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Still Changing Lives

When he published his groundbreaking work, Colleges That Change Lives, Loren Pope encouraged prospective students and their families to consider what really matters in a college—and it has nothing to do with rankings or selectivity.

It’s all about fit.

He identified 40 colleges that he believed did as good a job as (if not a better job than) Ivy League or other "name-brand" institutions at transforming students by pushing them a great distance. Hence the title.

Lawrence University is proud to be included in every edition of the book, including the new edition written by author Hilary Masell Oswald.

We are also a proud member of the non-profit organization that the book inspired, Colleges That Change Lives, Inc. (CTCL). You’ll see us, and the other colleges in the book, at special CTCL events all over the country and the world.

Quick Facts

Founded: 1847 (one of the first American institutions to be founded coeducational)

Mailing Address: Lawrence University Office of Admissions, 711 E. Boldt Way; Appleton, WI, 54911-5690

Location: Appleton, Wisconsin (pop. 72,000; metro pop. 250,000)

Campuses: Main campus—an 84-acre campus situated on a bluff overlooking the historic (and northward flowing) Fox River, adjacent to downtown Appleton. Björklunden vid Sjön, a 425-acre estate on Lake Michigan in Door County, Wis., serves as the university’s northern campus, hosting weekend student retreats and seminars throughout the academic year. Lawrence London Centre accommodates 24 students each term.

Student Population: about 1,500 full-time undergraduates from nearly every state and 50 countries; students are required to live on campus for all four years.

Academic Calendar: Trimester (three 10-week terms)

The Admissions Blog

The waiting… ugh, the WAITING!

Tue, 04/15/2014 - 11:26am

You’ve probably caught on by now that there is a LOT of waiting in the college admission process: Colleges (and parents) waiting for students to submit applications. Students (and parents) waiting for schools to respond with offers of admission. And now, colleges (and parents) waiting for students to make a final college selection. As impatiently […]