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School data & stats
Outcomes
Cost
Community
Overview
St. Lawrence University is a liberal arts college in Canton, New York, set in the state's remote North Country near the Adirondacks and the Canadian border, where an outdoors-oriented culture is central to campus identity.
Academics
Environmental studies and economics are especially popular, and the college's outing club, among the oldest in the country, is woven into academic life as much as social life, with wilderness trips and outdoor leadership treated as a real part of the St. Lawrence experience. Class sizes are small and discussion-based across the curriculum.
Campus & student life
Division I ice hockey is the notable exception to St. Lawrence's otherwise Division III athletics, drawing real campus attention that outsizes the college's small enrollment. Alumni loyalty, students and graduates call themselves Laurentians, is unusually strong and vocal for a school of this size, and the remote North Country location fosters a tight, self-contained residential community.
Getting in
Admissions is holistic, and genuine interest in the outing club or environmental programs can be a real point of fit in an application.
After graduation
St. Lawrence's alumni network, though geographically dispersed, is known for staying unusually engaged with the college, and graduates in environmental fields and finance both draw on strong internal networking.
Worth knowing
The remoteness of Canton, hours from a major city, is a defining feature of the St. Lawrence experience, shaping a campus culture built around self-generated outdoor and social life rather than access to a nearby city.
Admissions
Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)
Applying
stlawu.edu ↗High school coursework
Recommended4 years of English · 3 years of mathematics (algebra 1, geometry, algebra 2 at minimum) · 3 years of sciences (at least 2 lab sciences) · 3 years of social studies (history, government, economics, sociology, geography, etc.) · 3 years of ancient or modern world language and/or ASL
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