Sweet Briar College vs University of Mary Washington

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Sweet Briar College is a private (not-for-profit) and University of Mary Washington is a public school and both are four-years schools.
University of Mary Washington has more expensive tuition & fees ($31,479) than Sweet Briar College ($25,110).
It is harder to admit to Sweet Briar College than University of Mary Washington.
University of Mary Washington has a higher submitted SAT score (1,230) than Sweet Briar College (1,230).
University of Mary Washington has higher submitted ACT score (25) than Sweet Briar College (25).
University of Mary Washington has more students with 3,757 students while Sweet Briar College has 460 students.
Sweet Briar College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while University of Mary Washington's ratio is 12 to 1.
University of Mary Washington has more full-time faculties with 249 faculties while Sweet Briar College has 36 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Sweet Briar College and University of Mary Washington.

Sweet Briar College	vs.	University of Mary Washington
Sweet Briar, Virginia	Location	Fredericksburg, Virginia
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$25,110	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,559 Out-Of-State$31,479
97%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$13,706	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,883

72.01 %	Acceptance Rates	86.00 %
16.99 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.01 %
1,230	SAT Score	1,240
25	ACT Score	26
61 %	Graduation Rate	68 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	22 %
62 %	Retention Rate	83 %
460	Student Population	3,757
36	Number of Faculties	249
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 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

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