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St Lawrence University

Canton, NY · Private · Town (remote) · SLU

Private institution in Canton, NY · 2,040 undergraduates · 58% acceptance rate · $67,258 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$30,5611,742nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$63,8701,965th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$63,8701,965th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$79,6651,889th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$67,258333rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$55,037345th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
79.7%228th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
86.1%380th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
58.5%372nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1343144th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3176th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,040934th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
21.0%1,653rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 259 mi (BOS)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 30 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$47,494$48,600
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$43,519$47,846
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$42,682—
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$42,682$42,682
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$42,044$39,729
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$41,937$36,490
International/Global StudiesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$39,369$35,060
Social Sciences, OtherSocial Sciencesbachelors$34,908$33,459
Historybachelors$34,526$36,134
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$34,348$31,314
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$33,993$26,353
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$32,284—

Campus facts

Athletics — 20 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $2,863,403 (M $1,426,456 · W $1,436,947 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to St Lawrence University’s 2,040 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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