Bronxville, NY · Private · 1,530 undergraduates · suburban
Sarah Lawrence College
Moderately selective
The conference-work model, in which students pursue individualized projects with professors, is one of the clearest expressions of Sarah Lawrence's academic culture.
Institutional profile
Well established Solid in academic standing, and solid in career outcomes.- Admission
- 58.9% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 75.1%
4,819 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$53,603 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Sarah Lawrence College apart
Academic design
The curriculum is highly flexible and emphasizes small seminars, writing, creative work, and faculty-guided conference projects.
Campus pattern
The leafy Bronxville campus provides a residential liberal-arts setting less than an hour from Manhattan, making New York City a frequent academic and cultural extension of campus.
Defining feature
The conference-work model, in which students pursue individualized projects with professors, is one of the clearest expressions of Sarah Lawrence's academic culture.
Can I get in?
58.9% admitted
Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.
Recent applicant pool
4,819About 59 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 10% submitted an SAT, and 8% submitted an ACT. Almost nobody admitted here sent a score, which leaves the SAT and ACT ranges standing on a handful of files.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Sarah Lawrence College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Sarah Lawrence College weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
The curriculum is highly flexible and emphasizes small seminars, writing, creative work, and faculty-guided conference projects.
Make the fit specific
The conference-work model, in which students pursue individualized projects with professors, is one of the clearest expressions of Sarah Lawrence's academic culture.
Account for the tradeoff
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.
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Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
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Sarah Lawrence College publishes one merit award. All of them renew past the first year.
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews
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This award, by name
What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.
- The name of each award
- What it pays
- The grades and scores it asks for
- How to be considered
- What to send, and where
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Sarah Lawrence College
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
The conference-work model, in which students pursue individualized projects with professors, is one of the clearest expressions of Sarah Lawrence's academic culture.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
What is campus life like?
Sarah Lawrence College beyond the classroom
The leafy Bronxville campus provides a residential liberal-arts setting less than an hour from Manhattan, making New York City a frequent academic and cultural extension of campus.
A defining academic feature
The curriculum is highly flexible and emphasizes small seminars, writing, creative work, and faculty-guided conference projects.
What shapes an ordinary week
The leafy Bronxville campus provides a residential liberal-arts setting less than an hour from Manhattan, making New York City a frequent academic and cultural extension of campus.
What changes the experience
The conference-work model, in which students pursue individualized projects with professors, is one of the clearest expressions of Sarah Lawrence's academic culture.