Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Lawrence Technological grads earn $15.5K more ten years out than Sarah Lawrence's ($69,151 vs. $53,603)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Lawrence Technological costs about $11K less per year on average than Sarah Lawrence ($36,577 vs. $47,566, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Sarah Lawrence graduates 14 pts more of its students than Lawrence Technological (75% vs. 61%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Lawrence Technological has 12 pts more first-gen students than Sarah Lawrence (22% vs. 11%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Lawrence Technological's yield is 5 pts higher than Sarah Lawrence's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Lawrence Technological has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Sarah Lawrence (16% vs. 12%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Lawrence Technological admits 56%, Sarah Lawrence 66%; Lawrence Technological's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Sarah Lawrence66%
Lawrence Technological56%
Quad's selectivity
  • Sarah LawrenceSelective
  • Lawrence TechnologicalSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Sarah Lawrence
1240–1430
Lawrence TechnologicalTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Sarah LawrenceRigor very important54%
  • Lawrence TechnologicalGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Sarah Lawrence and Lawrence Technological are about the same size; Lawrence Technological has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Sarah Lawrence1.5K
Lawrence Technological1.7K
Pell Grant share
Sarah Lawrence12%
Lawrence Technological16%

Majors and faculty

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies leads at Sarah Lawrence, and Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology at Lawrence Technological.

Students per faculty member
Sarah Lawrence10 to 1
Lawrence Technological11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Sarah LawrenceLiberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies100%
  • Lawrence TechnologicalArchitectural and Building Sciences/Technology14%

What each costs

Lawrence Technological costs about $11K less a year than Sarah Lawrence on average; Sarah Lawrence's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Sarah Lawrence$47.6K
Lawrence Technological$36.6K
Aid generosity
Sarah Lawrence42%
Lawrence Technological39%

What each pays off

Lawrence Technological's former students earn more, a median $69.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Sarah Lawrence$53.6K
Lawrence Technological$69.2K
Graduation rate
Sarah Lawrence75%
Lawrence Technological61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Sarah Lawrence got less selective while Lawrence Technological held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Sarah LawrenceGrowing+93%
  • Lawrence TechnologicalGrowing+73%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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