Small-Town Canton, at the Foothills of the Adirondacks, Offers Outdoor Adventure in Northern New York and Canada

St. Lawrence University is located in Canton in northern New York. The area lies along the border with Canada, between the St. Lawrence River and the Adirondacks. Canton is approximately an hour from Ottawa, Canada, the nation's capital and home of the NHL Ottawa Senators. Two hours to the northeast is metropolitan Montréal, Canada. Montréal is home to a rich French history that dates back over 300 years and offers an incredible array of architecture: pubs, churches, and an old town that seems almost like a taste of European class and style. Montreal is also home to the NHL’s Montreal Canadians team. Syracuse, New York and Burlington, Vermont, are within a three-hour drive of the university.

The St. Lawrence campus and local region sit just north of the Adirondacks. Of course, the mountain range offers incredible forest views, hiking trails, scores of rivers and brooks, and the world-famous Lake Placid, which was used twice for the Winter Olympics and is still home to professional sports activities.

The St. Lawrence Seaway, the Thousand Islands, and countless wilderness lakes and rivers are easy day trips for boating, hiking, skiing, canoeing, swimming, and sightseeing. St. Lawrence students find the area is perfect for biking, running, canoeing, snowmobiling, roller-blading, and fishing. In addition to the university's facilities, an ice arena, a theater, two golf courses, and athletic fields are available in Canton for student use.

Active Learning, Small Classes, and a Variety of Athletics and Research Opportunities Encourage Student Leadership

Students at St. Lawrence University do not just process traditionally learned course work in the classroom. Many participate directly in community-based active learning that provides them with an enormous choice of options through which they can learn, be of service, and develop as persons. The goal of the St. Lawrence liberal arts education is the development of literate, thoughtful, rhetorically sensitive, and ethically responsible individuals.

With an undergraduate student body of just over 2,400 students, St. Lawrence is able to keep course work focused and enable small classes to be accessed by all. There are many research opportunities at St. Lawrence University which are an integral part of the education. Each year nearly a hundred students are able to participate with key staff and faculty members on important research projects or, in many cases, develop new personal research projects.

The athletic department provides the opportunity for virtually all enrolled male and female students to participate in athletics in a wide variety of sports. With thirty-three intercollegiate sports to choose from, and many club and intramural sports options, students are able to select from a wide variety of athletic options.

With all of the outstanding organizations to join and activities in which to participate, it is no wonder that so much student leadership emerges along the way. With the small classes, campus athletics, and the endless list of organizations such as chess society, dance team, Black Student Union, and many more-there; is no shortage of opportunities for group membership and the resultant active learning and growth and development of student leadership.

Volunteerism and Community Service Provide Student Leadership Opportunities for a Civic-Minded Generation of Students

Volunteerism and community service have risen greatly since the horrific events of September 11, 2001, when America saw its hopes for humanity lost with the destruction of the Twin Towers in NYC. College students, as in many past generations, have been at the forefront of those efforts, signaling what has become known as a second civil-rights generation.

St. Lawrence University's commitment to service has produced coinciding curricular activities and events for students to develop, understand, and apply practically all of the fundamentals required of leaders. The staff and university faculty come together with students to outline programs that drive a lifetime of growing and create significantly more important relationships with a greater social force. Student leadership and community service are two of the basic products of this effort.

Each year, the Center for Volunteerism initiates a number of activities aligned with its mission. Recent events include the Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Walk, Habitat for Humanity Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser, Rummage Sale, AIDS Awareness Day, MADD Make a Difference Day, Walk-A-Thon, Habitat for Humanity, and the Tennis Tournament. Outside volunteer centers such as CAVA (Citizens Against Violent Acts) regularly enlist the aid of individual St. Lawrence students to support the very immediate real-world crises of sexual and physical abuse suffered by many residents in the local area. Once completely trained, students can give back directly in a way unavailable in the classroom, while also earning credit in many cases. These and other important organizations throughout the greater Canton area enable students to serve their community where they are needed the most.

• Biological/life sciences
• Biochemistry
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• Biology/Biological Sciences
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• Biophysics
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• Conservation Biology
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• Neuroscience
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• Business/marketing
• Business/Commerce
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• Communication/Journalism
• Speech Communication and Rhetoric
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• Computer and information sciences
• Computer and Information Sciences
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• English
• English
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• Foreign languages and literature
• Foreign Languages Related
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• French
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• Spanish
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• History
• History
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• Interdisciplinary studies
• International/Global Studies
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• Liberal arts/general studies
• General Studies
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• Humanities
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• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
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• Mathematics and statistics
• Mathematics
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• Statistics
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• Natural resources/environmental science
• Environmental Studies
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• Philosophy and religious studies
• Philosophy
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• Religious Studies
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• Physical sciences
• Chemistry
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• Geology/Earth Science
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• Geophysics and Seismology
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• Physics
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• Psychology
• Psychology
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• Social sciences
• Anthropology
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• Political Science and Government
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• Acceptance Rate
• Applied5,866
• Accepted2,835
• Acceptance Rate48%
• Enrolled2,414
• Female Applicants3,081
• Females Accepted1,602
• Female Acceptance Rate51%
• Male Applicants2,785
• Males Accepted1,233
• Male Acceptance Rate44%
• Applying
• Application Fee $60
• Required for All Essay or personal statement
  Transcript of high school record
  Letter(s) of recommendation
  
• Required for Some
• Average high school GPA for first-year freshman3.60
• Application Deadlines
• Type Application Closing Notification Date Rolling Admissions
• Fall freshmen February 1st March 31st --
• Out-of-state Fall freshmen Not Reported
• Early decision plan November 1st --
• Other early decision plan Not Reported
• Transfer March 1st --
• Test Scores Accepted
• Test Average School Accepted 25th Percentile* 75th Percentile*
• SAT Critical Reading 648 590 680
• SAT Math 645 580 675
• SAT Writing
• ACT Composite 28 25 30
• * 25th and 75th percentile is the score that 25/75 percent of students score at or below.

• Tuition
• In-state tuition *$54,454
• Out-of-state tuition *$54,454
• In-district tuitionN/A
• * Tuition costs are based on a full academic year typically extending from September to June.
• Fees
• Full-time student fees$392
• Room and board *$14,134
• Room only *$7,614
• * Room and board charges vary according to board plan selected (i.e., 12-meal plan, 19-meal plan, etc.) and student level (freshman, sophomore, etc.)
• Other Payment Considerations
• Guaranteed tuition plan offeredNo
• Tuition pre-payment planYes
• Tuition payment plans offeredInstallments
• Student groups that qualify for full or partial waiver of tuitionEmployees or children of employees

• Average Financial Aid Package:$44,793
• Average Freshman Financial Aid Package:$45,856
• Average International Student Financial Aid Package:$36,031
• Average Loan Aid:$4,492
• Average Grant Aid:$18,912
• Average Scholarship and/or Grant Aid Awarded:$37,572
• Percentage of Students with Need who Receive Financial Aid:100%
• Average Percentage of Financial Need Met: 87%
• Percentage of Students Who Had Their Need Fully Met: 27%

• Gender
• Total Undergraduate Students2,414
• Male Student Percentage44%
• Female Student Percentage56%
• Race/Ethnicity
• Hispanic/Latino4.97%
• Black or African American3.29%
• White or Caucasian78.09%
• American Indian or Alaska Native.17%
• Asian1.39%
• Native Hawaiian or other Pacific IslanderNot Reported
• Two or more races2.32%
• Unknown or International Student.76%
• Other Student Statistics
• International Breakout9.02% representing 53 other countries
• Out-of-state Students54% out-of-state student

• Housing
• College-owned housing available Yes
• Housing Requirements None
• Housing options Coed housing , Female-only housing, Cooperative housing
• Percentage of undergraduate students who live in college-owned housing 98%
• Student Activities
• Student-run campus newspaper Yes
• Drama / theater group Yes
• Student-run radio station Yes
• Student-run television station No
• Marching band No
• Choral groups Yes
• Student Services
• Legal services No
• Health clinic Yes
• Personal / psychological counseling Yes
• Women's center No
• Student Organizations
• Greek fraternities Yes
• Greek sororities Yes
• Local fraternities No
• Local sororities Yes
• Other organizations Not Reported
• Most popular organizations The Thelomathesian Society (student government), Outing Club, Environmental Action Organization, Association for Campus Entertainment, La Sociedad Hispana
• Campus Security and Safety
• 24-hour emergency telephone / alarm services Yes
• 24-hour patrols by trained officers Yes
• Students patrols Yes
• Late-night transport / escort services Yes
• Electronically-operated dormitory entrances Yes
• Other Not Reported

• Men's Sports
• Sport Intramural Intercollegiate Scholarship
• Baseball No Division 3 No
• Basketball Yes Division 3 No
• Cross-country running No Division 3 No
• Equestrian sports No Division C No
• Field hockey No No No
• Football No Division 3 No
• Golf No Division 3 No
• Ice hockey No Division 1 Yes
• Lacrosse No Division 3 No
• Rugby Yes No No
• Skiing No Division 1 No
• Soccer Yes Division 3 No
• Softball No No No
• Squash No Yes No
• Swimming No Division 3 No
• Tennis No Division 3 No
• Track No Division 3 No
• Volleyball No No No
• Women's Sports
• Sport Intramural Intercollegiate Scholarship
• Baseball No No No
• Basketball Yes Division 3 No
• Cross-country running No Division 3 No
• Equestrian sports No Division C No
• Field hockey No Division 3 No
• Football No No No
• Golf No Division 3 No
• Ice hockey No Division 1 Yes
• Lacrosse No Division 3 No
• Rugby Yes No No
• Skiing No Division 1 No
• Soccer Yes Division 3 No
• Softball No Division 3 No
• Squash No Yes No
• Swimming No Division 3 No
• Tennis No Division 3 No
• Track No Division 3 No
• Volleyball No Division 3 No

• Faculty Breakdown
• Total Faculty217
• Full-time Percentage81%
• Part-time Percentage19%
• Female Percentage50%
• Male Percentage50%
• Student:Faculty Ratio11:1 or 2,228 students to 199 faculty