Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Sweet Briar costs about $14.6K less per year on average than Montserrat College of Art ($21,856 vs. $36,417, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Sweet Briar grads earn $18.9K more ten years out than Montserrat College of Art's ($51,943 vs. $33,022)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Sweet Briar's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at Montserrat College of Art

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Montserrat College of Art graduates 10 pts more of its students than Sweet Briar (66% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Montserrat College of Art has 10 pts more first-gen students than Sweet Briar (33% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Sweet Briar has 2.0× as many undergrads as Montserrat College of Art

    Undergrads

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Sweet Briar admits 76%; Montserrat College of Art doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Montserrat College of ArtNot reported
Sweet Briar76%
Quad's selectivity
  • Montserrat College of ArtNot rated
  • Sweet BriarAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Montserrat College of ArtNot reported
Sweet Briar
1100–1310
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Montserrat College of ArtNot reported
  • Sweet BriarGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Sweet Briar is twice Montserrat College of Art's size; Montserrat College of Art has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Montserrat College of Art226
Sweet Briar443
Pell Grant share
Montserrat College of Art35%
Sweet Briar31%

Majors and faculty

Illustration leads at Montserrat College of Art, and Business/Commerce at Sweet Briar; Montserrat College of Art has 8 students per faculty member to Sweet Briar's 9.

Students per faculty member
Montserrat College of Art8 to 1
Sweet Briar9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Montserrat College of ArtIllustration24%
  • Sweet BriarBusiness/Commerce, General19%

What each costs

Sweet Briar costs about $14.6K less a year than Montserrat College of Art on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Montserrat College of Art$36.4K
Sweet Briar$21.9K
Aid generosity
Montserrat College of Art40%
Sweet Briar50%

What each pays off

Sweet Briar's former students earn more, a median $51.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Montserrat College of Art$33K
Sweet Briar$51.9K
Graduation rate
Montserrat College of Art66%
Sweet Briar56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Sweet Briar, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Montserrat College of ArtNot reported
  • Sweet BriarGrowing+57%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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