HSC vs Sweet Briar College

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
HSC has more expensive tuition & fees ($52,388) than Sweet Briar College ($25,110).
It is harder to admit to HSC than Sweet Briar College.
Sweet Briar College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,140) than HSC (1,140).
HSC has higher submitted ACT score (27) than Sweet Briar College (25).
HSC has more students with 846 students while Sweet Briar College has 460 students.
Sweet Briar College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while HSC's ratio is 9 to 1.
HSC has more full-time faculties with 101 faculties while Sweet Briar College has 36 full-time faculties.

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

HSC	vs.	Sweet Briar College
Hampden-Sydney, 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
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$52,388	2024 Tuition & Fees	$25,110
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$34,975	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,706

50.00 %	Acceptance Rates	72.01 %
22.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.99 %
1,140	SAT Score	1,230
27	ACT Score	25
75 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
7 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
81 %	Retention Rate	62 %
846	Student Population	460
101	Number of Faculties	36
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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