar College Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Women | 81% | | All | 81% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 510-620 | | Math | 480-590 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (15 awarded) - Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
- Business/Commerce
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded) CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded) - Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded) - Dance
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (6 awarded) - Curriculum and Instruction
- Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
ENGINEERING (2 awarded) - Engineering Science
- Engineering/Industrial Management
FINE ARTS (5 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine/Studio Arts
LIBERAL ARTS (49 awarded) - Anthropology
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Creative Writing
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- Foreign Languages and Literatures
- French Language and Literature
- German Language and Literature
- German Studies
- History
- International Relations and Affairs
- Italian Studies
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
MATHEMATICS (2 awarded) MUSIC (0 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded) - Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (9 awarded) - Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (8 awarded) Selected Careers of Interest(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Sweet Briar College with government-defined occupation categories.) Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.
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