Sarah Lawrence College
About
Sarah Lawrence College (SLC) is a private liberal arts college in Yonkers, New York, United States. Founded as a women's college in 1926, Sarah Lawrence College has been coeducational since 1968. The college's campus maintains a Bronxville mailing address and sits roughly 20 miles (32 km) from New York City. The college's pedagogy draws from the progressive education model, including emphasis on personalized academic study.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.6-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 10 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 6 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing3 · 30.0%
- No Data6 · 60.0%
- Failing1 · 10.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
New England Commission of Higher Education
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Action history · 4
- Jun 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Mar 2024Voluntary Withdrawal ReceivedMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jan 2021Approved for Distance EducationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2017Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 286 students received $1.5M in Pell grants, alongside $11.4M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 319 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (0.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Sarah Lawrence College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 7
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus7
Includes 7 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Sarah Lawrence College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Sarah Lawrence College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSarah Lawrence College | 71% | — | 1,798 | $41,437 | Baccalaureate |
| 68% | 52.1% | 2,911 | $34,649 | Baccalaureate | |
| 93% | 8.8% | 3,487 | $28,800 | Baccalaureate | |
| 71% | 44.5% | 927 | $30,947 | Baccalaureate | |
| 82% | 29.4% | 1,679 | $31,759 | Baccalaureate | |
| 77% | 51.3% | 5,263 | $49,180 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 54% | 75.3% | 844 | $24,034 | Baccalaureate | |
| 56% | 86.9% | 3,958 | $29,188 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 75% | 78.5% | 3,504 | $36,013 | Baccalaureate | |
| 87% | 28.5% | 2,138 | $32,149 | Baccalaureate | |
| 49% | 82.6% | 1,601 | $36,861 | Baccalaureate | |
| 84% | 36.0% | 2,275 | $26,441 | Baccalaureate | |
| 67% | 73.2% | 881 | $7,195 | Baccalaureate | |
| 81% | 34.2% | 2,909 | $38,645 | Baccalaureate | |
| 60% | 75.9% | 13,634 | $30,892 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 71% | 24.6% | 1,358 | $33,013 | Baccalaureate | |
| 83% | 38.3% | 1,137 | $36,294 | Baccalaureate | |
| 83% | 21.1% | 2,704 | $32,297 | Baccalaureate | |
| 89% | 21.0% | 2,857 | $27,579 | Baccalaureate | |
| 63% | 74.0% | 3,333 | $18,913 | Baccalaureate | |
| 84% | 29.2% | 2,238 | $34,832 | Baccalaureate | |
| 91% | 18.6% | 2,462 | $39,343 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 76% | 38.3% | 2,369 | $32,223 |
Institutions like Sarah Lawrence College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Sarah Lawrence College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateNew York
Bard College
Grad rate68%Admit rate52.1%Enrollment2,911Net price$34,649View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Barnard College
Grad rate93%Admit rate8.8%Enrollment3,487Net price$28,800View data - BaccalaureateVermont
Bennington College
Grad rate71%Admit rate44.5%Enrollment927Net price$30,947View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Bryn Mawr College
Grad rate82%Admit rate29.4%Enrollment1,679Net price$31,759View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMassachusetts
Emerson College
Grad rate77%Admit rate51.3%Enrollment5,263Net price$49,180View data - BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Hampshire College
Grad rate54%Admit rate75.3%Enrollment844Net price$24,034View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsNew York
Iona University
Grad rate56%Admit rate86.9%Enrollment3,958Net price$29,188View data - BaccalaureateOregon
Lewis & Clark College
Grad rate75%Admit rate78.5%Enrollment3,504Net price$36,013View data - BaccalaureateMinnesota
Macalester College
Grad rate87%Admit rate28.5%Enrollment2,138Net price$32,149View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Marymount Manhattan College
Grad rate49%Admit rate82.6%Enrollment1,601Net price$36,861View data - BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Mount Holyoke College
Grad rate84%Admit rate36.0%Enrollment2,275Net price$26,441View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
New College of Florida
Grad rate67%Admit rate73.2%Enrollment881Net price$7,195View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Oberlin College
Grad rate81%Admit rate34.2%Enrollment2,909Net price$38,645View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalNew York
Pace University
Grad rate60%Admit rate75.9%Enrollment13,634Net price$30,892View data - BaccalaureateOregon
Reed College
Grad rate71%Admit rate24.6%Enrollment1,358Net price$33,013View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Scripps College
Grad rate83%Admit rate38.3%Enrollment1,137Net price$36,294View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Skidmore College
Grad rate83%Admit rate21.1%Enrollment2,704Net price$32,297View data - BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Smith College
Grad rate89%Admit rate21.0%Enrollment2,857Net price$27,579View data - BaccalaureateNew York
SUNY at Purchase College
Grad rate63%Admit rate74.0%Enrollment3,333Net price$18,913View data - BaccalaureateConnecticut
Trinity College
Grad rate84%Admit rate29.2%Enrollment2,238Net price$34,832View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Vassar College
Grad rate91%Admit rate18.6%Enrollment2,462Net price$39,343View data
Sarah Lawrence College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Thomas BlumAssociate Vice President for Institutional Research and Government Relations
Common Data Set
Sarah Lawrence College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of Sarah Lawrence College (24)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- J. J. AbramsEntertainment and media
- Rahm EmanuelPolitics and public service
- Maria Goeppert-MayerScience
- Martha GrahamDance
- Téa LeoniEntertainment and media
- Alice WalkerWriting
- Barbara WaltersJournalism
- Vera WangFashion
- Brian De PalmaEntertainment and media
- Lesley GoreMusic
- Cary ElwesEntertainment and media
- Joanne WoodwardEntertainment and media
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