Liberal Arts College | Appleton, WI | Lawrence University

Bring Your Light

We think you have something great to offer the world—your truth, your light—and we want to help you find it and make it shine. That’s our focus. We are committed to challenging and illuminating educational experiences that give you the knowledge and tools to identify your truth and use it to impact the world. So, what are you waiting for? Get to know Lawrence now.

Explore campus with our virtual tour.

Explore campus with our virtual tour.

8:1 Student-to-faculty ratio

With more faculty members per student than nearly every college in the country, Lawrence provides highly interactive classroom, lab and studio environments where you and your professors will actively engage with each other—the very best way to learn.

1,500 Students from 48 states and 50 countries

What better way to prepare you for a changing world than to engage closely with classmates from different cultures, backgrounds, religious beliefs, political preferences, ethnicities and worldwide locations—all determined to learn.

97% Postgraduate success

Within six months, 65% of last year’s graduates were employed, 22% were in graduate or professional school and 10% were engaged in fellowships, military or service occupations.

1 Conservatory of Music, 25 studios and departments

Lawrence is a musical community—equally accessible for Conservatory students majoring in music to those from the college who continue their love of music in classes or ensembles.

Newswire More news

Student on the shore of Lake Michigan adjusting a drone.

Summer research grows more robust across an array of academic departments

An unpaved portion of the Riverwalk Trail is seen from behind Warch Campus Center.

Upgrade of half-mile stretch of Lawrence’s Riverwalk Trail expected to begin next year

Decoda Chamber Music Festival to include eight public performances in Appleton

For updates from Lawrence on coronavirus, see the COVID-19 blog.