An Investment in Your Future
A first-rate college education is a valuable investment in your future. And that type of investment can be costly, but you CAN afford Sweet Briar. Consider the following:
- More than 90% of Sweet Briar students receive financial assistance.
- Families who qualify for need-based financial aid have annual incomes ranging from less than $30,000 to more than $150,000.
- Sweet Briar has consistent rankings among national liberal arts colleges as a "Best Value" in U.S. News & World Report.
- The Princeton Review Survey ranked SBC 9th for "Best Bargains" (private schools; Administration) in its 2005 guidebook "The Best 357 Colleges."
- 92% of the most recent graduating class earned a job or graduate school placement of choice within 6 months of graduating (and almost 2/3 of the class had secured such a position by graduation) - your investment will pay off.
- For the class that graduated in May 2005, the average federal loan debt per student was $14,810 - students and families are finding this education affordable and manageable.
Fill out our Financial Aid Early Estimator form. If you need assistance with this form please feel free to contact the Financial Aid Office by email, or call them at 1-800-381-6156.
Financial Assistance for the class entering in August 2006
| % of students receiving any assistance |
92% |
| % of students receiving need-based aid |
49% |
| average aid package for students qualifying for need-based assistance |
$21,430 |
Student Charges 2007-2008
| Tuition |
$24,740 |
| Room and Board |
$10,040 |
| Student Life Fund (activity fee) |
$275 |
| Total |
$35,055 |
Other estimated expenses
| Books |
$600 |
| Personal |
$900 |
| Total |
$1,500 |
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| Travel expenses vary depending on state of residence |
