Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar College
MottoRosam quae meruit ferat (Latin)
Motto in English
"She who has earned the rose may bear it"
TypePrivate women's liberal arts college
Established1901
Endowment$73.9 million (2017)[1]
PresidentMary Pope M. Hutson[2]
Academic staff
74 (fall 2022)
Students460 (fall 2022)
Location,
U.S.
CampusRural, historic, 2,840 acres (1,150 ha)
Colors    Pink and green
NicknameVixens
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III, ODAC
Websitewww.sbc.edu

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.

  1. ^ "Sweet Briar Reports 95 New Students - Inside Higher Ed". insidehighered.com.
  2. ^ "Mary Pope Hutson Named 14th President of Sweet Briar College".
  3. ^ archive.org, Copy of Charter of Sweet Briar Institute and the Amendments to Said Charter, 1927 (Retrieved 3-16-15)