Why SLC?
Faculty and Students: One-On-One
SLC students have about twice the one-on-one time with faculty as students at other institutions—and that’s even before counting the time students spend with their personal advisors, aka "dons." Look deeper»
Seminars and Course Formats
More than 90% of SLC classes are seminars and each one consists of a maximum of 15 students—usually 10 or 11—seated around a table. Seminars meet twice each week and the discussions sparked by readings and vital questions involve students and faculty alike. Look deeper»
Conferences and Conference Works
One-on-one meetings with faculty—we call them conferences—are the hallmark of a Sarah Lawrence education. Here, faculty not only take students seriously, but take a personal interest in their work—bringing student accomplishment to a whole new level. Look deeper»
Courses and Areas of Study
With hundreds of courses across nearly 50 disciplines, Sarah Lawrence encourages exploration—without excessive requirements or the limitations of majors. As you design your education, you’ll be enrolled in three courses per semester—each of which usually includes conference work. By effectively doubling the learning experience, conference work makes those three courses more like six elsewhere. Look deeper»
New York City
There is no other place like New York, and few cities in the world are as dynamic. Just 30 minutes from Midtown Manhattan by whySLCain, SLC students make use of NYC in every way imaginable: for research and internships, for culture and nightlife, for a front-row seat to the brightest and the latest. Look deeper»
World Ready
Experts say that 65 percent of the jobs to be filled by college graduates in the future do not yet exist. Those jobs and careers will require creativity, cognitive flexibility, problem solving, high-level communication skills, inventiveness—and more. Those skills are exactly what a unique Sarah Lawrence education provides every student. Look deeper»
Vera Wang '71 addresses Class of 2013; photos, videos, media clips available on Commencement site