This is education tailored to you.
At Sarah Lawrence, we believe the most meaningful learning happens through dialogue, collaboration, and original work. That belief shapes an academic experience that is intentionally different—one in which students design their own courses of study through close faculty partnership, connect ideas across disciplines, ask better questions, and take intellectual risks.
This is about more than subject mastery. Graduates leave understanding how they think, how they learn, and how to navigate complexity with confidence, long after college.
With small seminars, an 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio, and close, collaborative work with faculty, learning at Sarah Lawrence is personal.
Definitively Sarah Lawrence
Open Curriculum
Design an education that blends disciplines into a distinctive, personalized course of study.
1:1 Faculty Partnership
Work directly with professors who understand your perspective, challenge your ideas, and support your growth.
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90%
of classes are small seminars—all taught by faculty, not graduate students.
Conference-Based Learning
Complete in-depth projects (original research, creative work, scientific inquiry) that reflect your passions, interests, and aspirations.
Real-World Application
Apply classroom learning through internships, fieldwork, and independent study, building insight and experience—and your resume.
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100%
Student access to internships & experiential learning opportunities through our Internships for All program
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86%
Employed or in graduate school right after graduation
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$67K
Starting median salary with bachelor's degree
At Sarah Lawrence, faculty are not distant lecturers. They’re partners in your thinking, mentors in your growth, and collaborators in your work.
How Learning Happens Here
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Where 11:1 becomes 1:1. At Sarah Lawrence, learning happens around the seminar table and through conference work, where students collaborate closely with professors to develop original projects that reflect how they think, create, and engage with the world.
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Faculty advising from day one. Each student is paired with a faculty don: an academic advisor who supports your intellectual growth across disciplines. Your don helps pinpoint your interests, shape your course of study, and navigate academic and personal decisions over time.
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Traditional, yet uniquely yours. You’ll gain the breadth that only a traditional liberal arts education affords by taking courses in three of our four areas of study: Creative and Performing Arts, History and the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
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Fieldwork, internships, independent study, and senior thesis. Students design advanced projects that connect theory to practice, working closely with faculty mentors to pursue original research and creative work. These experiences culminate in meaningful, self-directed scholarship.
Conference Projects Defined
Now that you know how you'll study...what will you study?
More than grades: how we measure progress
At Sarah Lawrence, assessment is not just a measure of performance, but a tool for growth. Here, you’ll receive layered feedback through narrative evaluations and traditional grades combined.
The result? You’ll be challenged to exceed expectations and supported with intentional feedback that moves you forward.