Student Population at Sweet Briar

Total Enrollment

444 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

444

Graduate

Women Students

444

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 444 students have enrolled at Sweet Briar College - 444 undergraduate and 0 graduate.

By attendance status, there are 439 full-time students and 5 part-time students.

The number of students at Sweet Briar College is very small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Virginia. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Bridgewater College and Hollins University, its population is very small (average population is 1,105).

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Sweet Briar's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Virginia.

Sweet Briar has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,105 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Virginia average (3,418 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Sweet Briar College	444	444	3
Similarly Ranked Schools	1,105	1,036	69
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Virginia	3,418	2,608	1,688

The below chart compares the student population between Sweet Briar College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

All Sweet Briar students are women.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Sweet Briar
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	444	439	5
Men	0	0	0
Women	444	439	5

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Sweet Briar
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	444	439	5
Men	0	0	0
Women	444	439	5

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 312 White students (70.27%) and 37 Black or African American students (8.33%) at Sweet Briar College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Sweet Briar College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Sweet Briar College
	Total	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	4
Asian	13	13
Black or African American	37	37
Hispanic	28	28
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1
White	312	312
Two or More Races	3	3
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	8	8
Total	444	444

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Sweet Briar College
	Total	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	4
Asian	13	13
Black or African American	37	37
Hispanic	28	28
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1
White	312	312
Two or More Races	3	3
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	8	8
Total	444	444

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 439 students whose age under twenty five and no students whose age is over thirty years old at Sweet Briar College.

Especially, 8 students are younger than eighteen.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Sweet Briar College.

Population by Student Age at Sweet Briar College
	Total	Women
Total	444	444
Under 18	8	8
18-19	182	182
20-21	206	206
22-24	43	43
25-29	5	5
Total	444	444

Population by Student Age at Sweet Briar College
	Total	Women
Total	444	444
Under 18	8	8
18-19	182	182
20-21	206	206
22-24	43	43
25-29	5	5
Total	444	444

Online Student Population

At Sweet Briar College, 11 students (2.48% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 0 students live in Virginia where Sweet Briar College is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Number of Students
Total	444
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	0
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	11
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	433

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	0
Virginia Residents	0
Other State in U.S.	0
Outside of U.S.	0
Unknown	0