- The Inkwell
- New York
- St Lawrence University
Canton, NYTown: remoteZIP 13617Founded 1856
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1856
- Motto
- Fides et Veritas
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.stlawu.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
St Lawrence University
St Lawrence University is a private nonprofit university in Canton, New York, with 1,918 undergraduates. It admits 54% of applicants, graduates 79% within six years and costs $31,355 a year after aid.
79%graduate
Admission rate54%
Retention91%
4-year graduation69%
Pell Grant share24%
Federal loans52%
$31,355net price / year
54%admission rate
1371average SAT
79%graduate in 6 years
$74,500median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,000median debt
#284 of 1,704 for earnings#1,492 of 1,739 for lowest net price#207 of 1,738 for graduation rate#284 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
- $84,550tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $67,890
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $67,890
- Average net price
- $31,355national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,226
$30,001–48,000$11,224
$48,001–75,000$19,762
$75,001–110,000$23,162
$110,001+$42,999
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 54%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1371
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 645–710
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 610–710
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 30–33
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college54%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college91%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college79%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college24%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 79%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 69%
- First-year retention
- 91%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 81%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,765
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $74,500middle 50%: $50,605–$106,327
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$106,327
Median, St Lawrence University$74,500
Lower quarter$50,605
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
- 1,918
- Part-time
- 0.1%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 19.4
- First-generation students
- 13%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 79%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,401 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $19,642
- Endowment, end of year
- $416,833,841
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White76%
Hispanic5.5%
Black2.2%
Asian1.7%
Two or more races2.1%
U.S. nonresident11%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Unknown1.4%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences23%
Biological & biomedical sciences14%
Psychology12%
Natural resources & conservation7.0%
Mathematics & statistics7.0%
Communication & journalism6.0%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.5%
Business & management4.9%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| The University of the South Sewanee, TN | $31,931 | 79% | $72,175 |
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| Furman University Greenville, SC | $31,764 | 74% | $70,201 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 195216. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1411093.