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How strong are the academics at Sarah Lawrence College?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

12
Average class size
52%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Class Sizes
2-9
78
10-19
197

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Sarah Lawrence College:

81%
First-year retention rate
52%
4-year grad rate
66%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Sarah Lawrence College's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
331.8
332.04
332.28
332.52
332.76
333

The Full List

Major Graduates
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 333
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