Sweet Briar College - Admission Criteria

• Academic ranking criteria for this college is listed below. Academic criteria are ranked in order of importance from 1 (Most important) through 5 (Least important) or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  1	Secondary School Record
  3	Class Rank
  2	School's Recommendation
  3	Standardized Test Scores
  2	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  E	Character and Personality
  I	Extracurricular participation
  C	Particular talent or ability
  N	Geographical distribution
  C	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• The average high school/secondary school Grade Point Average for freshmen stood at 3.2.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Accumulative Percent
  Top 5%	11%
  Top tenth	22%
  Top fifth	38%
  Top half	69%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below use the new scoring system. SAT verbal scores over 500 79%, SAT math scores over 500 72%, ACT scores over 18 92%, SAT verbal scores over 600 40%, SAT math scores over 600 28%, ACT scores over 24 54%, SAT verbal scores over 700 5%, SAT math scores over 700 2%, ACT scores over 30 9%
• 85% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 40% of accepted applicants submitted an ACT score.
• The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy: Contact the school directly.