Lawrence University
Appleton, Wisconsin · Private · 1,396 undergraduates · lawrence.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
64%
of 3,270 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1240 to 1420
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$80,220Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Lawrence University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
64% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$80,220
a year in 2027-28, from a $80,220 sticker price
What to do with your 1340
Send your score
About 53% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1180, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: Apply - Lawrence University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Nov1Other deadline · November 1, 2026
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Source: Apply - Lawrence University
Who gets in
64%
of applicants were admitted: 2,091 of 3,270 for fall 2024.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 12/15.
Early Decision
Binding. 73% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
2 students were offered a spot; 2 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 21% of them sent SAT scores and 33% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1240 to 1420
Reading and Writing 610 to 710
Math 590 to 710
ACT composite 24 to 31
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160031%
- 1200 to 139950%
- 1000 to 119918%
- 800 to 9991%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.47
- 4.013%
- 3.75 to 3.9918%
- 3.50 to 3.7422%
- 3.25 to 3.4920%
- 3.00 to 3.2413%
- 2.50 to 2.9912%
- Below 2.502%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$80,220
a year
- Tuition$63,250
- Fees$340
- Food and housing$14,030
- Books and supplies$810
- Transportation and other$1,790
Lawrence University published $74,166 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$12,417
- $30,001 to $48,000$14,280
- $48,001 to $75,000$15,274
- $75,001 to $110,000$22,326
- Over $110,000$31,836
Financial aid
94%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$47,410
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
31%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $37,342 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 12/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Scholarship
$2,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Report Lawrence as first choice by May 1st.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
1 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,330Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 6 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 6 | |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | |
| Biology | 4 | 6 | BIOL 130/131 |
| Calculus AB | 1 | ||
| Calculus AB | 3 | ||
| Calculus AB | 4 | 6 | MATH 140 |
| Calculus AB | 5 | 6 | MATH 140 |
| Calculus BC | 1 | 6 | MATH 140 with CALC AB subscore 4-5 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 6 | MATH 140 with CALC AB subscore of 4 or 5 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 6 | MATH 140 |
| Calculus BC | 5 | 6 | MATH 140 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 1 | 6 | MATH 140 with CALC AB subscore of 4 or 5 (no credit given if AB subscore is 0-3) |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 6 | MATH 140 with CALC AB subscore of 4 or 5 (no credit given if AB subscore is 0-3) |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 6 | MATH 140 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 6 | CHEM elective |
| Chemistry | 5 | 6 | CHEM 115 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 6 | |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 6 | |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 6 | |
| Drawing | 4 | 6 | |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 6 | ENST 150 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | |
| Human Geography | 4 | 6 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | |
| Latin | 3 | 0 | |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | |
| Latin | 5 | 6 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 6 | |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 6 | ECON 100 |
| Microeconomics | 5 | 6 | ECON 100 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 6 | |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 6 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 6 | |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 6 | MATH 103 |
| Psychology | 4 | 6 | PSYC 100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 320 |
| Statistics | 4 | 6 | STAT 107 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 6 | |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | Intro History Course |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | 100 Level History Course |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
79%
Come back for a second year
87%
Typical earnings
$59,025
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Lawrence University$40,782
- All colleges$44,832
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 4 majors here have earnings data.
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