Type: Private liberal arts college for women.
Location: Sweet Briar, Virginia (50 miles south of Charlottesville in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains).
Enrollment: Less than 1000.
Average GPA: 3.4
SAT Middle 50 Percent: 1010-1220 (CR/M)
ACT Middle 50 Percent: 22-27
Top 10 Percent of High School Class: 25%
Top Half of High School Class: 85%
Student to Faculty Ratio: 9:1
Special Offerings/Programs:
Because this school is so tiny, students have the opportunity to customize their majors. According to the school’s website, if the school’s more than 40 academic programs don’t quite fit what you have in mind, you can work with the advising team to construct your own course of study.
Sweet Briar also emphasizes international study. The college administers the Junior Year in France and Junior Year in Spain programs, which provide students with an opportunity to spend up to a year studying in either country. Students at Sweet Briar have also participated in study-abroad programs in Germany, Italy, Japan, and Scotland.
If you are concerned about gaining practical work experience, Sweet Briar offers access to internships and work opportunities. Along the way, the college will help you to build a resume that you can take to your first jobs after graduation. And for those who plan to pursue their education beyond a bachelor’s degree, Sweet Briar also offers research opportunities in all of their fields of study. Those students interested in the pre-professional programs in Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and Law will especially benefit from this hands-on research experience.
Student Life
On this topic, I think I will allow the students themselves to sound off. Several students and organizations at Sweet Briar maintain blogs and Facebook pages, a listing of which can be found here.