Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Sweet Briar

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 49.00% where the current academic year rate is 51%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Sweet Briar College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	64%	0%	64%
2016-17	61%	0%	61%
2017-18	54%	0%	54%
2018-19	46%	0%	46%
2019-20	33%	0%	33%
2020-21	31%	0%	31%
2021-22	41%	0%	41%
2022-23	61%	0%	61%
2023-24	48%	0%	48%
2024-25	51%	0%	51%
Average	49.00%	0.00%	49.00%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 15.50% where the current year rate is 30%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Sweet Briar College from 2019 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 65.20% for full-time students and 5.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Sweet Briar from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 7.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Sweet Briar College since 2025.

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