St Lawrence University

Canton, NY · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
55.8%
2,919 admitted
SAT · 50th
1340
Range 1270–1380
6-yr grad
78.6%
Retention 90.3%
Undergrads
1,778
11:1 S-F
Admissions
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55.8%
2,919 admitted
from 5,229 apps
Applications5,229
Overall admit rate55.8%
Enrolled418 · 14.3% yield
Admitted from waitlist3 of 101
Very important factorsGPA, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Extracurriculars, Demonstrated interest, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1340
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1270–1380 · 14.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W630670730
Math620650690
Comp127013401380
ACT
255075
Comp273031
Cost & aid
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$69,460
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$69,460
Fees$475
Room & board$18,030
Books$750
Avg need-based grant$50,777
% need met90.0%
Avg debt at graduation$36,426
Academics
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11 : 1
student-faculty ratio
90.3% retention
Student-faculty11 : 1
Retention90.3%
4-year graduation69.2%
6-year graduation78.6%
Enrollment
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1,778
undergraduates
59.5% out-of-state · 43 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates1,778
First-year418
Transfer18
Full-time99%
Female51%
Out-of-state59.5%
International (freshmen)43
Rankings
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#58
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#5826
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#6326
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#18426
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#20926
NicheBest Colleges in America#53026
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceLiberty League9
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingNew York colleges40
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$0
application fee
waivable
Regular decision2/1 → Rolling → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early decision11/2 → on a continual basis · binding
Early decision 22/1
Early action12/1 → 1/16
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
Admissions URLhttps://www.stlawu.edu/admissions/applyi…
Admissions emailadmissions@stlawu.edu
Admissions phone315-229-5261
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Colby College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Colby College ME · Private (nonprofit)7.1%—2K
Skidmore College NY · Private (nonprofit)23.8%14002K
Hobart William Smith Colleges NY · Private (nonprofit)66.7%13201K
Dickinson College PA · Private (nonprofit)41.5%13802K
Union College NY · Private (nonprofit)43.4%1390—
Middlebury College VT · Private (nonprofit)12.8%15002K
Hartwick College NY · Private (nonprofit)84.6%1190—
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — St Lawrence University

7 years of St Lawrence University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.