Sarah Lawrence College Student Population

How many students at Sarah Lawrence?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Sarah Lawrence College has a total enrollment of 1,798 students, including 1,582 undergraduate and 216 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 353 male students (19.6%) and 1,445 female students (80.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,072 White students (59.6%) and 212 Hispanic students (11.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,582 undergraduate students (88%) and 216 graduate students (12%).
• Class Delivery: 4 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 78 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - Sarah Lawrence's body is larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 353 male (19.63%) and 1,445 female (80.37%) students are attending Sarah Lawrence College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 24.43.

By class level, 1,582 (87.99%) are undergraduate students and 216 (12.01%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 20.48% are male and 79.52% are female, while among graduate students, 13.43% are male and 86.57% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,072 White, 87 Black, and 93 Asian students out of a total of 1,798 are attending at Sarah Lawrence College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Sarah Lawrence College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 61.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Sarah Lawrence has 16 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 1,658 students under 25 years old, and 133 students over 25 years old out of 1,798 total students.

Sarah Lawrence has 1,567 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 11 students aged 25 and over.

It has 91 graduate students aged under 25 and 122 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Sarah Lawrence College, 4 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 78 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,582 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 43 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.72%.