Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, New York · Website
$53,603
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$53,603
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Sarah Lawrence College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Bronxville, New York with 1,530 undergraduates and 216 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $41,437 a year (tuition and fees $66,862). It admits 62% of applicants and 71% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $53,603 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$41,437
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$66,862
US median $11,837
Admission rate
62%
US median 78%
Completion rate
71%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$53,603
Rank 1,201 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $41,437
- Tuition and fees
- $66,862
- Cost of attendance
- $82,467
- Students with a need-based grant
- 12%
- Students with federal loans
- 40%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $29,876
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $29,810
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $40,869
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $35,340
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $47,810
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $51,038 in 2015-16 to $66,862 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1,366
- SAT reading, middle
- 710
- SAT math, middle
- 655
- ACT, middle
- 31
- Undergraduates
- 1,530
- Graduate students
- 216
- Part-time students
- 1.3%
- Women
- 80%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 71%
- Retention rate
- 87%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 11
- Endowment
- $148.1M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,201 of 5,094 US colleges and 122 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $41,437 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $66,862 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 62% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 71% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 87% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,251 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $53,603 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 83% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 55% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
11 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 312 | $23,500 | $25,846 | $48,225 | $53,072 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's | Master's | 45 | $41,000 | $32,159 | $51,084 | $55,035 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 28 | $41,000 | $90,987 | $100,714 | $59,571 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,978 |
| DanceMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,404 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | $45,406 | $71,416 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | $40,943 | Withheld | $59,916 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,524 |
| Social Sciences, OtherMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,286 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,751 |
| Public HealthOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Bronxville and New York on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Sarah Lawrence College cost?
$41,437 a year is the average net price at Sarah Lawrence College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $66,862, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $82,467. Families earning under $30,000 pay $29,876 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Sarah Lawrence College?
62% of applicants are admitted to Sarah Lawrence College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,366 and the middle ACT score is 31. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Sarah Lawrence College graduates earn?
$53,603 a year is the median pay of former Sarah Lawrence College students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,251 after 6 years). That ranks 1,201 of 5,094 US colleges and 122 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's) at $90,987.
How much student debt do Sarah Lawrence College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Sarah Lawrence College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 40% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Sarah Lawrence College?
71% of first-time, full-time students at Sarah Lawrence College finish within 6 years. 87% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Sarah Lawrence College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (312 bachelor's graduates), Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (45 master's graduates), Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (28 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 11 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.