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Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar College
P.O. Box 1053
Sweet Briar, VA 24595

Official telephone: (434) 381-6100
Toll-free telephone: (800) 381-6001
Fax number: (434) 381-6152
Website: www.sbc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2014 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Wanda Spradley,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 434 381-6156
800 381-6156 (toll free)
434 381-6450 (fax)
financialaid@sbc.edu
FAFSA number: 003742

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $35,800; $35,800 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $625
Book fees: $1,250
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,592
Other expenses: Transportation and other expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $12,635

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAFebruary 15yesN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementFebruary 15yesN/A

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
94% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
20% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
88% of first-year students
88% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
86% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
12% of first-year students
17% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
13% of first-year students
18% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
73% for first-year students
77% for full-time undergraduates
0% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$29,535 for first-year students
$29,578 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$25,651 for first-year students
$24,737 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,963 for first-year students
$6,173 for full-time undergraduates
$6,900 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,631 for first-year students
$5,847 for full-time undergraduates
$6,900 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
17% of first-year students
20% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$17,630 for first-year students
$16,496 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$0 for first-year students
$0 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 69%
Average student debt upon graduation: $25,354
Types of payment plans:
  • Key Education Resources (formerly Knight Tuition Plans)
  • Academic Management Services (AMS)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
  • United Negro College Fund
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics

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