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| Metric | DePauw | Sarah Lawrence |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2024 | Fall 2025Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate | 57% | 66%Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 52% / 62% | 61% / 62% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 61% / 75% / 36%Fall 2025 |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 13% / 13% / 13%Fall 2025 |
| Applicants | 6,683 | 4,085Fall 2025 |
| Admitted | 3,822 | 2,694Fall 2025 |
| Enrolled | 505 | 350Fall 2025 |
| Yield | 13% | 13%Fall 2025 |
| SAT middle 50% | 1200–1410 | 1240–1430 |
| ACT middle 50% | 28–32 | 28–31 |
| Sent an SAT | 34% | – |
| Sent an ACT | 19% | 12 (3%)Fall 2025 |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | 16%Fall 2022 | – |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | 41%Fall 2022 | – |
| Admission: High school GPA | Very importantFall 2022 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | ImportantFall 2022 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: College-prep program | Considered | Considered |
| Admission: Recommendations | ImportantFall 2022 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Essay | ImportantFall 2022 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Legacy status | Not consideredFall 2022 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Work experience | Not consideredFall 2022 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Not considered | Considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Not considered |
| Average high school GPA | 3.92Fall 2022 | 3.73Fall 2025 |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | 45% (of the 34% with a rank)Fall 2022 | 18% (of the 21% with a rank)Fall 2025 |
| Early decision | Offered; no counts2022–23 | 50% of 117 admittedFall 2025 |
| Early action | Offered, restrictive2022–23 | Offered2025–26 |
| Wait list | – | 169 admitted of 450 who acceptedFall 2025 |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | Very importantFall 2022 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Test scores | Not consideredFall 2022 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Interview | Not consideredFall 2022 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | Not consideredFall 2022 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Talent or ability | Not consideredFall 2022 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | Not consideredFall 2022 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: First generation | Not consideredFall 2022 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Geographic residence | Not consideredFall 2022 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: State residency | Not consideredFall 2022 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | Not consideredFall 2022 | – |
| Admission: Volunteer work | Not consideredFall 2022 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | Not consideredFall 2022 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Test policy | Test-optional | Test-optionalFall 2027 applicants |
| Application fee | None | None |
| Deadlines & deposit | Apply by February 1 · reply by May 1 · $400 housing depositFall 2023 cycle | Apply by January 15 · reply by May 1 or 2 wk · $500 housing depositFall 2026 cycle |
| Gap year allowed | Yes, up to One YearFall 2023 cycle | Yes, up to 2 yearsFall 2026 cycle |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | 31%Fall 2022 | 58%Fall 2025 |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | Town: Distant | Suburb: Large |
| Carnegie class | Special Focus: Arts and Sciences | Special Focus: Arts and Sciences |
| Research activity | Not a research tier | Not a research tier |
| Student access & earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings | Lower Access, Medium Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | None |
| Religious affiliation | None | None |
| Athletics | Division III | Division III |
| Conference | North Coast Athletic Conference | Skyline Conference |
| ROTC | Air Force | Not listed |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Yes | Not listed |
| Calendar | 4-1-4 (two terms and a January term) | Semesters |
| Undergrads | 1,905 | 1,530 |
| Beds in college housing | 1,286 | 1,070 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | 65%Fall 2022 | – |
| Women in a sorority | 57%Fall 2022 | – |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | Offered2022–23 | – |
| Greek councils present | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 | – |
| Pell Grant | 16% | 12% |
| First-gen | 16% | 11% |
| Men / women | 50% / 50% | 20% / 80% |
| Part-time students | 1% | 1% |
| Students 25 and older | 0% | 1% |
| First-years from in state | 40% | 15% |
| First-years from other states | 41% | 78% |
| First-years from abroad | 19% | 7% |
| New transfer students this fall | 6 | 43 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 1% | 9% |
| Diversity index | 0.62 | 0.59 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 10 to 1 | 10 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | 85%Fall 2021 | 86%Fall 2025 |
| Full-time faculty share | 85% | 33% |
| Average faculty salary | $90,845 | $101,118 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 485 | 354 |
| Most popular majors | Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 12% · Speech Communication and Rhetoric 12% · Computer Science 11% | Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 100% |
| Instruction spending per student | $24,399 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $21,462 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $510,434 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $84,731 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 14% | 65% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $31,668 | $47,566 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 57% | 42% |
| Net price, students with grants | $31,411 | $43,629 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $74,320 | $82,624 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $74,320 | $82,624 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | No | No |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $57,070 | $63,678 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $57,070 | $63,678 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | – | – |
| First-years with grants | 99% | 90% |
| Average grant | $42,909 | $38,838 |
| Aid from the college | 99% | 90% |
| Need-based aid up to | Little need-based aid above $110K | Little need-based aid above $110K |
| Merit for students without need | 64% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $38K (proxy) | 33% got merit aid, averaging $38K |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | FAFSAFall 2023 entrants | FAFSAFall 2026 entrants |
| Aid priority date or deadline | December 15 (priority)Fall 2023 entrants | January 15 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants |
| Need met, first-years | – | 77%2025–26 (estimated) |
| Average aid package, first-years | – | $51,6962025–26 (estimated) |
| College grant dollars given as merit | – | 35%2025–26 (estimated) |
| Aid for international students | – | 69 students, average $50.2K2025–26 (estimated) |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $70,527 | $53,603 |
| Graduation rate | 81% | 75% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 73% | 69% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 77% | 71% |
| Pell graduation gap | 4 pts lower | 2 pts lower |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 76% | 75% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 73% | 68% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | 63% | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | 75% | 65% |
| Retention rate | 89% | 87% |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 74% | 67% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 80% | 73% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 17% | 26% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $27,000 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 32% | 40% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $25,000 | $21,500 |
| Website | depauw.edu | sarahlawrence.edu |
Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;DePauw University Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2022;DePauw University Common Data Set 2022–23, 2022–23;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;DePauw University Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2023 cycle;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;DePauw University Common Data Set 2021–22, Fall 2021;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;DePauw University Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2023 entrants;DePauw University Common Data Set 2021–22, 2020–21;Common Data Set, most recent release;Sarah Lawrence College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Sarah Lawrence College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;Sarah Lawrence College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Sarah Lawrence College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;Sarah Lawrence College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Sarah Lawrence College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated)About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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