SVU 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 SVU ($20,040).
It is harder to admit to Sweet Briar College than SVU.
Sweet Briar College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,150) than SVU (1,150).
Sweet Briar College has higher submitted ACT score (21) than SVU (21).
SVU has more students with 1,053 students while Sweet Briar College has 460 students.
Sweet Briar College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while SVU's ratio is 17 to 1.
SVU has more full-time faculties with 65 faculties while Sweet Briar College has 36 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Southern Virginia University and Sweet Briar College.

SVU	vs.	Sweet Briar College
Buena Vista, 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
$20,040	2024 Tuition & Fees	$25,110
98%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$11,482	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,706

99.64 %	Acceptance Rates	71.74 %
26.89 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.93 %
1,150	SAT Score	1,230
21	ACT Score	25
46 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
13 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
67 %	Retention Rate	62 %
1,053	Student Population	460
65	Number of Faculties	36
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
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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