St Lawrence University
About
St. Lawrence University is a private, nonprofit university located in Canton, New York, near the Canadian border. Founded in 1856, it offers over 100 academic programs and emphasizes personalized education, collaborative learning, and real-world experiences.
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
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 41 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 27 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing14 · 34.1%
- No Data27 · 65.9%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
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.
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.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 3
- Dec 2025Voluntary Withdrawal ReceivedMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Feb 2022Approved for Distance EducationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Nov 2018Renewal 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, 485 students received $2.9M in Pell grants, alongside $10.2M 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 458 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (0.8%) 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 St Lawrence
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 · 18
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 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- 17 College Street1 fireOtherDamage $0-$99
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
St Lawrence vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions St Lawrence 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSt Lawrence University | 79% | — | 1,991 | $30,561 | Baccalaureate |
Allegheny College | 73% | 54.6% | 1,171 | $21,900 | Baccalaureate |
Bates College | 90% | 13.3% | 1,760 | $30,703 | Baccalaureate |
Bucknell University | 86% | 28.9% | 3,969 | $40,429 | Baccalaureate |
Carleton College | 90% | 20.4% | 2,128 | $27,320 | Baccalaureate |
Colby College | 89% | 7.1% | 2,412 | $23,939 | Baccalaureate |
Colgate University | 91% | 13.9% | 3,211 | $29,107 | Baccalaureate |
College of the Holy Cross | 87% | 17.6% | 3,126 | $36,868 | Baccalaureate |
Connecticut College | 82% | 37.0% | 1,990 | $33,998 | Baccalaureate |
Denison University | 79% | 17.4% | 2,394 | $38,111 | Baccalaureate |
Dickinson College | 80% | 42.1% | 2,314 | $32,191 | Baccalaureate |
Drew University | 70% | 67.8% | 2,232 | $25,644 | Baccalaureate |
Gettysburg College | 83% | 38.9% | 2,812 | $30,086 | Baccalaureate |
Hamilton College | 91% | 13.6% | 2,031 | $28,314 | Baccalaureate |
Hobart William Smith Colleges | 77% | 64.0% | 1,841 | $31,057 | Baccalaureate |
Kalamazoo College | 76% | 75.3% | 1,166 | $18,873 | Baccalaureate |
Kenyon College | 82% | 31.0% | 2,249 | $29,383 | Baccalaureate |
Macalester College | 87% | 28.5% | 2,138 | $29,980 | Baccalaureate |
Middlebury College | 91% | 10.7% | 2,803 | $25,934 | Baccalaureate |
Muhlenberg College | 82% | 72.0% | 1,788 | $30,314 | Baccalaureate |
Ohio Wesleyan University | 59% | 55.6% | 1,525 | $21,619 | Baccalaureate |
Skidmore College | 83% | 21.1% | 2,704 | $34,581 | Baccalaureate |
The College of Wooster | 74% | 59.5% | 1,738 | $25,766 | Baccalaureate |
Trinity College | 84% | 29.2% | 2,238 | $35,009 | Baccalaureate |
Vassar College | 91% | 18.6% | 2,462 | $38,182 | Baccalaureate |
Wheaton College | 85% | 87.4% | 2,874 | $26,984 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 83% | 29.2% | 2,235 | $30,033 |
St Lawrence Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research provides the campus community with accurate, timely, and thorough data research and analysis to support academic and administrative assessment and planning, and to facilitate decision-making and institutional improvement.
Visit IR office page- Christine ZimmermanDirector of Institutional Research
- Remi LeBlancInstitutional Research Analyst
Common Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookCampus Master Statistics2025The 'Campus Master Statistics' provide a snapshot of various data points for St. Lawrence University used for internal planning and external reporting. Updated files were most recently provided in October 2025. More detailed and historic data can be found in the Facts & Figures section or by contacting the Office of Institutional Research.stlawu.edu
- Strategic planOur Strategic Plan2023The Center for International and Intercultural Studies at St. Lawrence University has developed a strategic plan for 2023-2028 focused on financial sustainability, program expansion, data improvement, and environmental sustainability. The plan aims to ensure that programming remains financially accessible, reflects diverse academic goals, utilizes improved data strategies, and considers the environmental impact of off-campus experiences. Stakeholders across the campus were involved in crafting these initiatives to foster a diverse, equitable, and sustainable campus community.stlawu.edu
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Notable alumni of St Lawrence (5)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Katherine ClarkPolitics
- Susan CollinsPolitics
- Viggo MortensenMedia and Arts
- Martha MacCallumMedia and Arts
- Judy WakhunguPolitics
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