$67,258
median earnings, 10 years after starting
St Lawrence University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Canton, New York with 1,918 undergraduates and 42 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $28,651 a year (tuition and fees $65,900). It admits 54% of applicants and 79% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $67,258 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
$28,651
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$65,900
US median $11,837
Admission rate
54%
US median 78%
Completion rate
79%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$67,258
Rank 454 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
- $28,651
- Tuition and fees
- $65,900
- Cost of attendance
- $82,000
- Students with a need-based grant
- 21%
- Students with federal loans
- 54%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $13,420
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $14,008
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,401
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,263
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $37,450
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 $49,420 in 2015-16 to $65,900 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
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1,371
- SAT reading, middle
- 665
- SAT math, middle
- 645
- ACT, middle
- 31
- Undergraduates
- 1,918
- Graduate students
- 42
- Part-time students
- 0.1%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 79%
- Retention rate
- 91%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 41
- Endowment
- $416.8M
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 454 of 5,094 US colleges and 63 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $28,651 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $65,900 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 54% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 79% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 91% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $55,037 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $67,258 | $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. 85% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 83% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
41 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 96 | $26,000 | $54,772 | $82,269 | $68,407 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $25,000 | $37,068 | $62,479 | $50,706 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 71 | $26,000 | $57,829 | $96,345 | $82,686 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $27,000 | $35,977 | $75,486 | $63,293 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $25,000 | $35,414 | $72,839 | $56,359 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | Withheld | $33,270 | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $27,000 | $33,561 | $69,386 | $57,214 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $26,000 | $29,493 | $61,335 | $48,590 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $25,000 | $58,047 | $88,586 | $69,562 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $27,000 | $35,230 | $57,349 | $50,680 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $25,000 | $72,849 | Withheld | $92,374 |
| International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | $26,016 | $65,419 | $59,972 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $53,720 | $41,367 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| StatisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,425 |
| Economics and Foreign Language/LiteratureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $59,581 | $71,685 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $26,500 | $17,443 | $41,638 | $48,842 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,451 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | - | Withheld | $50,532 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,190 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Canton and New York on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in New York
- Homes: Homes for sale in New York
Questions and answers
How much does St Lawrence University cost?
$28,651 a year is the average net price at St Lawrence University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $65,900, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $82,000. Families earning under $30,000 pay $13,420 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at St Lawrence University?
54% of applicants are admitted to St Lawrence University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,371 and the middle ACT score is 31. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do St Lawrence University graduates earn?
$67,258 a year is the median pay of former St Lawrence University students who work, 10 years after they started ($55,037 after 6 years). That ranks 454 of 5,094 US colleges and 63 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's) at $72,849.
How much student debt do St Lawrence University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of St Lawrence University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 54% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at St Lawrence University?
79% of first-time, full-time students at St Lawrence University finish within 6 years. 91% 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 St Lawrence University?
Business/Commerce, General (96 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (74 bachelor's graduates), Economics (71 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 41 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.