Private nonprofit · Canton, New York

St Lawrence University

Canton, NY · Town · Small (1,918 undergrads)Website Net price calculator

The total cost of attendance at St Lawrence University was $82,000 for 2024–25, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Students who received federal aid paid an average net price of $28,651, and $13,420 if family income was under $30,000. In its Common Data Set (2024-25), the school reports 208 international undergraduates receiving aid, averaging $49,062.

Admit rate (2024–25)

54%

SAT / ACT middle 50%

1255–1420 · 30–33

Your fit indicator

Target

Based only on admit rate 54% (add an SAT/ACT score for a better indicator)

Cost of attendance (2024–25)

$82,000

Official · U.S. Dept. of Education (College Scorecard)

Net price (average)

$28,651

Federal-aid recipients; not for international students

Graduation rate

79%

Median earnings, 10 yrs

$67,258

Median debt

$27,000

Your real cost

Published cost → aid by income → what internationals pay

1
Published cost of attendance: $82,000 per year (2024-25)
Tuition & fees
$63,870
Housing & food (on campus)
$16,480
Books & supplies
$750
Other expenses
$900
Total: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, 2024-25. Breakdown: NCES IPEDS academic-year charges, 2023-24 (first-time, full-time undergrads). Costs usually rise each year.
2
U.S. students: average net price by family income
$0–30,000
$13,420
$30,001–48,000
$14,008
$48,001–75,000
$19,401
$75,001–110,000
$24,263
$110,001+
$37,450
Average for all aided students: $28,651. Net price = cost minus grants and scholarships (not loans).
Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25; students who received federal aid. Use the school's net price calculator for your own estimate.
3
International students: cost minus the school's own aid to internationals
Cost for a non-resident: $82,000. In 2024-25, 208 international (nonresident) undergraduates received institutional aid averaging $49,062.
For those aided students, that leaves about $32,938 a year. Students without an award pay the full cost. Past averages don't predict your award.
Source: the school's Common Data Set 2024-25, Section H6, numbers checked for consistency in the PDF (PDF copy from the College Transitions CDS repository), 2026-10-15. Open the CDS PDF
International students can't receive U.S. federal aid (Pell, federal loans, work-study). Add health insurance and travel.

How students pay here

Need-based aid

We haven't verified this school's Common Data Set need figures (% of need met, average need-based grant).

Merit (non-need) aid

No verified merit-aid figures. Federal data below combines need-based and merit grants.

All first-year aid (federal data)

Got any financial aid: 99%
Got a grant from the school: 99%; Average $41,915 (need + merit)
Got a Pell Grant: 19%; Average $5,231
Got a state grant: 13%; Average $3,250
Took a federal student loan: 54%; Average $5,209

International students

See “Your real cost” above for this school's reported aid to internationals.

Forms & deadlines

FAFSA for U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens (this school takes federal aid). studentaid.gov
CSS Profile or the school's own form: check the school's aid page; many private colleges require it, including for internationals. CSS Profile
Aid deadlines: see the official aid page. We only list dates we've confirmed.

Sources: NCES IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022-23 (full-time, first-time undergrads; IPEDS doesn't separate need and merit).

Living here

Canton

Cost of living 8% above the U.S. average · 2-bedroom median rent $894 · transit commute share 0.3%

Est. monthly student budget

$998

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Most-Recent-Cohorts institution file (released Jun 10, 2026). Cost of attendance & admissions: 2024–25. Net price, earnings, debt and completion are the most recent cohorts in that release and lag by a few years; net price covers federal-aid recipients (not international students). Fit labels are rough indicators from published ranges, not admission odds. “—” = not reported.