Is Sarah Lawrence College test optional?

We haven't confirmed Sarah Lawrence College's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Sarah Lawrence College's acceptance rate?

62% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 2,850 of 4,617 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 64%, from 2,814 in 2015 to 4,617 in 2024, and Sarah Lawrence College's admit rate went from 53% to 62%.

What ACT score do you need for Sarah Lawrence College?

4% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 28–31, with a median of 30. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1270–1440 works out to about 27–32.

What GPA do you need for Sarah Lawrence College?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.80 high school GPA, and 24% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

Does applying early decision help at Sarah Lawrence College?

50% of early decision applicants were admitted (54 of 109), against 62% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at Sarah Lawrence College?

70 of the 416 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 17%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Sarah Lawrence College? (Middle 50%: 1270–1440)

First-year students at Sarah Lawrence College who sent an SAT scored 1270–1440, with a median of 1350 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Sarah Lawrence College admits 62% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Sarah Lawrence College

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1270–1440, median 1350

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Sarah Lawrence College by the numbers

Admit rate: 62%
Middle 50% SAT: 1270–1440
Median SAT: 1350
About on the ACT: 27–32
Sent an SAT: 9%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Sarah Lawrence College admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 64%, from 2,814 in 2015 to 4,617 in 2024, and Sarah Lawrence College's admit rate went from 53% to 62%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	4,617	2,850	62%
2023	4,819	2,840	59%
2022	5,186	2,587	50%
2021	4,452	2,603	58%
2020	3,674	2,007	55%
2019	4,053	2,152	53%
2018	3,325	1,857	56%
2017	3,463	1,842	53%
2016	3,068	1,589	52%
2015	2,814	1,502	53%

In fall 2024, 417 of the 2,850 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Sarah Lawrence College

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1220Far reachHold
1220–1260ReachHold
1270–1340TargetHold
1350–1430TargetSend
1440 and upLikelySend

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Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Sarah Lawrence College SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	590	670	690
SAT Reading and Writing	650	690	740
SAT total	1270	1350	1440
ACT composite	28	30	31

Of enrolled first-year students, 9% sent an SAT and 4% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Average high school GPA: 3.80; 88% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 24%; of new students who reported a rank

Sarah Lawrence College early decision and waitlist

Early decision

54 of 109 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision50%
All applicants62%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

989 applicants were offered a spot, 416 took it, and 70 were admitted from it.

17%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Sarah Lawrence College cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $41,437; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 71%
Median earnings: $53,603; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 1,681

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Sarah Lawrence College

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Sources

Sarah Lawrence College Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Sarah Lawrence College website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1270–1440, and the median was 1350. At 1350 or higher you're above half of them. Sarah Lawrence College admits 62% of applicants.

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