Sweet Briar College vs SU

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.
SU has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,028) than Sweet Briar College ($25,110).
It is harder to admit to Sweet Briar College than SU.
SU has more students with 4,260 students while Sweet Briar College has 460 students.
Sweet Briar College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while SU's ratio is 11 to 1.
SU has more full-time faculties with 252 faculties while Sweet Briar College has 36 full-time faculties.

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

Sweet Briar College	vs.	SU
Sweet Briar, Virginia	Location	Winchester, 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	Doctoral / Research University
$25,110	2024 Tuition & Fees	$36,028
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	86%
$13,706	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,883

72.01 %	Acceptance Rates	78.00 %
16.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.00 %
1,230	SAT Score	-
25	ACT Score	-
61 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
62 %	Retention Rate	83 %
460	Student Population	4,260
36	Number of Faculties	252
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 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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