Centra College vs Sweet Briar College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Sweet Briar College has more expensive tuition & fees ($25,110) than Centra College ($10,243).
It is harder to admit to Sweet Briar College than Centra College.
Sweet Briar College has more students with 460 students while Centra College has 227 students.
Sweet Briar College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Centra College's ratio is 10 to 1.
Sweet Briar College has more full-time faculties with 36 faculties while Centra College has 27 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Centra College and Sweet Briar College.

Centra College	vs.	Sweet Briar College
Lynchburg, Virginia	Location	Sweet Briar, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Other health professions school	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$10,243	2024 Tuition & Fees	$25,110
68%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$3,572	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,706

100.00 %	Acceptance Rates	72.01 %
-	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.99 %
-	SAT Score	1,230
-	ACT Score	25
-	Graduation Rate	61 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
-	Retention Rate	62 %
227	Student Population	460
27	Number of Faculties	36
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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