SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE

Sweet Briar College
134 Chapel Road
Sweet Briar, VA 24595

Official telephone: (434) 381-6100
Fax number: (434) 381-6173

Website: www.sbc.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 14, 2006

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2006 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Bobbi Carpenter,
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: $23,340; $23,340 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on per credit hour
Additional required fees: $200
Book fees: $600
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,350
Other expenses: personal, transportation
Combined room and board expenses: $9,480 - $9,480

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1noN/A

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
68% of first-year students
65% of full-time undergraduates
33% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
99% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
68% of first-year students
72% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
59% of first-year students
64% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
70% of first-year students
72% of full-time undergraduates
133% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
95% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
133% 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):
36% for first-year students
39% for full-time undergraduates
0% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$14,480 for first-year students
$15,293 for full-time undergraduates
$7,860 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$14,320 for first-year students
$13,706 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,282 for first-year students
$5,044 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,848 for first-year students
$4,755 for full-time undergraduates
$0 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
47% of first-year students
46% of full-time undergraduates
44% 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):
$10,826 for first-year students
$11,213 for full-time undergraduates
$95 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
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 11%

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: 56%
Average student debt upon graduation: $17,808
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
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
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%



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