Sweet Briar College vs GMU

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

Sweet Briar College is a private (not-for-profit) and GMU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
GMU has more expensive tuition & fees ($37,979) than Sweet Briar College ($25,110).
It is harder to admit to Sweet Briar College than GMU.
GMU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,230) than Sweet Briar College (1,230).
GMU has higher submitted ACT score (25) than Sweet Briar College (25).
GMU has more students with 39,049 students while Sweet Briar College has 460 students.
Sweet Briar College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while GMU's ratio is 16 to 1.
GMU has more full-time faculties with 1,399 faculties while Sweet Briar College has 36 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Sweet Briar College and George Mason University.

Sweet Briar College	vs.	GMU
Sweet Briar, Virginia	Location	Fairfax, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$25,110	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,815 Out-Of-State$37,979
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	61%
$13,706	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,810

72.01 %	Acceptance Rates	89.00 %
16.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.00 %
1,230	SAT Score	1,240
25	ACT Score	28
61 %	Graduation Rate	70 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	15 %
62 %	Retention Rate	85 %
460	Student Population	39,049
36	Number of Faculties	1,399
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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