Undergraduate Academics
The Confidence to Create Your Own Path
Your education. Your way. Your future.
A Sarah Lawrence undergraduate education is unlike any other. With more than 50 disciplines to explore and the freedom to combine fields, your course of study takes shape over time through curiosity, experimentation, and original work. Small seminars, close mentorships, and one-on-one work with our renowned faculty ensure that learning is personal, rigorous, and responsive to your interests and ambitions.
No single major. No fixed track. This is an education built with intention, for you ... and by you.
From intellectual exploration to meaningful careers
Career preparation at Sarah Lawrence begins early and evolves with your academic journey. Through internships and fieldwork, preprofessional advising, alumni connections, and skill-building opportunities, students translate their unique paths into purposeful lives after college.
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86%
employed or in grad school within six months post-graduation
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$67K
starting median salary with bachelor’s degree
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100%
student access to internships & experiential learning opportunities
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20K
employers use SLC career platform to connect with students
Discover a path based on your interests
The undergraduate academic experience
Expansive Interdisciplinary Curriculum
More than 50 disciplines. Infinite ways to combine them. Study literature and neuroscience. Environmental science and economics. Dance and digital media. At Sarah Lawrence, academic boundaries are meant to be crossed.
Distinctive Academic Approach
Learning looks different here. Original work and authentic collaboration with faculty are at the core of the Sarah Lawrence approach. This is education built on mentorship, dialogue, and depth.
Renowned Faculty
Consistently ranked the best in the nation, Sarah Lawrence faculty are accomplished scholars and working professionals who challenge, inspire, and mentor students across disciplines.
Learning Through Doing
Experiential education that extends beyond the classroom. From internships and fieldwork to research and creative projects, you’ll have endless opportunities to blend theory with practice.
Global Education
A global perspective, by design. Study-abroad opportunities, international partnerships, and globally focused coursework will help you understand the world—and your place in it—from multiple perspectives.
Dual & Combined Degree Tracks
Expand your academic possibilities. Accelerated and dual-degree pathways allow motivated students to creatively and efficiently pursue interdisciplinary and professional goals.
The Best of Both Worlds
Your Extended Classroom: Experiential Learning in NYC & Beyond
Located in southern Westchester County just 30 minutes from New York City, Sarah Lawrence offers both a suburban campus experience and access to boundless urban opportunities. The City and surrounding areas becomes your extended classroom for internships, cultural experiences, networking opportunities, and more.
Students + Faculty in Action
Students learn best when they are deeply invested in their studies and supported by faculty who know them well. Here at Sarah Lawrence, that's at the heart of what we do.
Hannah + Maia (Psychology)
In this episode of SLC Transcript Review, student Hannah Lormore and psychology faculty member Maia Pujara dive into the intersections of brain and behavior, women’s health, and the mind-body connections shaping Hannah’s time at Sarah Lawrence.
Arielle + John (Visual Arts)
At Sarah Lawrence, you’ll have the freedom to create what you want, and if you’re an artist, you’ll learn from and work right alongside the professionals. With her don John O’Connor, student Arielle Spivack discusses how you can synthesize interests into a creative practice, and how generative it can be to work with students and faculty across disciplines.
Emma + Parthiban (Sociology)
Leaving a small town for college can feel overwhelming, but for Emma McKibben, the Sarah Lawrence community — and her don, Parthiban Muniandy — made all the difference in introducing her to a truly global education. Together, they talk migration studies, study abroad, community engagement, and how taking charge in the classroom builds confidence.