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What Sweet Briar College costs

Sweet Briar, Virginia · Private · 443 undergrads

Sweet Briar College's sticker price was $45,462 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $21,856 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $12,837.

What does Sweet Briar College cost?

$21,856 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $45,462.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$12,837
$30,000–$48,000$15,967
$48,000–$75,000$19,961
$75,000–$110,000$24,524
over $110,000$31,663

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$12,837
$30,000–$48,000$15,967
$48,000–$75,000$19,961
$75,000–$110,000$24,524
Over $110,000$31,663

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 72% off Sweet Briar College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Sweet Briar College cost less than Agnes Scott College but more than Meredith College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Sweet Briar College$19,961$21,856
Meredith College$17,576$22,801
Saint Mary's College$19,756$25,741
Agnes Scott College$22,728$24,648

The sticker price

$27,680
Tuition, 2025-26
$45,462
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
35%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$22,387
average grant for students who got aid.
49%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$23,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Sweet Briar College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $12,837 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $45,462. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Sweet Briar College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Sweet Briar College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $15,967 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $45,462. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Sweet Briar College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Sweet Briar College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $19,961 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $45,462. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Sweet Briar College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers