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University or college · Private nonprofit

St Lawrence University

Canton, NY

St Lawrence University is a private nonprofit university in Canton, NY, with about 2,089 students on campus.

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Students on campus
2,089
2,060 undergrad · 29 grad
Admission rate
54%
lower than at 82% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$28,651
higher than at 81% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
79%
higher than at 88% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$67,258
higher than at 91% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about St Lawrence University

Students are a big part of Canton

More than half of Canton’s 6,894 residents are enrolled in college (51%). Median rent runs 51% below the state. Living in Canton ↓

Few families pay the sticker price

The full cost of a year is $82,000, but the average family on federal aid pays $28,651 after grants, about 65% less. What it costs ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $82,000 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $65,900Room & board $17,000Books & supplies $750

After grants, the average family on aid pays $28,651.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$19,401

About $77,604 over 4 years · 76% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into St Lawrence University?

54%

of applicants admitted

About 11 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
645–710
SAT math
610–710
ACT
30–33

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1371.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
79%
within 6 years · Pell students 78%
Come back for year two
91%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$67,258
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$27,000
about $286 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.2%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$286 a month against about $4,586 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

85%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 98% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$65k
Middle income$30–75k
$56k
Higher incomeover $75k
$70k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Social sciences 23%Biology 14%Psychology 12%Natural resources 7%Math & statistics 7%Communication 6%Everything else 32%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business/Commerce, General96 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$82k4 yrs out
Psychology, General74 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$62k4 yrs out
Economics71 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$96k4 yrs out
Political Science and Government50 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$75k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies47 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$73k4 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research43 graduates a year
—not reported
Biology, General39 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$69k4 yrs out
English Language and Literature, General32 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$61k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

1,918 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 76%Hispanic 6%Black 2%Asian 2%Two or more 2%International 11%

Women and men

Women 53%Men 48%
11 : 1
students per teacher
21%
get Pell grants (lower income)
54%
take federal loans
0%
undergrads 25 or older
0%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Canton

51% of Canton’s 6,894 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Canton pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from St Lawrence University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

SUNY College of Technology at CantonUniversity or college · Public · Canton
1.4 mi1,668 students
Clarkson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Potsdam
9.4 mi3,323 students
SUNY College at PotsdamUniversity or college · Public · Potsdam
10.5 mi2,318 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.