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General Information
- Address:
Lawrence University
P.O. Box 599
Appleton, WI 54912- Control:
Private
- Academic Calendar:
Trimester
- Religious Affiliation:
None
- Founded:
1847
- Web Site:
www.lawrence.edu
- Main Phone:
(920) 832-7000
Student Body
- Full-Time Undergraduates:
1,388
- Part-Time Undergraduates:
63
- Total Male Undergraduates:
670
- Total Female Undergraduates:
781
Admissions
- Overall Acceptance Rate:
56%
- Early Decision Acceptance Rate:
78%
- Early Action Acceptance Rate:
N/A
- Regular Acceptance Rate:
56%
- Total Applicants:
2,599
- Total Acceptances:
1,445
- Freshman Enrollment:
357
- Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):
25%
- Early Decision Deadline:
November 15
- Early Decision Notification:
December 1
- Early Action Deadline:
December 1
- Early Action Notification:
January 15
- Regular Decision Deadline:
January 15
- Regular Decision Notification:
April 1
- Must-Reply-By Date:
May 1
- Applicants Placed on Waiting List:
264
- Applicants Accepting a Place on Waiting List:
101
- Students Enrolled from Waiting List:
35
- Transfer Applications Received:
101
- Transfer Applications Accepted:
34
- Transfer Students Enrolled:
15
- Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:
34%
- SAT I or ACT Required?
No requirement
- SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):
1200–1430
- SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):
610–730
- SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):
590–700
- ACT Composite Range (25th–75th Percentile):
27–31
- ACT English Range (25th–75th Percentile):
27–32
- ACT Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):
26–30
- SAT II Requirements:
None
- Freshman Retention Rate:
88%
- Top 10% of High School Class:
39%
- Application Fee:
$40
- Common Application Accepted?
Yes
- Supplemental Forms?
Yes
- Admissions Phone:
(800) 227-0982
- Admissions E-Mail:
excel@lawrence.edu
- Admissions Web Site:
www.lawrence.edu/admissions
Financial Information
- Tuition:
$29,376
- Room and Board:
$6,822
- Books and Supplies:
$1,800
- Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):
$25,600
- Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:
72%
- Students Who Received Aid:
77%
- Financial Aid Forms Deadline:
March 15
- Financial Aid Phone:
(920) 832-6583
- Financial Aid e-Mail:
financial.aid@lawrence.edu
- Financial Aid Web Site:
www.lawrence.edu/dept/finaid
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