Where…
- 2,840 acres in Amherst, Virginia
- 5.8 acres of land per student
- 22 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places
- 26,000-square-foot greenhouse
Women…
- 457 students from 37 states and 12 countries
- 8:1 student-faculty ratio
- Average class size: 16
- 30% of students identify as minority
Lead…
- 100% of applicants admitted to veterinary school
- 80% complete internships, national average 50%
- 80% hold leadership positions in student organizations, national average 40%
- 60% complete research projects with faculty, national average 20%
- 40% study abroad, national average 20%
Accolades
- Sweet Briar has one of the only two ABET-accredited engineering programs at a women’s college in the country
- Our chapter of Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society is notable because only 10% of U.S. colleges and universities have one
- Forbes’ Top Colleges and Kiplinger’s Best College Values for 2019
- The Princeton Review Best Colleges: Southeastern Region for 2020
Rankings
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U.S. News & World Report:
- Most Innovative Liberal Arts Colleges
- Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
- Top Performer on Social Mobility
- Included in the Forbes list of Private Colleges and Liberal Arts Universities
- Included in the Washington Monthly list of Liberal Arts Colleges
Class of 2025
- Average high school GPA, Presidential Scholars = 4.15
- Average high school GPA = 3.65
- Average reported SAT combined, Presidential Scholars= 1264
- Average reported SAT combined=1129