Founded: 1847 (one of the first American institutions to be founded coeducational)
Location: Appleton, Wis. (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: 1,429 full-time undergraduates from nearly every state and 50 countries; students are required to live on campus for all four years.
Freshman Profile 2007
| Applications | 2,598 |
Average GPA | 3.59 |
| Acceptance Rate | 56% |
ACT range (middle 50%) | 26-31 |
| Number of freshmen | 367 | SAT range (middle 50%) | 1800-2130 |
Academic Calendar: Trimester (three 10-week terms)
Financial Aid and Scholarships: Lawrence strives to make it financially viable for every admitted student to enroll. In 2006-2007, the average need-based freshman financial aid package exceeded $23,500.
| Application Deadlines | Early Decision | November 15 |
| Early Action | December 1 | |
| Regular Decision | January 15 |
Graduate & Professional Schools Attended by Recent Lawrence Grads (a sampling)
| Boston Conservatory of Music | University of Chicago |
| Boston University | University of Colorado |
| California Institute of the Arts | University of Illinois |
| Case Western Reserve | University of Iowa |
| Columbia University | University of Leicester – UK |
| Cornell University | University of Massachusetts |
| Eastman School of Music | University of Michigan |
| Georgetown University | University of Minnesota |
| Harvard University | University of Oregon |
| Marquette University | University of Stockholm |
| Mayo College of Medicine | University of Texas |
| Medical College of Wisconsin | University of Washington |
| New England Conservatory of Music | University of Wisconsin |
| Northwestern University | Washington University |
| Purdue University | Yale University |
| University of California – Berkeley |
Employers of Recent Lawrence Grads (a sampling)
| Allstate Insurance | Enterprise Rent-A-Car |
| AmeriCorps | Geological Services & Consultants, Inc. |
| Apple | Hiroshima Prefectural Government |
| Astronomy Magazine | Humana |
| Baltimore City Public Schools | Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group |
| Bank One | Microsoft |
| BioScrip | Midwest Neuro-Psychiatric Association |
| Cato Institute | Organization of American States |
| Chandler (Ariz.) Unified School District | Packard Humanities Institute |
| CitiGroup | Parker, Poe, Adams, & Bernstein Law Firm |
| Democratic National Committee | Peace Corps |