Lawrence University

Appleton, WI · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
63.9%
2,091 admitted
SAT · 50th
1340
Range 1240–1420
6-yr grad
77.0%
Retention 86.9%
Undergrads
1,469
7.36:1 S-F
Admissions
63.9%
2,091 admitted
from 3,270 apps
Applications3,270
Overall admit rate63.9%
Enrolled351 · 16.8% yield
Admitted from waitlist2 of 2
Very important factorsGPA, Character, Class rank, Rigor of HS record, Talent
Important factorsApplication essay, Extracurriculars, Interview
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1340
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1240–1420 · 21.1% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W610680710
Math590670710
Comp124013401420
ACT
255075
Comp242931
Cost & aid
$55,149
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$55,149
Fees$312
Room & board$11,838
Books$900
Avg need-based grant$44,104
% need met93.0%
Academics
7.36 : 1
student-faculty ratio
86.9% retention
Student-faculty7.36 : 1
Retention86.9%
4-year graduation56.8%
6-year graduation77.0%
Enrollment
1,469
undergraduates
39 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates1,469
First-year351
Transfer58
Full-time98%
Female52%
International (freshmen)39
Rankings
#63
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#6326
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#6526
NicheBest Colleges in America#30226
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#31226
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#48726
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#71326
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceMidwest Conference6
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingWisconsin colleges5
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Early decisionoffered
Early actionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyLawrence University accepts, but does not require, the ACT and SAT for admission or scholarship review. If students feel that their academic record and achievements are strong enough to stand on their own merits and would not be enhanced by the inclusion of test scores, they may choose to exclude scores from consideration. Likewise, if students choose to submit their test scores because they feel the scores will add value, they may choose to submit them.
Admissions URLhttps://www.lawrence.edu
Admissions emailadmissions@lawrence.edu
Admissions phone832-6500
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Beloit College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Beloit College WI · Private (nonprofit)70.4%1320
Grinnell College IA · Private (nonprofit)14.5%1K
St Olaf College MN · Private (nonprofit)43.4%1380
Macalester College MN · Private (nonprofit)28.1%14202K
Knox College IL · Private (nonprofit)77.2%13101K
Oberlin College OH · Private (nonprofit)33.0%14202K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Lawrence University

7 years of Lawrence University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.