Incoming Students | Meet the Class | Academic Profile | Quick Facts | PDF version
New Students in 2010 hail from 36 different states and 29 different countries. A US map displaying numbers from each state may be viewed by clicking here.
17 Transfer students representing California, Colorado, Germany, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey and Wisconsin.
18 Visiting international exchange students will attend Lawrence for one year from Belarus, Canada, China, Japan and the Netherlands.
Meet the class
Lawrence students are a multi-talented and multi-interested group. When we review applications for each class, we are always fascinated and impressed by the breadth of experiences students bring with them. Among the newest class of Lawrentians, here are some that caught our eye:
- As a middle-schooler, fled war-town Baghdad, resettling in Amman, Jordan, until 2008, when she and her family relocated to Chicago with the help of the International Organization for Migration.
- Has played the Japanese Taiko drum since age 4.
- Was ranked the number-one junior obedience handler in the country by the United Kennel Club.
- Skipped a grade in elementary/junior/senior high school (multiple instances).
- Rode with Lance in a Livestrong ride in Chicago.
- Taught English to Chinese medical interns at a Kansas City hospital.
- Races motocross bikes.
- Plays five instruments.
- Composed a "Stomp"-like show using rulers, chalkboards, books and tables.
- Competed as a deep-sea fisherman.
- Played lead trumpet for the Sound of America Honor Band on an 18-day, six-country tour of Europe last summer.
- Established a native species garden.
- Is one-third of a team of triplets.
- Won the Air Force Music Competition in Italy in 2007.
- Member of a Constitution Team which has taken the national championship each of the past ten years.
- Produced and directed A Midsummer Night's Dream, giving all proceeds to "Adopt a Minefield."
- As a junior in high school, earned an A grade in a Lawrence University philosophy course—from a professor known not to give many A's to college students, let alone high school students.
- One of four students in the United States to earn a scholarship to study in Kazan (capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia).
- Co-wrote "Father Time," a comic play about workaholics who want to kidnap the eponymous character and manipulate him to make longer workweeks.
Academic profile
27 – 31 ACT composite (Middle 50%)
580
– 710 SAT Reading (Middle 50%)
590 – 700 SAT Math (Middle 50%)
580 – 680 SAT Writing (Middle 50%)
3.66 Average GPA
26% Top 5% in class
73% Top 25% in class
Lawrence University does not require standardized test scores for admission review. Scores shown are for the three-quarters of the freshmen who submitted their scores with their applications.
Quick facts
Freshman class
2,625 Applicants
1,740 Admitted students
456 Students
36 States and 29 countries
350 High Schools Represented
48% Men
52% Women
92% Of freshman students receiving
need-based and/or merit-based
financial assistance
Degree Profile
