Applications
C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 2004. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e., who completed actionable applications) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.

Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who applied: N/A
Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who applied: 495

Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who were admitted: N/A
Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who were admitted: 393

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled: N/A
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled: N/A

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled: 169
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled: 1

C2. Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list? Yes No

Admission Requirements
C3. High school completion requirement
High school diploma is required and GED is accepted
High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted
High school diploma or equivalent is not required

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?
Require
Recommend
Neither require nor recommend

C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended. Specify the distribution of academic high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of study or its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.

	Units required	Units recommended
Total academic units	16	20
English	4	4
Mathematics	3	4
Science	3	4
Of these, units that must be lab	2	3
Foreign language	2	4
Social studies	3	4
History
Academic electives
Other (specify)

Basis for Selection
C6. Do you have an open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications? No

C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in first-time, first-year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.

	Very Important	Important	Considered	Not Considered
Academic
Secondary school record
Class rank
Recommendation(s)
Standardized test scores
Essay
Nonacademic
Interview
Extracurricular activities
Talent/ability
Character/personal qualities
Alumni/ae relation
Geographical residence
State residency
Religious affiliation/commitment
Minority status
Volunteer work
Work experience

SAT and ACT Policies
Note: The SAT I is now called SAT Reasoning or the SAT; SAT II Tests are now called SAT Subject Tests. As of March 2005 the SAT Reasoning Test will include a mandatory writing component; the SAT Subject Test in Writing will not be administered after January 2005. The ACT will have an optional writing component as of February 2005.
C8. Entrance exams
A. Does your institution make use of SAT Reasoning Test, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?       Yes       No
If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission for Fall 2006.

	ADMISSION
	Require	Recommend	Require for Some	Considered if Submitted	Not Used
SAT Reasoning Test only
ACT only
SAT Reasoning or ACT
SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests
SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests or ACT
SAT Subject Tests only

C8B If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:

ACT with Writing Component required
ACT without Writing Component accepted
ACT with or without Writing Component accepted

C8C If your institution will make use of the new SAT Reasoning Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:

New SAT Reasoning Test required
New SAT Reasoning Test or "old" SAT I (administered prior to March 2005 and without a writing component) accepted

C8D In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?

	Yes	No
Placement
Counseling

C8E Does your institution use the SAT Reasoning or SAT Subject Tests or the ACT for placement only? No

C8F Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: February 1
Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission: February 1

C8D If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are not required of some students):

Freshman Profile
Provide percentages for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking, full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2004, including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.

C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 2004 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not verbal for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. SAT scores should be recentered scores. The 25th percentile is the score that 25 percent scored at or below; the 75th percentile score is the one that 25 percent scored at or above.

Percent submitting SAT scores:  94  Number submitting SAT scores: 159
Percent submitting ACT scores: 26 Number submitting ACT scores: 44

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range:

C11. Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school grade-point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale). Report information only for those students from whom you collected high school GPA.

Admission Policies
C13. Application fee
Does your institution have an application fee?       Yes       No
Amount of application fee: $25.00
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?       Yes       No

C14. Application closing date
Does your institution have an application closing date?       Yes       No
Application closing date (fall:) February 1

C15. Are first-time freshmen accepted for terms other than the fall?      
Yes       No

C16.Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)
By (date): March 15

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants(fill in one only)
Must reply by (date): May 1

C18. Deferred admission
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?
      Yes       No
If yes, maximum period of postponement: one year

C19. Early admission of high school students
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high school graduation?       Yes       No

C20. Common application
Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted?    
             Yes       No
If "yes," are supplemental forms required?       Yes       No
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group?     Yes   No

Early Decision and Early Action Plans
C21. Early decision
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants for fall enrollment?
Yes       No

If "yes," please complete the following :
First or only early decision plan closing date: December 1
First or only early decision plan notification date: December 15
For the Fall 2003 entering class:
Number of early decision applications received by your institution: 58
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan: 56
Please provide significant details about your early decision plan. At Sweet Briar College, this is a binding agreement with the applicant agreeing to enroll at Sweet Briar if admitted. The student has until January 15 to send the College an enrollment deposit.
C22. Early action
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?      Yes       No