St. Lawrence University is a private institution that was started in 1856. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 2,392, its environment is rural, and the campus size is 1,100 acres. It uses a semester-based academic year. Its tuition/fees are $58,750
New York’s oldest coed university resides in the village of Canton. Though the university is nondenominational today, leaders of the Universalist Church founded it. St. Lawrence runs one of the oldest first-year programs in the country, where freshman take a speaking, writing and research-intensive course with their dormmates during their first semester. St. Lawrence has a small but active Greek life, consisting of two fraternities and four sororities. In addition, there are opportunities to live in one of 14 Theme Houses, which are coeducational living communities chosen by learners with similar interests. learners interested in extracurricular activities can choose from more than 100 student groups. The St. Lawrence Saints are members of the Liberty League in the NCAA Division III, and the school also has Division I hockey teams that participate in the ECAC Hockey conference. The university fields 32 varsity sports and more than 25 club and intramural teams, with 96 percent of the student body participating in athletic activities.

St. Lawrence is considered a “walking campus,” as most areas of the university are off-limits to motorized vehicles. The campus is close to the Adirondack Mountains, which offers learners the opportunity to leave campus on personal and school-sponsored trips.The Java Barn, a student-run music venue on campus, hosts free concerts, open-mic events and festivals for the student body. Notable alumni of the university include Jeffery H. Boyd, chairman of Priceline.com; U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine; and actor Viggo Mortensen.