UVA 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.

UVA is a public and Sweet Briar College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UVA has more expensive tuition & fees ($59,633) than Sweet Briar College ($25,110).
It is harder to admit to UVA than Sweet Briar College.
UVA has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than Sweet Briar College (1,230).
UVA has higher submitted ACT score (33) than Sweet Briar College (25).
UVA has more students with 26,082 students while Sweet Briar College has 460 students.
Sweet Briar College has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while UVA's ratio is 15 to 1.
UVA has more full-time faculties with 2,484 faculties while Sweet Briar College has 36 full-time faculties.

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

UVA	vs.	Sweet Briar College
Charlottesville, Virginia	Location	Sweet Briar, Virginia
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$22,323 Out-Of-State$59,633	2024 Tuition & Fees	$25,110
45%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$23,989	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$13,706

17.00 %	Acceptance Rates	72.01 %
42.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	16.99 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,230
33	ACT Score	25
95 %	Graduation Rate	61 %
2 %	Transfer-out Rate	2 %
97 %	Retention Rate	62 %
26,082	Student Population	460
2,484	Number of Faculties	36
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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