Sarah Lawrence College Overview

Sarah Lawrence College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bronxville, New York. Bronxville is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Sarah Lawrence College Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Sarah Lawrence.
• In a recent academic period37% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Sarah Lawrence bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $53,603 a year. That's about 31% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from Sarah Lawrence to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Sarah Lawrence College?

Contact details for Sarah Lawrence are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One Meadway, Bronxville, NY 10708
Phone:	914-337-0700
Website:	www.sarahlawrence.edu

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How Do I Get Into Sarah Lawrence?

You can apply to Sarah Lawrence online at: www.sarahlawrence.edu/admission/apply/

Admission Requirements for Sarah Lawrence

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Sarah Lawrence?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Sarah Lawrence. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 50%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 19% of accepted students are men and 81% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 53%, and the acceptance rate for women is 49%.

Average Test Scores

About 15% of students accepted to Sarah Lawrence submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 660 and 740. Math scores were between 600 and 710.

Sarah Lawrence received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 31 and 35. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 29 and 33.

Can I Afford Sarah Lawrence College?

The overall average net price of Sarah Lawrence is $49,345. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Sarah Lawrence, approximately 45% of students took out student loans averaging $9,120 a year. That adds up to $36,480 over four years for those students.

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Sarah Lawrence College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,292 undergraduate students at Sarah Lawrence, with 1,274 being full-time and 18 being part-time.

There are also 214 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,274 full-time undergraduates at Sarah Lawrence, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Sarah Lawrence College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	56
Black or African American	60
Hispanic or Latino	126
White	739
International Students	115
Other Races/Ethnicities	178

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Sarah Lawrence College. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 59 countries are represented at Sarah Lawrence. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Canada.

Sarah Lawrence College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	312	0	312
Writing Studies	0	45	45
Mental & Social Health Services	0	28	28
Drama & Theater Arts	0	15	15
Dance	0	8	8
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	7	7
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	5	5
Human Development & Family Studies	0	4	4
Public Health	0	1	1
Other Social Sciences	0	1	1
TOTAL	312	114	426

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By SaidieLou under License

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