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  1. Neuroscience

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    Recalling a memory, the impulse for fight or flight, emotions, senses, walking, talking-- your brain is a powerful organ and neuroscientists are devoted to understanding it. In our collaborative classroom...

  2. Data Science

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    Data science is a rapidly-growing field that touches billions of lives around the globe each day—including yours. Think about the last time you found a new favorite song thanks to...

  3. Music

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    Program Information

    Whether music is an active and ongoing pursuit or a new passion you are keen to explore, our music department is here to empower you with meaningful opportunities for growth...

  4. Neuroscience Original Major Requirements

    Students who matriculated at St. Lawrence University prior to Fall 2022 (i.e., SLU classes of 2023, 2024, and 2025), will continue to pursue these neuroscience major requirements. If a student...

  5. Neuroscience New Major Requirements

    These updated Neuroscience major requirements will apply to students who matriculated at St. Lawrence University starting in Fall of 2022 (i.e., SLU classes of 2026 and beyond). If a student...

  6. Enrollment and Academics

    1,778

    Enrolled Undergrads Fall '25

    34

    Enrolled Graduate Students

    6,850

    Undergrad Course Registrations Fall '25

    11:1

    Student-Faculty Ratio

    16

    Median Class Size

    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 StudyAY 24-25
    Total Registrations14,651
    African Studies76
    African American Studies31
    Anthropology342
    Arabic54
    Art & Art History (Fine Arts)364
    Asian Studies94
    Biochemistry51
    Biology776
    Business Economics (Accounting)238
    Canadian Studies29
    Caribbean & Latin American Studies96
    Chemistry511
    Chinese35
    Community-Based Learning24
    Computer Science442
    Data Science62
    Digital Media Film/Film Studies501
    Economics1,073
    Education (Undergraduate)230
    English493
    English as Second Language6
    Environmental Studies569
    European Studies71
    Finance287
    First-Year Program864
    French117
    Gender Studies205
    Geology235
    German49
    Global Studies183
    Government/Political Science665
    History359
    Italian76
    Mathematics522
    Modern Languages (Other)5
    Music244
    Neuroscience63
    Non-Departmental Studies173
    Outdoor Leadership78
    Performance & Communication Arts763
    Philosophy368
    Physics216
    Psychology (Undergraduate)969
    Public Health259
    Religious Studies153
    Sociology442
    Spanish157
    Sports Studies & Exercise Science415
    Statistics578
    Swahili13

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

    Year
    2025

  7. Majors and Minors of Current Students

    Statistics for undergraduate matriculants for Fall 2025. For more information on academic departments, course offerings, and a complete list of majors and minors offered, visit SLU Academics Top 5 Declared...

  8. Senior Year Experience (SYE)

    The senior year experience (SYE) is a capstone course, providing students with the opportunity to discover science and apply learned concepts to a mentored research project. The SYE is a...

  9. Chymist Honor Society

    The Chymist honorary organization derives its name from Robert Boyle’s “The Sceptical Chymist”, a volume which solidifies Boyle as the founder of Modern Chemistry. To be eligible for membership, students...

  10. Q&A: Meet Professor Sam Tartakoff

    Q&A: Meet Professor Sam Tartakoff Meet Your Chemistry Mentor For many students, chemistry can seem daunting—but Associate Professor of Chemistry Sam Tartakoff is on a mission to change that. Whether...