Sweet Briar College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Sweet Briar College is a private liberal arts college in Sweet Briar, VA (rural setting), with 464 undergraduates (100% women). It admitted 72% of 1,136 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1100–1310 on the SAT and 21–27 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $44,080 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $25,598 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 48% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in biological sciences, social sciences, psychology. The campus reported 2.25 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Sweet Briar College ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 24 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 48%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $25,110
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Sweet Briar College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Sweet Briar College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Softball | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.