Lawrence University
Appleton, Wisconsin
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 1,396 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 64%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $22,758per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 78%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $59,02510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Lawrence University maintains Björklunden vid Sjön, a 441-acre North Campus in Door County, Wisconsin, featuring meadows, woods, and more than a mile of unspoiled Lake Michigan shoreline.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 64%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1200–1420Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 24–31Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $22,758full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $71,697sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $58,794Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 78%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 87%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $59,02510 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,396Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 27%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 17%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Saint Norbert College De Pere, WI — admits 86%
- College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN — admits 92%
- Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN — admits 91%
- Carthage College Kenosha, WI — admits 87%
Also worth a look
- Viterbo University La Crosse, WI — admits 72%
- Beloit College Beloit, WI — admits 63%
- Marian University Fond Du Lac, WI — admits 75%
- Carroll University Waukesha, WI — admits 67%
- Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA — admits 62%
- Asbury University Wilmore, KY — admits 63%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Lawrence University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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