St Lawrence University
Canton, New York
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 1,918 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 54%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $31,355per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 79%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $74,50010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Operating since 1987, St. Lawrence's First-Year Program (FYP) is one of the oldest living-learning programs in the country.
St. Lawrence University requires all undergraduate students to live on campus for their entire college experience.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 54%About 5 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1255–1420Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 30–33Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $31,355full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $84,550sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $67,890Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 79%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 91%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $74,50010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,918Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 24%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 13%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Nazareth University Rochester, NY — admits 75%
- Clarkson University Potsdam, NY — admits 77%
- St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY — admits 82%
- Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY — admits 83%
Also worth a look
- Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY — admits 64%
- Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY — admits 52%
- Union College Schenectady, NY — admits 44%
- Nazareth University Rochester, NY — admits 75%
- St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY — admits 66%
- The University of the South Sewanee, TN — admits 57%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for St Lawrence University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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