St Lawrence University
Canton, New York
About
St. Lawrence University (SLU) is a private liberal arts college in Canton, New York, United States. It has roughly 2,100 undergraduate and 100 graduate students. Though St. Lawrence today is nonsectarian, it was founded in 1856 by leaders of the Universalist Church, who were seeking to establish a seminary west of New England and were enthusiastically courted by the citizens of Canton. The church almost did not place the school in Canton, however, as they felt students might be exposed to too much "excitement" within the village limits in 1856. The denomination, which has since merged with the Unitarian faith, was part of the liberal wing of Protestantism, championing such ideas as critical thinking and sex equality — attributes that surfaced in the new Theological School of St.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$67,890
- Estimated total for international students
- US$84,550
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,918
- Graduate students
- 42
- International undergraduates
- 11%
- Students per teacher
- 11 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 54%
- SAT
- Reading and writing 645–710 · Maths 610–710
- ACT
- 30–33
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 79%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$74,500
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (40)
Bachelor's degrees38 subjects
Master's degrees2 subjects
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.