Roanoke 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.
Roanoke College has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,774) than Sweet Briar College ($25,110).
It is harder to admit to Sweet Briar College than Roanoke College.
Sweet Briar College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,180) than Roanoke College (1,180).
Roanoke College has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Sweet Briar College (25).
Roanoke College has more students with 1,826 students while Sweet Briar College has 460 students.
Sweet Briar College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while Roanoke College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Roanoke College has more full-time faculties with 164 faculties while Sweet Briar College has 36 full-time faculties.

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

Roanoke College	vs.	Sweet Briar College
Salem, Virginia	Location	Sweet Briar, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$36,774	2024 Tuition & Fees	$25,110
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$32,295	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,706

80.00 %	Acceptance Rates	72.01 %
9.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.99 %
1,180	SAT Score	1,230
26	ACT Score	25
71 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
21 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
74 %	Retention Rate	62 %
1,826	Student Population	460
164	Number of Faculties	36
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	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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