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Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college located in Bronxville, New York. Sarah Lawrence College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Sarah Lawrence College is in the bottom 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $50,801 10 years after enrolling, 79th in New York, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Sarah Lawrence College bachelor students earn 22% less than the national average. Sarah Lawrence College is ranked 104th in New York.
Sarah Lawrence College’s median net annual cost of $36,442 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 1 programs at Sarah Lawrence College sorted by number of graduates - Liberal Arts and Sciences - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$36,442
Average years to graduate
4.3
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 4 graduate programs at Sarah Lawrence College - Mental & Social Health Services, Rhetoric & Composition, Drama, Therapeutic professions - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 78% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Sarah Lawrence College is 12% higher than the state average, and 10% above the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Sarah Lawrence College, Pell Grant recipients represent 15% of the measured graduating class, 20% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Sarah Lawrence College graduates within 4.2 years.
Sarah Lawrence College is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Sarah Lawrence College’s economic mobility score of 4.73 is calculated by adjusting the 5.29 economic score of lower-income students by the 15% pell grant recipients within the student body. Sarah Lawrence College’s EMS of 4.73 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Sarah Lawrence College pays $36,442 a year, $38,298 less than the $74,740 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $36,442
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Sarah Lawrence College, 90% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $36,442 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 48% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,077. This is 6% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,321
Pell grants
$4,641
State grants
$3,560
Institutional grants
$34,951
Sarah Lawrence College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 58% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 4,452 applicants, of which 2,603 were admitted and 438 enrolled. Sarah Lawrence College doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
73%
59%
First time
91%
59%
In-state
20%
68%
1st generation
11%
35%
White
58%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
10%
15%
Asian
4%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
23%
12%