Sweet Briar College vs Williams College

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	Sweet Briar College	Williams College
Overview
Location	Sweet Briar, Virginia	Williamstown, Massachusetts
Campus setting	Suburb: Midsize	Town: Fringe
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	4-1-4
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	71.0%	97.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	80.0%	8.8%
Application fees	$40	$65
SAT range	1020 - 1260	N/A
ACT range	23 - 27	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	18.0%
Students submitting ACT score	14.0%
Total number of applicants	1,192	12,452
Total number of admissions given out	954	1,099
Admitted students who chose to enroll	177	574
Yield rate	18.6%	52.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$34,330	$78,060
Average net price	$22,711	$14,487
Tuition	$22,120	$59,350
Room & board	$13,880	Room/dormitory: $7,625 Meal plan: $7,375
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	93.0% Average amount $17,220	52.0% Average amount $52,053
Students receiving federal student loan	44.0% Average amount $4,949	13.0% Average amount $3,992
Students taking out private loans	2.0% Average amount $6,248	2.0% Average amount $3,884

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	452 Men 0.0% Women 100.0%	2,174 Men 48.1% Women 51.9%
Graduate students	2 Men 0.0% Women 100.0%	50 Men 44.0% Women 56.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A
International students	5.7%	9.8%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Midsize	Town: Fringe
Dormitory capacity	561	2,045
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	Yes
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Psychology Education Engineering Social Sciences	Mathematics and Statistics Visual & Performing Arts Social Sciences Foreign Languages and Literatures Ethnic Studies
Students to faculty ratio	10:1	6:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	New England Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	41.7%	93.8%
Dropout rate	16.7%	3.1%
Transferred out	41.7%	1.6%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $44,189 Year 3: $44,499 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $28,212 Year 3: N/A	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $109,470 Year 2: $96,183 Year 3: $99,047 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $83,280 Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $91,723 Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,217 Year 2: $53,358 Year 3: $63,034 Area Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,948 Year 2: $44,384 Year 3: $48,967 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,036 Year 2: $49,464 Year 3: $44,771 Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,993 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $43,402 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,135 Year 2: $40,461 Year 3: $41,065 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,760 Year 2: $34,704 Year 3: $37,587 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,029 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $26,432 Chemistry (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,668 Year 2: $25,525 Year 3: $14,771

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