Sweet Briar College vs EMU

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.
EMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($41,860) than Sweet Briar College ($25,110).
It is harder to admit to Sweet Briar College than EMU.
EMU has more students with 1,334 students while Sweet Briar College has 460 students.
Sweet Briar College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while EMU's ratio is 10 to 1.
EMU has more full-time faculties with 89 faculties while Sweet Briar College has 36 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Sweet Briar College and Eastern Mennonite University.

Sweet Briar College	vs.	EMU
Sweet Briar, Virginia	Location	Harrisonburg, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (medium programs)
$25,110	2024 Tuition & Fees	$41,860
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	86%
$13,706	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$26,974

72.01 %	Acceptance Rates	100.00 %
16.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.03 %
1,230	SAT Score	-
25	ACT Score	-
61 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	26 %
62 %	Retention Rate	79 %
460	Student Population	1,334
36	Number of Faculties	89
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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