Sarah Lawrence College

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Acceptance Rate

61.7%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1240–1430

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$63,678

Undergrad Enrollment

1,468

Applicants

4,819

Yield Rate

14.5%

Student:Faculty

10:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$41,437/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $165,748 over four years.

What grads earn

$48,225/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $44,685 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 8% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 3.4 years of pay.

70% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

34%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Sarah Lawrence College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$29,876

$30–48k$29,810

$48–75k$40,869

$75–110k$35,340

Over $110k$47,810

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

77%

Completion · all

77%

Completion · Pell

80%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

83%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

4,819

Admitted

2,84058.9%

Enrolled

41114% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

49.9%▲ -3.2pp

Application Volume

5,186 applicants▲ 28%

Sarah Lawrence College has become significantly more selective over the past 3 years. Applications are up 28% while admits have stayed relatively flat, driving the acceptance rate down.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Rape	7	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation45% / 55%

MenWomen

Men's

Basketball18Soccer32Swimming15Tennis10Track & Field6Volleyball12

Women's

Basketball14Soccer22Softball19Swimming16Tennis11Track & Field14Volleyball17

Coed

Equestrian14

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies333 grads

4yr Grad Rate

67%

6yr Grad Rate

76%

Retention Rate

87%

Median Earnings

$53,603