| Screen last updated on: January 2009 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,383 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,328 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
55 |
| Total graduate students: |
317 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
224 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
93 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Middle Atlantic |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
78% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 3.3% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.3% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 5.0% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 5.0% | Hispanic |
| 50.4% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 4.4% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 31.7% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 4.1% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.6% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 5.2% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 5.2% | Hispanic |
| 65.2% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 2.4% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 17.3% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
44 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Yonkers/Bronxville |
| Population of city/town: |
196,000 |
| Nearest major city: |
New York City |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
3 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
8,008,000 |
| Online campus map: |
www.slc.edu/virtual-tour/ |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (37%)
- women's dorms (1%)
- single-student apartments (21%)
- cooperative housing (41%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
99% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
85% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
15% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All first-year students must live on campus unless living with family. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
22% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance mandatory |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
library, computer center/lab(s) |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
150 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Specialized lab facilities for film editing, digital music, digital imaging, computer science development, mathematical and statistical analysis, and web development. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Music and slide libraries. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art galleries, science center, visual arts building, music building, theater, dance studios. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Career/interest testing, Career Library, Job Bank, Job Fairs |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
58% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
0 |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
0 |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
Phoenix, published weekly; Sadie Lou Standard, published weekly |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
61 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Hillel, Sarah Lawrence Christian Union, Campus Ministries |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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APICAD, Common Ground, Harambe(e) , Italian Club, UNIDAD |
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| International student organizations: |
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International Student Organization |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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chamber music groups, a cappella group, chorus, orchestra, concert and guest lecture series, dance group, drama, group, film society, theatre outreach, Queer Coalition, Positive Action, feminist alliance, Amnesty International, peer counselors, environmental awareness group, outdoor club, jazz band, radio station, student-run film society, Model UN |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Mary LeVine,
Director of Physical Education and Athletics |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Carolyn Miles |
| School colors: |
hunter green and white |
| School mascot: |
Gryphons |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference HVAC |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's basketball | no | |
| Men's crew | no | USRA |
| Men's equestrian sports | no | |
| Men's tennis | no | HVMAC |
| Women's crew | no | USRA |
| Women's equestrian sports | no | |
| Women's softball | no | |
| Women's swimming | no | |
| Women's tennis | no | HVWAC |
| Women's volleyball | no | HVWAC |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
10% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
20% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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fitness center, gymnasium, softball field, swimming pool, tennis and squash courts
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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badminton, basketball, bowling, fencing, martial arts, squash, soccer, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
New York City, NY (17 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
North White Plains (17 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Bronxville (1 mile) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Bronxville and Yonkers (near campus) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
25% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
10% immediately, 10% within one year of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Firms that most frequently hire graduates are Teach for America, NYC Dept. of Parks and Recreation, Phillips Exeter Academy, JET Program, NYC Board of Education, Bloomberg Financial Markets, AFL-CIO, ABC News, Penguin-Putnam Press, Guggenheim Museum, Carnegie Bank, Eastchester Child Development Center, National Council for the Arts, Ruder-Finn, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, CBS, Council on Foreign Relations, Spin Magazine, Assoc. to Benefit Children, United Steel Workers of America, MTV-Group, Merrill Lynch, Citizen Schools, and Brealey School. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- W. Ian Lipkin '74 -molecular neurobiologist that helped identify the West Nile Virus as the cause of the encephalitis outbreak in NY state in 1999
- Vera Wang '71 - famous fashion designer.
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