About Sarah Lawrence College

Full-Length Version

(from undergrad catalog)

Sarah Lawrence is a coeducational liberal arts college, offering undergraduate as well as graduate degrees. Located just north of New York City on a 44-acre wooded campus, the College is nationally renowned for its distinctive pedagogy, incorporation of writing across the curriculum, and curricular integration of the arts. The pedagogy is characterized by intensive faculty-student contact via small seminars which constitute 90 percent of all classes, one-to-one faculty student conferences resulting in independent, often interdisciplinary student work, an emphasis on written evaluations of students in addition to letter grades, and a 9-to-1 student-faculty ratio. The pedagogical process yields a lively community of students, scholars, and artists taking advantage of outstanding programs in the humanities, the natural sciences and mathematics, history and the social sciences, and the creative and performing arts.

In both students and faculty, the College welcomes men and women who display evidence of intellectual curiosity and stamina, concern for others, and the potential for personal growth. Sarah Lawrence believes, and acts upon, the notion that education is enhanced by a socially, racially, and economically diverse community, and by the vitality of an ongoing dialogue among people with different experiences and beliefs.

Abbreviated Version

(from grad catalog)

Sarah Lawrence, a lively community of students, scholars, and artists, is conveniently located just north of New York City. As a small liberal arts college, it offers graduate and undergraduate programs in humanities, natural sciences and mathematics, history and social science, and creative and performing arts to both men and women. The Sarah Lawrence community—student body, faculty, and staff—participates actively in the artistic, scientific, and cultural life of New York City and its environs.

The College welcomes as students men and women who display evidence of intellectual curiosity and stamina, concern for others, and the potential for personal growth. We are particularly committed to having our faculty, administration, and student body reflect the social, racial, and economic diversity that characterizes our society. We believe that education is enhanced by a diverse community, by the vitality of dialogue among people with different experiences and beliefs.

Thumbnail Version

(from inauguration invitation)

Founded in 1926, Sarah Lawrence is a coeducational liberal arts college with a distinctive system of education. At the core of the system are small classes, regular one-on-one student-faculty conferences, cross-disciplinary approaches, and the integration of the creative arts within the curriculum. It is known for having one of the lowest student-to-faculty ratios in the country.

Abbreviated Admission / Guidebook Version

Sarah Lawrence is a coeducational liberal arts college, offering undergraduate as well as graduate degrees. Located just north of New York City on a wooded campus, the College is nationally renowned for its rigorous academic and creative standards. These are fostered by small seminar classes and individual student-faculty conferences made possible by one of the lowest student-to-faculty ratios in the country. It is a lively community of students, scholars, and artists offering outstanding programs in the humanities, the natural sciences and mathematics, history and the social sciences, and the creative and performing arts.