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Sweet Briar College

Business/Commerce, General (52.0101)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Business Management
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 520101

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  BCHE
Date Program Placed on Probation:  BCHE
Date Program Closed:  
BCHE - Before Council of Higher Education
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1932376
2019-20212814
2020-21182110
2021-2217228
2022-23233211

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.15121$ 3,362

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
2018-19246
2019-208614
2020-217310
2021-22448
2022-236511
Five Year Summary272249
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 Years120249433749



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)9742%$49,371$68,328$96,050
2013-14 (8 years)10530%$22,008$61,440$82,159
2016-17 (5 years)9021%$32,067$55,272$71,755
2018-19 (3 years)6428%$40,082$49,882$63,998
2020-21 (18 months)5127%$24,333$41,487$46,153



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 2017-184868.6%$ 19,500$ 25,750$ 29,711$ 42,319
2014-15 to 2018-194268.9%$ 14,000$ 25,750$ 28,737$ 42,788
2015-16 to 2019-203769.8%$ 20,500$ 27,000$ 30,278$ 33,250
2016-17 to 2020-213571.4%$ 20,500$ 27,000$ 31,151$ 35,500
2017-18 to 2021-222965.9%$ 20,500$ 27,000$ 27,780$ 32,000
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 2017-184868.6%$ 23,250$ 46,159$ 49,704$ 66,209
2014-15 to 2018-194268.9%$ 25,500$ 42,434$ 44,666$ 59,500
2015-16 to 2019-203769.8%$ 26,159$ 36,600$ 44,018$ 61,220
2016-17 to 2020-213571.4%$ 27,000$ 36,600$ 47,895$ 65,571
2017-18 to 2021-222965.9%$ 26,159$ 32,000$ 43,751$ 56,826


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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