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Sarah Lawrence College

Bronxville, NY · CDS 2025–2026 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
66.0%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
13.0%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
76.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$94,016
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$19,164

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,447
Total all graduate225
Grand total all students1,672

Admissions

Total applicants4,085
Total admitted2,694
Total enrolled350
Overall admit rate66.0%
Admit rate — women67.8%
Admit rate — men57.9%
Yield rate13.0%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan58
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/15
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT9.0%
% submitting ACT3.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile628
SAT EBRW 75th %ile735
SAT Math 25th %ile608
SAT Math 75th %ile673
ACT Comp 25th %ile28
ACT Comp 75th %ile32
% in top 10% of HS class18.0%
% in top 25% of HS class32.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$73,088
Tuition — out-of-state$73,088
Required fees$612
Room and board$20,316
Total cost — in-state$94,016
Total cost — out-of-state$94,016

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$45,667
Avg % of need met76.0%
% with 100% of need met21.3%
Avg merit grant (no need)$31,494
Avg loan debt at graduation$19,164

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist890
# admitted from waitlist169
Waitlist admit rate37.6%
Transfer applicants (total)210
Transfer admit rate57.6%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio10:1
% faculty full-time——

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)61.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$41,437Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)74.7%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)65.7%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate85.9%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$50,184Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant12.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan42.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full19.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress34.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress18.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Undergraduates

% part-time1.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white61.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino12.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian5.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races7.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women45.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men54.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white75.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black8.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian7.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities100.0%