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Comparatively, the national Freshman-Sophmore retention rate at 4-year private non-profit institutions is 82% and the 6-year graduation rate is 63% (Reference).  The "Retention Rate" is the percent of first-time, full-time bachelor's degree-seeking students who returned to the same institution the following fall.

Degrees Conferred

Degrees awarded in May 2021 and previous August and December 2020:

• Bachelor's:
  • Total Degrees Awarded: 533
  • Bachelor of Arts: 316
  • Bachelor of Science: 217
  • Male: 236
  • Female: 297
• Master's: 22

For career and graduate school information, see the Outcomes page.  For characteristics of graduates, see the Majors & Minors page.

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Graduation Rates

For full-time, first-time undergraduate students entering in Fall, 2015

• 4-Year Graduation Rate: 77.4%
• 5-Year Graduation Rate: 80.7%
• 6-Year Graduation Rate: 81.9%
• Transfer-Out Rate: [coming soon]

6-Year Graduation Rate for the cohort entering Fall, 2015

By Gender

• Male: 77.6%
• Female: 85.2%

By Financial Aid Status

• Received Pell Grant: 74.1%
• Received Subsidized Federal Direct Loan, Not Receiving Pell Grant: 80.8%
• Not Receiving Pell Grant or Subsidized Federal Direct Loan: 86%

By Race/Ethnicity

• American Indian/Alaska Native: ***
• Asian: 75%
• Black: 64.7%
• Hispanic: 68.6%
• Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: ***
• Two or More Races: 75%
• White: 84.3%
• Non-Resident Alien: 79.6%
• Unknown: ***

*** fewer than 5 students in cohort

For more information, see the Graduation and Retention section of this page.

Comparatively, the national Freshman-Sophmore retention rate at 4-year private non-profit institutions is 81% and the 6-year graduation rate is 68% (Reference).  The "Retention Rate" is the percent of first-time, full-time bachelor's degree-seeking students who returned to the same institution the following fall.

Degrees Conferred

Degrees awarded in May 2022 and previous August and December 2021:

• Bachelor's:
  • Total Degrees Awarded: 527
  • Bachelor of Arts: 317
  • Bachelor of Science: 210
  • Male: 230
  • Female: 297
• Master's: 10

For career and graduate school information, see the Outcomes page.  For characteristics of graduates, see the Majors & Minors page.

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Graduation Rates

For full-time, first-time undergraduate students entering in Fall, 2016

• 4-Year Graduation Rate: 80.4%
• 5-Year Graduation Rate: 83.1%
• 6-Year Graduation Rate: 83.5%
• Transfer-Out Rate: [coming soon]

6-Year Graduation Rate for the cohort entering Fall, 2016

By Gender

• Male: 78.6%
• Female: 86.8%

By Financial Aid Status

• Received Pell Grant: 76.1%
• Received Subsidized Federal Direct Loan, Not Receiving Pell Grant: 83.1%
• Not Receiving Pell Grant or Subsidized Federal Direct Loan: 86.5%

By Race/Ethnicity

• American Indian/Alaska Native: ***
• Asian: 83.3%
• Black: 71.4%
• Hispanic: 66.7%
• Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: ***
• Two or More Races: 87.5%
• White: 84.5%
• Non-Resident Alien: 88.9%
• Unknown: 75.0%

*** fewer than 5 students in cohort

For more information, see the Graduation and Retention section of this page.

Comparatively, the national Freshman-Sophmore retention rate at 4-year private non-profit institutions is 82% and the 6-year graduation rate is 64% (Reference).  The "Retention Rate" is the percent of first-time, full-time bachelor's degree-seeking students who returned to the same institution the following fall.

Degrees Conferred

Degrees awarded in May 2023 and previous August and December 2022:

• Bachelor's:
  • Total Degrees Awarded: 538
  • Bachelor of Arts: 319
  • Bachelor of Science: 219
  • Male: 235
  • Female: 303
• Master's: 10

For career and graduate school information, see the Outcomes page.  For characteristics of graduates, see the Majors & Minors page.

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Graduation Rates

For full-time, first-time undergraduate students entering in Fall, 2017

• 4-Year Graduation Rate: 71.0%
• 5-Year Graduation Rate: 78.5%
• 6-Year Graduation Rate: 79.7%
• Transfer-Out Rate: [coming soon]

6-Year Graduation Rate for the cohort entering Fall, 2017

By Gender

• Male: 78.4%
• Female: 79.9%

By Financial Aid Status

• Received Pell Grant: 79.5%
• Received Subsidized Federal Direct Loan, Not Receiving Pell Grant: 81.7%
• Not Receiving Pell Grant or Subsidized Federal Direct Loan: 78.8%

By Race/Ethnicity

• American Indian/Alaska Native: ***
• Asian: 75.0%
• Black: 73.1%
• Hispanic: 79.5%
• Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: ***
• Two or More Races: 82.4%
• White: 79.9%
• Non-Resident Alien: 80.3%
• Unknown: 42.9%

*** fewer than 5 students in cohort

For more information, see the Graduation and Retention section of this page.

Comparatively, the national Freshman-Sophomore retention rate at 4-year private non-profit institutions is 82% and the 6-year graduation rate is 64% (Reference).  The "Retention Rate" is the percent of first-time, full-time bachelor's degree-seeking students who returned to the same institution the following fall.

Degrees Conferred

Degrees awarded in May 2024 and previous August and December 2023:

• Bachelor's:
  • Total Degrees Awarded: 492
  • Bachelor of Arts: 298
  • Bachelor of Science: 194
  • Male: 221
  • Female: 271
• Master's: 9

For career and graduate school information, see the Outcomes page.  For characteristics of graduates, see the Majors & Minors page.

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Graduation Rates

For full-time, first-time undergraduate students entering in Fall 2018

• 4-Year Graduation Rate: 68.3%
• 5-Year Graduation Rate: 78.4%
• 6-Year Graduation Rate: 79.1%
• Transfer-Out Rate: [coming soon]

6-Year Graduation Rate for the cohort entering Fall 2018

By Gender

• Male: 71.2%
• Female: 86.4%

By Financial Aid Status

• Received Pell Grant: 77.6%
• Received Subsidized Federal Direct Loan, Not Receiving Pell Grant: 78.5%
• Not Receiving Pell Grant or Subsidized Federal Direct Loan: 80.1%

By Race/Ethnicity

• American Indian/Alaska Native: ***
• Asian: 85.7%
• Black: 75.9%
• Hispanic: 72.4%
• Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: ***
• Two or More Races: 75.0%
• White: 80.0%
• Non-Resident Alien: 78.9%
• Unknown: 50.0%

*** fewer than 5 students in cohort

For more information, see the Graduation and Retention section of this page.

Comparatively, the national Freshman-Sophomore retention rate at 4-year private non-profit institutions is 82% and the 6-year graduation rate is 64% (Reference).  The "Retention Rate" is the percent of first-time, full-time bachelor's degree-seeking students who returned to the same institution the following fall.

Degrees Conferred

Degrees awarded in May 2025 and previous August and December 2024:

• Bachelor's:
  • Total Degrees Awarded: 530
  • Bachelor of Arts: 292
  • Bachelor of Science: 237
  • Male: 256
  • Female: 274
• Master's: 13

For career and graduate school information, see the Outcomes page.  For characteristics of graduates, see the Majors & Minors page.

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Graduation Rates

For full-time, first-time undergraduate students entering in Fall 2019

• 4-Year Graduation Rate: 69.2%
• 5-Year Graduation Rate: 77.0%
• 6-Year Graduation Rate: 78.6%
• Transfer-Out Rate: [coming soon]

6-Year Graduation Rate for the cohort entering Fall 2019

By Gender

• Male: 77.9%
• Female: 79.2%

By Financial Aid Status

• Received Pell Grant: 71.2%
• Received Subsidized Federal Direct Loan, Not Receiving Pell Grant: 78.7%
• Not Receiving Pell Grant or Subsidized Federal Direct Loan: 81.5%

By Race/Ethnicity

• American Indian/Alaska Native: ***
• Asian: 80.0%
• Black: 72.0%
• Hispanic: 60.0%
• Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: ***
• Two or More Races: 100.0%
• White: 80.6%
• Non-Resident Alien: 77.8%
• Unknown: ***

*** fewer than 5 students in cohort

For more information, see the Graduation and Retention section of this page.

Statistics are for 2024-2025 Academic Year

Top 5 Course Registrations By Course Subject (AY 2024-25)

Excludes First-Year Program, which all first-year students are required to take.

1. Economics: 1,073
2. Psychology: 969
3. Biology: 776
4. Performance & Comm Arts: 763
5. Government/Political Science: 665

Course Registrations By Division (AY 2024-25)

• Sciences: 4,425
• Social Sciences: 3,306
• Humanities: 1,885
• Arts:  1,371
• Interdisciplinary/Other: 3,659

Current Undergraduate Course Registrations

Area of Study	AY 24-25
Total Registrations	14,651
African Studies	76
African American Studies	31
Anthropology	342
Arabic	54
Art & Art History (Fine Arts)	364
Asian Studies	94
Biochemistry	51
Biology	776
Business Economics (Accounting)	238
Canadian Studies	29
Caribbean & Latin American Studies	96
Chemistry	511
Chinese	35
Community-Based Learning	24
Computer Science	442
Data Science	62
Digital Media Film/Film Studies	501
Economics	1,073
Education (Undergraduate)	230
English	493
English as Second Language	6
Environmental Studies	569
European Studies	71
Finance	287
First-Year Program	864
French	117
Gender Studies	205
Geology	235
German	49
Global Studies	183
Government/Political Science	665
History	359
Italian	76
Mathematics	522
Modern Languages (Other)	5
Music	244
Neuroscience	63
Non-Departmental Studies	173
Outdoor Leadership	78
Performance & Communication Arts	763
Philosophy	368
Physics	216
Psychology (Undergraduate)	969
Public Health	259
Religious Studies	153
Sociology	442
Spanish	157
Sports Studies & Exercise Science	415
Statistics	578
Swahili	13

For more information, see the Undergraduate Course Enrollment by Course Subject, and the  Enrollment and Academics sections of the Master Stats

Top Initial Schools Enrolled At Within 5 Years of Graduating

Lists the first school a student enrolled at after graduating from St. Lawrence. Based on National Student Clearinghouse and Career Services data for class years of 2013-2017.

1. St. Lawrence University
2. University of Vermont
3. Syracuse University
4. Northeastern University
5. SUNY at Albany
6. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
7. SUNY College at Potsdam
8. Front Range Community College
9. Middlebury College
10. University of Rochester

Top Schools Enrolled At Within 10 years of Graduating

If a student attended more than one school after graduating from St. Lawrence, each school gets counted once. Based on National Student Clearinghouse data for class years of 2008-2012.

1. St Lawrence University
2. University of Vermont
3. Northeastern University
4. Boston University
5. Syracuse University
6. Harvard University
7. SUNY College at Potsdam
8. University at Buffalo
9. Community College of Vermont
10. SUNY at Albany

By Division

Percentage of students who majored in the arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, or interdisciplinary areas of study for the classes of 2013-2017 that enrolled in a college/university or professional school within 5 years of graduating from St. Lawrence. Double major students with majors in different divisions are counted once for each division. Data are from the National Student Clearinghouse and Career Services Survey.

• Arts: 31%
• Humanities: 40%
• Sciences: 54%
• Social Sciences: 29%
• Interdisciplinary: 30%

Outcomes Profiles covering a 5-year aggregate for each division/department are available.

Graduate/Professional School Programs

Number of Class of 2021 graduates who continued education within 7-9 months after graduating from St. Lawrence. Data is from the Career Services Survey.

Graduate Program Type	Number Attending	% Attending
Science & Technology	10	12.8%
Social Sciences	10	12.8%
Arts & Humanities	7	9.0%
Medicine	10	12.8%
Business	14	18.0%
Nursing/PA/NP	4	5.1%
Other Postbacc. Programs	4	5.1%
Education	12	15.4%
Law	7	9.0%
Total Graduate School	78	100.0%

Top Initial Schools Enrolled At Within 5 Years of Graduating

Lists the first school a student enrolled at after graduating from St. Lawrence. Based on National Student Clearinghouse and Career Services data for class years of 2010-2014.

1. St. Lawrence University
2. Syracuse University
3. University of Vermont
4. Northeastern University
5. Boston University
6. SUNY College at Potsdam
7. University at Buffalo
8. SUNY College at Plattsburgh
9. SUNY at Albany
10. Simmons College

Top Schools Enrolled At Within 10 years of Graduating

If a student attended more than one school after graduating from St. Lawrence, each school gets counted once. Based on National Student Clearinghouse data for class years of 2005-2009.

1. St Lawrence University
2. Syracuse University
3. Northeastern University
4. Boston University
5. University of Vermont
6. University at Buffalo
7. Harvard University
8. SUNY College at Potsdam
9. SUNY at Albany
10. Clarkson University

By Division

Percentage of students who majored in the arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, or interdisciplinary areas of study for the classes of 2010-2014 that enrolled in a college/university or professional school within 5 years of graduating from St. Lawrence. Double major students with majors in different divisions are counted once for each division. Data are from the National Student Clearinghouse and Career Services Survey.

• Arts: 32%
• Humanities: 40%
• Sciences: 57%
• Social Sciences: 32%
• Interdisciplinary: 36%

Outcomes Profiles covering a 5-year aggregate for each division/department are available.

Graduate/Professional School Programs

Number of Class of 2018 graduates who continued education within 7-9 months after graduating from St. Lawrence. Data is from the Career Services Survey.

Graduate Program Type	Number Attending	% Attending
Education	16	23.5%
Science & Technology	16	22.1%
Social Sciences	14	20.6%
Other Postbacc Programs	5	7.4%
Law	4	5.9%
Medicine	4	5.9%
Business	3	4.4%
Arts & Humanities	3	4.4%
Nursing/PA/NP	3	4.4%
Total Graduate School	68	98.5%

Top Initial Schools Enrolled At Within 5 Years of Graduating

Lists the first school a student enrolled at after graduating from St. Lawrence. Based on National Student Clearinghouse and Career Services data for class years of 2015-2019.

1. St. Lawrence University
2. Clarkson University
3. SUNY at Albany
4. Boston College
5. Northeastern University
6. University of Vermont
7. Syracuse University
8. SUNY College at Potsdam
9. Boston University
10. University at Buffalo

Top Schools Enrolled At Within 10 years of Graduating

If a student attended more than one school after graduating from St. Lawrence, each school gets counted once. Based on National Student Clearinghouse data for class years of 2009-2013.

1. St. Lawrence University
2. Syracuse University
3. Northeastern University
4. Boston University
5. University of Vermont
6. University at Buffalo
7. Harvard University
8. SUNY College at Potsdam
9. Clarkson University
10. SUNY at Albany

By Division

Percentage of students who majored in the arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, or interdisciplinary areas of study for the classes of 2015-2019 that enrolled in a college/university or professional school within 5 years of graduating from St. Lawrence. Double major students with majors in different divisions are counted once for each division. Data are from the National Student Clearinghouse and Career Services Survey.

• Arts: 29%
• Humanities: 40%
• Sciences: 51%
• Social Sciences: 26%
• Interdisciplinary: 26%

Outcomes Profiles covering a 5-year aggregate for each division/department are available.

Graduate/Professional School Programs

Number of Class of 2023 graduates who continued education within 7-9 months after graduating from St. Lawrence. Data is from the Career Services Survey.

Graduate Program Type	Number Attending	% Attending
Science & Technology	20	24.1%
Social Sciences	16	19.3%
Education	16	19.3%
Law	7	8.4%
Other Postbacc. Programs	7	8.4%
Medicine	4	4.8%
Business	3	3.6%
Nursing/PA/NP	3	3.6%
Arts & Humanities	1	1.2%
Arts & Humanities	1	1.2%
Total Graduate School	83	100.0%

Top Initial Schools Enrolled At Within 5 Years of Graduating

Lists the first school a student enrolled at after graduating from St. Lawrence. Based on National Student Clearinghouse and Career Services data for class years of 2014-2018.

1. St. Lawrence University
2. University of Vermont
3. Syracuse University
4. SUNY at Albany
5. University at Buffalo
6. Boston College
7. Northeastern University
8. Syracuse University
9. SUNY College at Potsdam
10. Upstate Medical University

Top Schools Enrolled At Within 10 years of Graduating

If a student attended more than one school after graduating from St. Lawrence, each school gets counted once. Based on National Student Clearinghouse data for class years of 2008-2012.

1. St Lawrence University
2. Northeastern University
3. Syracuse University
4. University of Vermont
5. Boston University
6. SUNY College at Potsdam
7. SUNY at Albany
8. Harvard University
9. Simmons College
10. University at Buffalo

By Division

Percentage of students who majored in the arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, or interdisciplinary areas of study for the classes of 2014-2018 that enrolled in a college/university or professional school within 5 years of graduating from St. Lawrence. Double major students with majors in different divisions are counted once for each division. Data are from the National Student Clearinghouse and Career Services Survey.

• Arts: 31%
• Humanities: 40%
• Sciences: 53%
• Social Sciences: 28%
• Interdisciplinary: 28%

Outcomes Profiles covering a 5-year aggregate for each division/department are available.

Graduate/Professional School Programs

Number of Class of 2022 graduates who continued education within 7-9 months after graduating from St. Lawrence. Data is from the Career Services Survey.

Graduate Program Type	Number Attending	% Attending
Science & Technology	14	16.9%
Social Sciences	14	16.9%
Arts & Humanities	4	4.8%
Medicine	3	3.6%
Business	6	7.2%
Nursing/PA/NP	6	7.2%
Other Postbacc. Programs	10	12.0%
Education	16	19.3%
Law	3	3.6%
Total Graduate School	83	100.0%