New York students paid $55,900 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,890 more than the $54,010 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 87 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 333 students received grants or scholarships totaling $10.1 million and 238 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.6 million.
Including all undergraduates (1,709), 1,102 students used grants or scholarships totaling $33.6 million, and 619 students took out $2.1 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~291 | $51,038 | $52,550 | $54,010 | $55,900 | 9.5% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Sarah Lawrence College in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 60 | 15% | $310,492 | $5,175 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 19 | 5% | $42,040 | $2,213 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 332 | 84% | $9,702,604 | $29,225 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 333 | 85% | $10,055,136 | $30,196 |
| Federal student loans | 215 | 55% | $1,152,429 | $5,360 |
| Other student loans | 23 | 6% | $487,209 | $21,183 |
| Student loan aid | 238 | 61% | $1,639,638 | $6,889 |
| Total student aid | 343 | 87% | - | - |
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