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title: Sweet Briar College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Sweet Briar, VA
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar, VA · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $51,943 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $32,164 – $75,018 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $21,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $5,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 52% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $43,898 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 76% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.40× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $23,943 | derived |

**52% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $21,000 (≈ 40% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Sweet Briar College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?233718

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