134 Chapel Road
Sweet Briar, VA 24595
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1901
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 739
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $91,763,013
Admissions
Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: February 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $23,540
Room/Board: $9,480
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Ernst and Young, Various school districts around the country, Peace Corps, Teaching in Korea – Korean Embassy, Teach for America, Teaching in China, CNA Corporation, SBC Admissions, New York Life, Arlington County, Virginia, US Department of State, AFLAC,
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 257,815
Number of current serial subscriptions: 42,813
Number of microforms: 461,668
Number of audiovisuals: 11,101
Number of ebooks: 49,713
Other library facilities: Sweet Briar College offers three other libraries, the Junius P. Fishburn Music Library, the Wick (closed stack) Library, and the Martin C. Shallenberger Book Arts Library. These libraries, combined with the Mary Helen Cochran Library, provide students with one of the largest private college libraries in Virginia.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Students studying science use state-of-the-art equipment that enhances faculty-student collaborative research; biology equipment includes a scanning electron microscope with digital imaging system, equipment for plant and animal tissue culture, photomicrography, ultracentrifugation, electrophoresis, DNA synthesizer, and advanced video production facilities; chemistry students have access to two nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers (NMR; 400 MHz and 60 MHz), an atomic absorption spectrometer (AAS), a diode array UV/Vis spectrometer, a Fourier transform-infrared spectrometer (FT-IR), a modular LASER laboratory, a gas chromatograph/mass spectrograph (GC/MS), a high-pressure liquid chromatograph (HPLC), and a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC); Physics equipment includes a scanning tunneling microscope, an X-ray crystallography system, a 12? reflector telescope housed in an observatory, Linux workstations dedicated to radio astronomy research, a laser system (Q-switched Nd:YAG) with optical parametric oscillator, and holographic instrumentation; mathematics facilities include a calculus computer lab.
Murchison Lane Auditorium in the Babcock Fine Arts Center; Pannell Art Gallery with touring exhibitions in Babcock and Benedict; Sweet Briar Museum which houses artifacts from the College’s founders and history; and The Florence Elston Inn and Conference Center provides a 10,000 square foot conference facility and deluxe accommodations.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 70
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 99%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 90%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: N/A
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: N/A
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 45%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 90%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms (50%), other housing options (50%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 7
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 99%
Campus Size: 3,250 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Washington, DC (167), Lynchburg, VA (12)
Nearest train station: Lynchburg, VA (12)
Nearest bus station: Lynchburg, VA (12)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 75%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 50%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,000
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Babcock Season, Studio Art Faculty Exhibition, Junior & Senior Art Show, Fall and Spring Dance Concert, International Food Festival, traditional events such as step singing, lantern bearing, Founders Day, Fall Formal, Junior Banquet, Spring Fling, Quad Rock concerts