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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
18
Average class size
68%
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
57
10-19
218
20-29
110
30-39
22
40-49
6
50-99
2

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:

91%
First-year retention rate
68%
4-year grad rate
79%
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:

Business/Commerce, General
Economics, General
Psychology, General
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Political Science and Government, General
29
39.8
50.6
61.4
72.2
83

The Full List

Major Graduates
Area
  • African Studies 1
  • Canadian Studies 0
  • Area Studies, Other 0
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 31
  • Neuroscience 15
  • Biomedical Sciences, General 7
  • Conservation Biology 3
  • Biochemistry 2
  • Biophysics 2
Business
  • Business/Commerce, General 83
  • Finance, General 16
  • Finance, General 1
  • Business/Commerce, General 0
Communication
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric 46
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric 1
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General 13
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General 5
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General 18
  • English Language and Literature, General 2
Foreign Languages
  • Spanish Language and Literature 12
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 3
  • French Language and Literature 3
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 2
  • French Language and Literature 1
  • Spanish Language and Literature 1
Health Professions And Related Programs
  • Public Health, General 6
  • Public Health, General 4
History
  • History, General 12
  • History, General 5
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies 0
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Statistics, General 11
  • Mathematics, General 10
  • Mathematics, General 8
  • Statistics, General 1
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • International/Globalization Studies 12
  • Data Science, General 12
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General 5
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General 5
  • MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 5
  • International/Globalization Studies 3
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General 1
  • MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 1
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General 1
  • History and Language/Literature 0
  • Economics and Foreign Language/Literature 0
Natural Resources And Conservation
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other 25
  • Environmental Studies 17
  • Environmental Studies 3
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other 1
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Religion/Religious Studies 1
  • Religion/Religious Studies 1
  • Philosophy 1
  • Philosophy 1
Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General 10
  • Geology/Earth Science, General 9
  • Physics, General 3
  • Geophysics and Seismology 0
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 50
  • Psychology, General 4
Social Sciences
  • Economics, General 67
  • Political Science and Government, General 38
  • Sociology, General 18
  • Anthropology, General 10
  • Anthropology, General 7
  • Political Science and Government, General 7
  • Economics, General 6
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 5
  • Sociology, General 2
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General 9
  • Art/Art Studies, General 6
  • Music, General 6
  • Digital Arts 4
  • Digital Arts 3
  • Music, General 2
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