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Sarah Lawrence College

Bronxville, New York Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Sarah Lawrence College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Bronxville, New York. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,798, made up of 1,582 undergraduates and 216 graduate students.

Sarah Lawrence College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 10 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Creative Writing, and Genetic Counseling/Counselor. It awarded 450 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

87% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

1,798
Students enrolled
87%
First-year retention
450
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
10
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 10

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 3
English Language and Literature 1
Education 2
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
87%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
354
Master's degrees
94
Postbaccalaureate certificates
2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,798
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,582
Graduate students, fall 2024
216
Full-time, fall 2024
97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,903
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,681
Graduate students, 2024-25
222
Full-time, 2024-25
95%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
80%
Men
20%
White
56%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
4%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Skyline Conference
President
Cristle Collins Judd
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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