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?

• The 1% student loan default rate at Sarah Lawrence is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• 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 <nil>, 38% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Sarah Lawrence with a bachelor's degree make about $47,659 a year. That's 17% more than those who graduate from 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

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	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Sarah Lawrence?

The acceptance rate at Sarah Lawrence is 58%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 21% of accepted students are men and 79% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 56%.

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 670 and 750. Math scores were between 590 and 720.

Sarah Lawrence received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 29 and 35. Math scores were between 22 and 31. Composite scores were between 29 and 32.

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 48% of students took out student loans averaging $7,077 a year. That adds up to $28,308 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Sarah Lawrence is 0.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Sarah Lawrence College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,529 undergraduate students at Sarah Lawrence, with 1,512 being full-time and 17 being part-time.

There are also 237 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,512 full-time undergraduates at Sarah Lawrence, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	62
Black or African American	69
Hispanic or Latino	135
White	871
International Students	111
Other Races/Ethnicities	264

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.

Online Learning at Sarah Lawrence College

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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