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Lawrence University

Appleton, WI · CDS 2023–2024 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
63.0%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
15.3%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
93.9%
Total cost — out-of-state
—
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
7:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$23,432

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,410
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students1,410

Admissions

Total applicants3,489
Total admitted2,199
Total enrolled336
Overall admit rate63.0%
Admit rate — women69.0%
Admit rate — men57.4%
Yield rate15.3%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/1
# admitted under ED plan44
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/15
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT25.0%
% submitting ACT31.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile600
SAT EBRW 75th %ile720
SAT Math 25th %ile600
SAT Math 75th %ile710
ACT Comp 25th %ile27
ACT Comp 75th %ile32
% in top 10% of HS class32.0%
% in top 25% of HS class68.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state——
Tuition — out-of-state——
Required fees——
Room and board——
Total cost — in-state——
Total cost — out-of-state——

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$41,781
Avg % of need met93.9%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$33,316
Avg loan debt at graduation$23,432

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist19
# admitted from waitlist8
Waitlist admit rate100.0%
Transfer applicants (total)120
Transfer admit rate47.5%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio7:1
% faculty full-time80.6%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)63.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$23,401Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)79.9%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)75.8%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate86.8%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$51,503Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant21.6%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan54.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full16.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress33.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress23.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Undergraduates

% part-time1.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white59.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino12.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian3.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international11.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women54.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men45.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white73.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian6.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Visual And Performing Arts23.0%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences16.0%
Psychology9.6%
Social Sciences8.0%
English Language And Literature/Letters7.5%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services6.7%
Physical Sciences5.2%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics3.9%