St. Lawrence · New York
St. Lawrence Merit Aid
St. Lawrence rewards students who combine academic strength with leadership potential and a sense of adventure.
Rules that bite at St. Lawrence
The trip wires we'd flag in a custom playbook. Each is derived from St. Lawrence's own published policy, not generic advice.
- displacementNo published displacement order
St. Lawrence's policy doesn't specify whether outside scholarships hit loans, grants, or only the COA ceiling. Get a written aid-office answer before chasing private awards.
Who this school is for
Students who thrive in tight-knit communities and want to blend rigorous academics with real-world leadership experience will find St. Lawrence's merit awards particularly competitive.
Tuition / cost of attendance: Approximately $85,400 for 2026-2027. Source
Institutional merit aid tiers
Every tier below is sourced to the school’s own published financial aid pages. Renewal terms apply only if the student maintains the stated GPA.
Outside scholarship stacking policy
St. Lawrence does not stack scholarships; students can be awarded only one merit or specialty scholarship, and if they qualify for multiple such scholarships, the highest monetary value scholarship is awarded.
St. Lawrence does not stack scholarships; students can be awarded only one merit or specialty scholarship, and if they qualify for multiple such scholarships, the highest monetary value scholarship is awarded.
Lesser-known scholarships at St. Lawrence
Named awards that don’t always surface on the main financial aid page. Each one has its own eligibility rules.
St. Lawrence merit aid FAQ
What is the deadline for St Lawrence Visit Award?
The St. Lawrence Visit Award requires prospective students to complete an official visit by December 1 for Early Action applicants or February 20 for Early Decision or Regular Decision applicants; transfer applicants must visit before their application deadline.
How St. Lawrence compares across our verified dataset
- 44 of 203 verified schools in our dataset use unclear or unpublished displacement.
St. Lawrence is in a recognizable cluster (44 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.
- 44 of 203 verified schools publish no clear displacement order.
St. Lawrence is one of them. The right move is the aid-office email script below, not a guess.
- 178 of 203 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
St. Lawrence is one of them. The cohort minority (25 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.
Sources used on this page
Every claim is checked against St. Lawrence’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
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Keep exploring St. Lawrence merit aid
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- Does St. Lawrence displace outside scholarships? — The dollar math on a $5,000 outside award, plus peer schools that handle it differently.