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Lawrence University

University or collegePrivate nonprofitAppleton, WIwww.lawrence.edu ↗

Lawrence University is a private nonprofit university in Appleton, WI, with about 1,410 students on campus. It admits 64% of applicants, the average family on aid pays $23,401 a year, and 77% of students graduate.

Students on campus

1,410

1,410 undergrad

Admission rate

64%

more selective than 72% of 4-year colleges

Net price a year

$23,401

costs less than 34% of 4-year colleges

Graduation rate

77%

higher than 87% of 4-year colleges

Earnings, 10 yrs later

$55,789

higher than 80% of U.S. colleges

Getting in

How hard is it to get into Lawrence University?

64%of applicants admitted

SAT reading

200800

610–710

SAT math

200800

590–710

ACT composite

136

24–31

The middle 50% of admitted students who sent scores: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1350.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $69,849 a year

Before any grants

$56,982

Tuition & fees $56,982Room & board $12,165Books & supplies $900

What families on aid pay, by income

Average net price a year after grants and scholarships

$10k

$13k

$15k

$20k

$33k

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $10,419 a year; families over $110,000 pay about $32,758.

Who goes there

The students

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

1,396 degree-seeking undergrads

White 60%Hispanic 12%Black 5%Asian 4%Two or more 5%International 11%

Women and men

undergraduates

Women 52%Men 48%

7 : 1students per teacher

22%get Pell grants (lower income)

1%undergrads 25 or older

1%study part time

Majors

The biggest programs, and what they pay

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates, and their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year later where that’s all that’s reported).

Music59 graduates a year · typical debt $18,988

$43,3854 yrs out

Psychology, General43 graduates a year · typical debt $15,000

$45,9714 yrs out

Biology, General36 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000

$38,0924 yrs out

Political Science and Government28 graduates a year

$50,0214 yrs out

Economics21 graduates a year

$71,3384 yrs out

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas18 graduates a year

—not reported

English Language and Literature, General18 graduates a year

$47,9544 yrs out

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology17 graduates a year

—not reported

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate

77%

within 6 years · Pell students 78%

Come back for year two

87%

full-time first-year students

Earnings, 10 years later

$55,789

median, students on federal aid

Typical debt

$26,000

about $276 a month over 10 years

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

79%of borrowers had paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 95% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years of starting repayment (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income when they enrolled

Lower income (under $30k)$59,769

Middle income ($30–75k)$47,849

Higher income (over $75k)$58,424

The town around it

Living in Appleton

6% of Appleton’s 75,023 residents are enrolled in college. Here is what the town is like, from TownTapestry’s Appleton pages.

$1,030/momedian rent · 5% below the stateHousing in Appleton → $231,400median home value · 13% below the stateHousing in Appleton → 10° / 81°January low / July high · 49" of snowClimate in Appleton →

Other colleges within 30 miles

Fox Valley Technical College 3.4 mi University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 17.9 mi Saint Norbert College 20.7 mi Northeast Wisconsin Technical College 23.3 mi Rasmussen University-Wisconsin 24.1 mi Bellin College 27.5 mi

Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings are for students who received federal aid.