2005-2006 Common Data Set (MS Excel)

B1. Institutional Enrollment—Men and Women Provide numbers of students for each of the following categories as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2005.

	FULL-TIME		PART-TIME
	Men	Women	Men	Women
Undergraduates
Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen	0	181	0	1
Other first-year, degree-seeking	0	6	0	1
All other degree-seeking	0	359	0	8
Total degree-seeking	0	546	0	10
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses	29	128	4	22
Total undergraduates	29	674	4	32
First-professional
First-time, first-professional students	0	0	0	0
All other first-professionals	0	0	0	0
Total first-professional	0	0	0	0
Graduate
Degree-seeking, first-time	1	7	0	0
All other degree-seeking	1	0	1	3
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses	0	0	0	0
Total graduate	2	7	1	3

Total all undergraduates: 739
Total all graduate and professional students: 13
GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS: 752

B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category. Provide numbers of undergraduate students for each of the following categories as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2005. Include international students only in the category "Nonresidential aliens." Complete the "Total Undergraduates" column only if you cannot provide data for the first two columns.

Persistence
B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005.

Graduation Rates
The items in this section correspond to data elements collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System's Graduation Rate Survey (GRS). For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS instructions and glossary on the 2005 Web-based survey.

For Bachelor's or Equivalent Programs

Please provide data for the fall 1999 cohort if available. If fall 1999 cohort data are not available, provide data for the fall 1998 cohort.

Fall 1999 Cohort
Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1999. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1999.

Fall 1998 Cohort
Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1998. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1998.

For Two-Year Institutions:
The information in this section comes from the IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey .
Items B12 - B21 are omitted as they pertain only to two-year institutions.

Retention Rates
Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 2004 (or the preceding summer term). The initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for the following reasons: death, permanent disability, service in the armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government or official church missions. No other adjustments to the initial cohort should be made.

B22.

For the cohort of all full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your institution as freshmen in fall 2004 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates its official enrollment in fall 2005?

75%

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 2005. 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.

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

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
Rigor of secondary school record
Class rank
Academic GPA
Standardized test scores
Application essay
Recommendation(s)
Nonacademic
Interview
Extracurricular activities
Talent/ability
Character/personal qualities
First generation
Alumni/ae relation
Geographical residence
State residency
Religious affiliation/commitment
Racial/ethnic status
Volunteer work
Work experience
Level of applicant's interest

SAT and ACT Policies
C8. Entrance exams
A. Does your institution make use of SAT, 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 2007.

	ADMISSION
	Require	Recommend	Require for Some	Considered if Submitted	Not Used
SAT or ACT
ACT only
SAT only
SAT and SAT Subject Tests
SAT 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 2007, 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 Please indicate how your institution will use the SAT or ACT writing component; check all that apply:

For admission
For placement
For advising
In place of an application essay
As a validity check on the application essay
No college policy as of now

C8D In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?

Yes	No

C8E

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 2005, 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 2005 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. 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 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: $40.00
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?       Yes       No
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:

Same fee:
Free:
Reduced:

C14. Application closing date
Does your institution have an application closing date?       Yes       No
Application closing date (fall): February 1
Priority date: 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: 71
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan: 65

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

Fall Applicants
D1. Does your institution enroll transfer students?
Yes       No

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?
Yes  No

D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer students in fall 2005.

Application for Admission
D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:

Fall

Winter

Spring

Summer

D4. Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering freshman? Yes       No

 

If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure? 15 credit hours

D5. Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:

	Required for all	Recommended for all	Recommended for some	Required for some	Not required
High school transcript
College transcript(s)
Essay or personal statement
Interview
Standardized test scores
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)

D6. If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):

D7. If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):
2.50

D8. List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:

D9. List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the "Rolling admission" column.

D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?
Yes       No

D11.. Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:

Transfer Credit Policies
D12. Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: C- (1.70)

D13. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:
Number: 60 Unit Type: credits

D14. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:
Number: 60 Unit Type: credits

D15. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: N/A

D16. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 60 credits

D17. Describe other transfer credit policies:
Students who transfer to Sweet Briar from four-year or junior colleges accredited by the appropriate regional association will receive tentative credit for courses in which a grade of "C-" or better has been obtained and which satisfy the aims of liberal arts courses as interpreted at Sweet Briar College. In order to obtain a Sweet Briar degree, at least 60 credit hours must be earned at Sweet Briar. Neither academic credit nor placement are awarded for the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), experiential learning, or Armed Services experience.

E1. Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to the glossary for definitions.

	Accelerated program		Honors program
	Cooperative (work-study) program		Independent study
	Cross-registration		Internships
	Distance learning		Liberal arts/career combination
	Double major		Student-designed major
	Dual enrollment		Study abroad
	English as a Second Language (ESL)		Teacher certification program
	Exchange student program (domestic)		Weekend college
	External degree program
	Other (specify):

E2. This question has been removed from the Common Data Set.

E3. Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation:

	Arts/fine arts		Humanities
	Computer literacy		Mathematics
	English (including composition)		Philosophy
	Foreign languages		Sciences (biological or physical)
	History		Social science
	Other (describe): Western and non-western cultures; Physical activity

F1. Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in fall 2005 who fit the following categories:

F2. Activities offered Identify those programs available at your institution.

Choral groups	Marching band	Student government
Concert band	Music ensembles	Student newspaper
Dance	Musical theater	Student-run film society
Drama/theater	Opera	Symphony orchestra
Jazz band	Pep band	Television station
Literary magazine	Radio station	Yearbook

F3. ROTC (program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officers' Training Corps)

Army ROTC is offered:

On campus

At cooperating institution (name):

Naval ROTC is offered:

On campus

At cooperating institution (name):

Air Force ROTC is offered:

On campus

At cooperating institution (name):

F4. Housing: Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing available for undergraduates at your institution.

Coed dorms	Special housing for disabled students
Men's dorms	Special housing for international students
Women's dorms	Fraternity/sorority housing
Apartments for married students	Cooperative housing
Apartments for single students
Other housing options (specify):   Substance-free

G. ANNUAL EXPENSES

Provide 2006-2007 academic year costs of attendance for the following categories that are applicable to your institution.

Check here if your institution's 2006-2007 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time and provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2006-2007 academic year costs of attendance will be available:

G1. Undergraduate full-time tuition, required fees, room and board List the typical tuition, required fees, and room and board for a full-time undergraduate student for the FULL 2006-2007 academic year (30 semester or 45 quarter hours for institutions that derive annual tuition by multiplying credit hour cost by number of credits.)A full academic year refers to the period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to two semesters, two trimesters, three quarters, or the period covered by a four-one-four plan. Room and board is defined as double occupancy and 19 meals per week or the maximum meal plan. Required fees include only charges that all full-time students must pay that are not included in tuition (e.g., registration, health, or activity fees.) Do not include optional fees (e.g., parking, laboratory use).

	FIRST-YEAR	UNDERGRADUATES
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS:	$23,340	$23,340
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS In-district:
In-state (out-of-district):
Out-of-state:
NONRESIDENT ALIENS:	$23,340	$23,340
REQUIRED FEES:	$200	$200
ROOM AND BOARD: (on-campus)	$9,480	$9,480
ROOM ONLY: (on-campus)
BOARD ONLY: (On-campus meal plan)

Comprehensive tuition and room and board fee (if your college cannot provide separate tuition and room and board fees):

 

Other:

G2. Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated full-time tuition
minimum: 12
maximum: No maximum

G3. Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?
Yes       No

G4. If tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program, describe briefly:

G5. Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student:

G6. Undergraduate per-credit-hour charges:

H. FINANCIAL AID

Aid Awarded to Enrolled Undergraduates
Enter total dollar amounts awarded to enrolled full-time and less than full-time degree-seeking undergraduates (using the same cohort reported in CDS Question B1, "total degree-seeking" undergraduates) in the following categories. (Note: If the data being reported are final figures for the 2004-2005 academic year (see the next item below), use the 2004-2005 academic year's CDS Question B1 cohort). Include aid awarded to international students (i.e., those not qualifying for federal aid). Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be reported in the need-based aid columns. (For a suggested order of precedence in assigning categories of aid to cover need, see the entry for "non-need-based scholarship or grant aid" on the last page of the definitions section.)

Indicate the academic year for which data are reported for items H1, H2, H2A, and H6 below:

	2005-2006 estimated
	2004-2005 final

H3. Which needs-analysis methodology does your institution use in awarding institutional aid?
Federal Methodology (FM)
Institutional Methodology (IM)
Both FM and IM

H2 Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Aid: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who applied for and were awarded financial aid from any source. Aid that is non-need-based but that was used to meet need should be counted as need-based aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort awarded the dollars reported in H1. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

H2A. Number of Enrolled Students Awarded Non-need-based Scholarships and Grants: List the number of degree-seeking full-time and less-than-full-time undergraduates who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional--not external--non-need-based scholarship or grant aid. Numbers should reflect the cohort awarded the dollars reported in H1. Note: In the chart below, students may be counted in more than one row, and full-time freshmen should also be counted as full-time undergraduates.

H3. Incorporated into H1 above.

H4. Provide the percentage of the 2005 undergraduate class who graduated between July 1, 2004 and June 30, 2005 and borrowed at any time through any loan programs (federal, state, subsidized, unsubsidized, private etc.; exclude parent loans). Include only students who borrowed while enrolled at your institution. 56%

H5. Report the average per-borrower cumulative undergraduate indebtedness of those in line H4. Do not include money borrowed at other institutions: $17,808

Aid to Undergraduate Degree-seeking Nonresident Aliens
(Note: Report numbers and dollar amounts for the same academic year checked in item H1.)

H6.Indicate your institution's policy regarding institutional scholarship and grant aid for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens:
	Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is available
	Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is available
	Institutional scholarship or grant aid is not available

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid: 10

Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens: $16,210

Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresident aliens: $162,100

H7. Check off all financial aid forms domestic first-year (freshman) financial aid applicants must submit:
	Institution's own financial aid form
	CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
	International Student's Financial Aid Application
	International Student's Certification of Finances
	Othe (specify)r:

Process for First-Year/Freshman Students

H8. Check off all financial aid forms nonresident alien first-year financial aid applicants must submit:
	FAFSAInstitution's own financial aid form
	Institution's own financial aid form
	CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE
	State Aid