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How strong are the academics at St. Lawrence University?

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

11:1
Student to faculty ratio
17
Average class size
71%
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.

St. Lawrence has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 11:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Class Sizes
2-9
89
10-19
227
20-29
127
30-39
12
40-49
2
50-99
3

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 St. Lawrence University:

86%
First-year retention rate
71%
4-year grad rate
80%
6-year grad rate

The average base annual salary of students who were employed within six months of graduation is $40,500. This is less than the national average of $48,300.

$40,500
$48,300 (National Average)

Majors

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

Psychology, General
Economics, General
Political Science and Government, General
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
26.4
35.52
44.64
53.76
62.88
72

The Full List

Major Graduates
Area
  • African Studies 5
  • Area Studies, Other 2
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 34
  • Conservation Biology 9
  • Neuroscience 8
  • Biomedical Sciences, General 5
  • Biophysics 4
  • Biochemistry 2
Business
  • Business/Commerce, General 0
Communication
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric 43
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General 14
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General 27
Foreign Languages
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 4
  • Spanish Language and Literature 1
  • French Language and Literature 0
Health Professions And Related Programs
  • Public Health, General 1
History
  • History, General 20
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies 0
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 19
  • Statistics, General 10
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • International/Globalization Studies 16
  • Economics and Foreign Language/Literature 9
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General 7
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General 7
  • MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 7
  • Data Science, General 4
  • History and Language/Literature 1
Natural Resources And Conservation
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other 29
  • Environmental Studies 12
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Philosophy 10
  • Religion/Religious Studies 1
Physical Sciences
  • Geology/Earth Science, General 7
  • Physics, General 5
  • Chemistry, General 5
  • Geophysics and Seismology 0
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 72
Social Sciences
  • Economics, General 56
  • Political Science and Government, General 45
  • Sociology, General 21
  • Anthropology, General 10
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 6
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General 12
  • Music, General 2

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