St Lawrence University
Canton, NY · Private nonprofit54.3%
Acceptance rate
1,343
SAT Average
$30,561
Avg net price
2,040
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 530Master’s 13 |
| Bachelor’s 120Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 74Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 63Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 37Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 37Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 32Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 29Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 26Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 20Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 19Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 19Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 18Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 16Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 11Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 6Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 13 |
NCAA program details
NCAA program
St. Lawrence University
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- Liberty League
Projected sponsored sports28
Athletic participation
782 unique student-athletes · 33 varsity teams
Early Decision 1
Early Decision 1 is the best option if we're your first choice early in the process and you're prepared to commit to St. Lawrence if accepted.
Binding
Early Action
Early Action is the best option if you feel confident St. Lawrence is a good fit. You'll know your Admissions decision sooner and have flexibility in making your final choice.
Early Decision 2
Early Decision 2 is the best option if we become your first choice later in the process and you're prepared to commit to St. Lawrence if accepted.
Binding
Regular Decision
· Apply with Common App or the college's application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $65,450
- Required fees
- $450
- Food and housing
- $17,000
- Books and supplies
- $750
- Other expenses
- $900
- Total
- $84,550
- $73,0452019–2019–20
- $75,5502020–2120–21
- $77,4002021–2221–22
- $79,6652022–2322–23
- $82,0002023–2423–24
- $84,5502024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $30,561 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 61%
- Average share of need met
- 91%
- Average need-based grant
- $55,572
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from St Lawrence University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
St Lawrence University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
St Lawrence University runs two binding Early Decision rounds and a nonbinding Early Action plan. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. St Lawrence University withholds applicants and admits by residency, so in-state, out-of-state, and international admit odds can't be computed.
Enrolled first-years by geography
418 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Feb 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
14% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
3% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
St Lawrence University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99.5% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 28.1% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.62
High-school class rank
Among the 28.1% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
St Lawrence University rates 5 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Class rank
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Character / personal qualities
- Very important
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Interview
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- First generation
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
St Lawrence University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the residency split, there’s no way to see whether admit rates shift for out-of-state or international applicants.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
St Lawrence University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $30,561 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 254 of 418 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, St Lawrence University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
St Lawrence University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
86.1% of St Lawrence University’s first-years return for a second year and 79.7% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03