Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (100% of graduates). 10 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 76% of colleges. 33% of faculty are full-time. Spends $21,462 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

354 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 1 program accounts for 100% of graduates; 1 programs in 1 field awarded at least one.

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 24.0101100% 354
Graduates in this field earn $48,225 4 years out

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$48,225 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $25,846
4 years after completion$48,225
National median: $53,072Below typical
4 years out, Pell: $36,731 · Non-Pell: $35,758(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $23,500 · 630 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college10 to 1

10 to 1

← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 76% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 10 to 1 in its Common Data Set (1,436 students, 142 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

86%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 1% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section

Undergraduate class sections by number of students
Students	sections	Share
2–9	78	24%
10–19	197	62%
20–29	14	4%
30–39	14	4%
40–49	15	5%
50–99	1	0%
100+	1	0%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

Independent study
Internships
Student-designed major
Teacher certification
Study abroad

Requires coursework in arts, humanities, and social science.

Full-time faculty33%

National median: 67%Below typical

Average faculty salary

$101,118

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$21,462

$21,462

← Lessmore than 87% of 1,199More →

Endowment per student$84,731

$84,731

← Lessmore than 75% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Sarah Lawrence College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Sarah Lawrence College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)