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St Lawrence University Data & Information Overview

10 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
57% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is St Lawrence University Ranked?

#459 Best Colleges in Nation
#32 Best Colleges in NY
Communication & Media Studies Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

St Lawrence University was awarded 10 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is communication & media studies.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, St. Lawrence is ranked #459 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

St. Lawrence is also ranked #32 out of 142 schools in New York.

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Is It Hard to Get Into St. Lawrence?

57% Acceptance Rate
56% Of Accepted Are Women
18% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at St Lawrence University is a competitive 57%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.

Average Test Scores

About 18% of students accepted to St. Lawrence submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 710. Math scores were between 600 and 690.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for St Lawrence University  ( 620 to 710 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for St Lawrence University  ( 600 to 690 )
200
800
St. Lawrence received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 29 and 32.

ACT Composite Scores for St Lawrence University  ( 29 to 32 )
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36

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St Lawrence University Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
81% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At St. Lawrence, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at St Lawrence University is 81%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  81 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at St Lawrence University

89% Freshmen Retention
79% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

St Lawrence University has a freshmen retention rate of 89%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  89 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At St. Lawrence the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 79%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  79 out of 100
0
100

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St Lawrence University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,249 Full-Time Undergraduates
13.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
55.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,280 undergraduates at St. Lawrence with 2,249 being full-time and 31 being part-time.

How Much Does St Lawrence University Cost?

$27,003 Net Price
58% Take Out Loans
$31,924 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of St. Lawrence is $27,003. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for St. Lawrence

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$9,362 $15,103 $20,396 $25,310 $39,183

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of St. Lawrence, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At St. Lawrence, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $7,981 a year. That adds up to $31,924 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at St. Lawrence is 2.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do St. Lawrence Graduates Make?

$58,201 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from St. Lawrence make around $58,201 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for St. Lawrence students since it is 37% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of St Lawrence University

New York State
2,249 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Located in Canton, New York, St Lawrence University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of St. Lawrence is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

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Contact details for St. Lawrence are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 23 Romoda Drive, Canton, NY 13617
Phone: 315-229-5011
Website: www.stlawu.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StLawrenceU
Twitter: https://twitter.com/stlawrenceu

St Lawrence University Majors

33 Majors With Completions
725 Undergraduate Degrees
22 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 33 majors graduated from St Lawrence University. Of these students, 725 received undergraduate degrees and 22 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
General Business/Commerce 91 $47,045
Economics 79 $49,358
General Psychology 73 $33,742
Political Science & Government 67 $40,977
General Biology 43 NA
Other Social Sciences 35 $32,938
General English Literature 33 $33,248
Communication & Media Studies 31 $37,681
Natural Resources Conservation 25 NA
Mathematics 24 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at St Lawrence University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

This is a decrease from the 2,197 students who took online classes the previous year.

Learn more about online learning at St Lawrence University.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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