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| Motto | Rosam quae meruit ferat (Latin) |
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Motto in English | "She who has earned the rose may bear it" |
| Type | Private women's liberal arts college |
| Established | 1901 |
| Endowment | $73.9 million (2017)[1] |
| President | Mary Pope M. Hutson [2] |
Academic staff | 55 (fall 2020) |
| Students | 353 (fall 2020) |
| Location | Amherst County, Virginia, U.S. , U.S. |
| Campus | Rural, historic, 2,840 acres (1,150 ha) |
| Colors | Pink and green |
| Nickname | Vixens |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III, ODAC |
| Website | www |
Sweet Briar College is a private women's liberal arts college in Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Virginia. It was established in 1901 by Indiana Fletcher Williams in memory of her deceased daughter, Daisy.[3] The college formally opened its doors in 1906 and granted the B.A. degree for the first time in 1910. It nearly closed in 2015 but was saved by donations and legal actions by alumnae.
Sweet Briar is known for its campus with its historic Georgian Revival architecture by Ralph Adams Cram and its 3,250 acres (13.2 km2) of hills, forests, and fields.
- ^ "Sweet Briar Reports 95 New Students - Inside Higher Ed". insidehighered.com.
- ^ "Mary Pope Hutson Named 14th President of Sweet Briar College".
- ^ archive.org, Copy of Charter of Sweet Briar Institute and the Amendments to Said Charter, 1927 (Retrieved 3-16-15)