Is St Lawrence University test optional?

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

What is St Lawrence University's acceptance rate?

54% 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, 3,309 of 6,089 applicants were admitted. Applications held near 6,089, and St Lawrence University's admit rate went from 46% to 54%.

What ACT score do you need for St Lawrence University?

First-year students who sent an ACT scored 30–33, with a median of 31.5. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1285–1385 works out to about 27–30.

Does applying early decision help at St Lawrence University?

47% of early decision applicants were admitted (118 of 253), against 54% 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 St Lawrence University?

3 of the 33 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 9.1%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for St Lawrence University? (Middle 50%: 1285–1385)

First-year students at St Lawrence University who sent an SAT scored 1285–1385, with a median of 1345 (Common Data Set 2024–25). St Lawrence University admits 54% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at St Lawrence University

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1285–1385, median 1345

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St Lawrence University by the numbers

Admit rate: 54%
Middle 50% SAT: 1285–1385
Median SAT: 1345
About on the ACT: 27–30

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

St Lawrence University admit rate over 10 years

Applications held near 6,089, and St Lawrence University's admit rate went from 46% to 54%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	6,089	3,309	54%
2023	5,367	3,138	58%
2022	5,172	3,284	63%
2021	5,217	2,950	57%
2020	5,952	2,813	47%
2019	6,998	2,968	42%
2018	6,458	2,975	46%
2017	5,866	2,835	48%
2016	5,874	2,519	43%
2015	5,876	2,713	46%

In fall 2024, 424 of the 3,309 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at St Lawrence University

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

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1240Far reachHold
1240–1280ReachHold
1290–1340TargetHold
1350–1380TargetSend
1390 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.

St Lawrence University SAT sections, ACT and class rank

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

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	610	660	710
SAT Reading and Writing	645	690	710
SAT total	1285	1345	1385
ACT composite	30	31.5	33

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Top 10% of their class: 48%; of new students who reported a rank

St Lawrence University early decision and waitlist

Early decision

118 of 253 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision47%
All applicants54%

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

Waitlist

190 applicants were offered a spot, 33 took it, and 3 were admitted from it.

9.1%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

St Lawrence University cost and outcomes

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

Average net price: $28,651; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 79%
Median earnings: $67,258; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 2,024

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

Colleges like St Lawrence University

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

Sources

St Lawrence University 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.
St Lawrence University website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1285–1385, and the median was 1345. At 1345 or higher you're above half of them. St Lawrence University admits 54% of applicants.

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