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Sweet Briar College

Biology/Biological Sciences, General (26.0101)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Biology
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA/BS
2010 CIP Code: 260101

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesYes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1918231
2019-20232511
2020-2120212
2021-22303417
2022-2326459

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.82120$ 2,102

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.7282




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-19011
2019-209211
2020-21022
2021-2210717
2022-23729
Five Year Summary261440
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years120040233240



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)8626%$50,497$61,676$82,356
2013-14 (8 years)8430%$50,809$61,573$74,949
2016-17 (5 years)6624%$41,603$53,146$64,821
2018-19 (3 years)4221%
2020-21 (18 months)5632%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-184876.2%$ 19,375$ 27,000$ 28,516$ 36,000
2014-15 to 2018-192970.7%$ 21,000$ 27,000$ 28,646$ 35,000
2015-16 to 2019-203378.6%$ 20,500$ 27,000$ 31,469$ 38,734
2016-17 to 2020-212793.1%$ 19,500$ 27,000$ 30,671$ 38,734
2017-18 to 2021-222773.0%$ 19,500$ 25,913$ 29,445$ 27,000
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-184876.2%$ 25,707$ 44,440$ 49,124$ 63,469
2014-15 to 2018-192970.7%$ 25,500$ 42,648$ 47,914$ 66,754
2015-16 to 2019-203378.6%$ 26,000$ 42,648$ 45,495$ 61,998
2016-17 to 2020-212793.1%$ 26,000$ 38,734$ 43,307$ 56,487
2017-18 to 2021-222773.0%$ 20,656$ 27,000$ 37,958$ 54,000


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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