St. Lawrence University

This article is about a regional private liberal arts college in the United States. For the university by the same name in Uganda, see St. Lawrence University (Uganda).
St. Lawrence University
MottoFides et Veritas (Latin)
Motto in English
Faith and Truth
TypePrivate liberal arts college
Established1856; 168 years ago (1856)
Academic affiliations
NAICU
CLAC
Annapolis Group
CIC
Endowment$378.9 million (2023)[1]
PresidentKathryn A. Morris
Academic staff
175 full-time
Undergraduates2,089[2]
Postgraduates79
Location
Canton, New York
,
U.S.
CampusRural, 1,000 acres (400 ha)
Colors   Scarlet and brown[3][4]
NicknameSaints
Sporting affiliations
Websitestlawu.edu

St. Lawrence University is a private liberal arts college in the village of Canton in St. Lawrence County, New York. It has roughly 2,100 undergraduate and 100 graduate students.

Though St. Lawrence today is nonsectarian, it was founded in 1856 by leaders of the Universalist Church, who were seeking to establish a seminary west of New England and were enthusiastically courted by the citizens of Canton. The church almost did not place the school in Canton, however, as they felt students might be exposed to too much "excitement" within the village limits in 1856. The denomination, which has since merged with the Unitarian faith, was part of the liberal wing of Protestantism, championing such ideas as critical thinking and sex equality — attributes that surfaced in the new Theological School of St. Lawrence University, which was progressive in its teaching philosophy and coeducational from the beginning.

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2019. [1]
  2. ^ "St. Lawrence University faces $11.5M deficit". WWNY TV. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  3. ^ "St Lawrence University Identity Guide" (PDF). Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  4. ^ "PMS Color Chart". Retrieved September 26, 2014.