Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Sweet Briar

At Sweet Briar College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 83.41%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 72.01%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Sweet Briar College than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Sweet Briar College have not been tight and applicants have much more chance to admit.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 20.23%, and the 2024 yield is 16.99%.

The number of Sweet Briar applicants decreased by -5.65% (68 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 83.41%, and this year's acceptance rate is 72.01% at Sweet Briar College. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Sweet Briar College than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Sweet Briar College have not been tight and applicants have much more chance to admit.

The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Sweet Briar College over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2013-14	84.31%	0.00%	84.31%
2014-15	93.54% 9.23%	0.00%	93.54% 9.23%
2015-16	94.95% 1.41%	0.00%	94.95% 1.41%
2016-17	93.05% -1.90%	0.00%	93.05% -1.90%
2017-18	92.80% -0.25%	0.00%	92.80% -0.25%
2018-19	75.69% -17.11%	0.00%	75.69% -17.11%
2019-20	79.42% 3.73%	0.00%	79.42% 3.73%
2020-21	75.95% -3.47%	0.00%	75.95% -3.47%
2021-22	80.03% 4.09%	0.00%	80.03% 4.09%
2022-23	75.75% -4.29%	0.00%	75.75% -4.29%
2023-24	72.01% -3.74%	0.00%	72.01% -3.74%
Average	83.41%	0.00%	83.41%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 20.23% where the current academic year yield is 16.99%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Sweet Briar College from 2013 to 2024.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	25.82%	0.00%	25.82%
2014-15	20.87% -4.95%	0.00%	20.87% -4.95%
2015-16	25.53% 4.66%	0.00%	25.53% 4.66%
2016-17	15.16% -10.37%	0.00%	15.16% -10.37%
2017-18	23.58% 8.42%	0.00%	23.58% 8.42%
2018-19	22.22% -1.36%	0.00%	22.22% -1.36%
2019-20	18.09% -4.14%	0.00%	18.09% -4.14%
2020-21	18.40% 0.31%	0.00%	18.40% 0.31%
2021-22	18.97% 0.57%	0.00%	18.97% 0.57%
2022-23	16.89% -2.09%	0.00%	16.89% -2.09%
2023-24	16.99% 0.11%	0.00%	16.99% 0.11%
Average	20.23%	0.00%	20.23%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 808, the average number of admitted is 657, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 127.

The number of Sweet Briar applicants decreased by -5.65% (68 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Sweet Briar College from 2013 to 2024.

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	905	763	197
2014-15	789 -12.82%	738 -3.28%	154 -21.83%
2015-16	99 -87.45%	94 -87.26%	24 -84.42%
2016-17	950 859.60%	884 840.43%	134 458.33%
2017-18	361 -62.00%	335 -62.10%	79 -41.04%
2018-19	654 81.16%	495 47.76%	110 39.24%
2019-20	724 10.70%	575 16.16%	104 -5.45%
2020-21	873 20.58%	663 15.30%	122 17.31%
2021-22	1,192 36.54%	954 43.89%	181 48.36%
2022-23	1,204 1.01%	912 -4.40%	154 -14.92%
2023-24	1,136 -5.65%	818 -10.31%	139 -9.74%
Average	808	657	127

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

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