- The Inkwell
- New York
- Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, NYSuburb: largeZIP 10708Founded 1926
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1926
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.sarahlawrence.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College is a private nonprofit college in Bronxville, New York, with 1,530 undergraduates. It admits 62% of applicants, graduates 66% within six years and costs $37,068 a year after aid.
66%graduate
Admission rate62%
Retention87%
4-year graduation52%
Pell Grant share18%
Federal loans39%
$37,068net price / year
62%admission rate
1366average SAT
66%graduate in 6 years
$55,075median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,000median debt
#1,019 of 1,704 for earnings#1,622 of 1,739 for lowest net price#492 of 1,738 for graduation rate#396 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $86,314tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $70,198
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $70,198
- Average net price
- $37,068national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$31,384
$30,001–48,000$30,084
$48,001–75,000$29,557
$75,001–110,000$30,651
$110,001+$43,795
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 62%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1366
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 650–740
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 590–690
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 28–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college62%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college87%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college66%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college18%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 66%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 52%
- First-year retention
- 87%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 69%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,119
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,075middle 50%: $29,899–$83,649
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,649
Median, Sarah Lawrence College$55,075
Lower quarter$29,899
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,530
- Part-time
- 1.3%
- Women / men
- 80% / 20%
- Average age at entry
- 19.5
- First-generation students
- 11%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 18%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 34%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,235 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $21,462
- Endowment, end of year
- $148,109,145
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White61%
Hispanic12%
Black5.2%
Asian5.1%
Two or more races7.0%
U.S. nonresident4.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown3.8%
1 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Liberal arts & humanities100%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 195304. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1051840.