Knowee
Questions
Features
Study Tools
3.9
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.2
Food
3.8
Clubs
3.9
Facilities
4
Internet
3.4
Location
3.6
Opportunities
4
Safety
4.6
Social
3.5
Happiness
4.2

Basic Information

Location

  • Appleton, WI

Institution Overview

  • Public/Private: Private liberal arts college
  • Established: 1847; 177 years ago (1847)
  • Founder: Amos Adams Lawrence, William Harkness Sampson, Henry R. Colman

Academic information

Degree Courses

  • Multiple degree options
  • but not a specific count provided; however
  • it includes various Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Music
  • and cooperative degree programs
  • so the number is likely in the dozens

Key Area

  • Collaborative Biology Research
  • Marine Biology
  • Genetics
  • Ecology
  • Microbiology

Student and Staff Numbers

  • Students: 1,465 (fall 2023)
  • Undergraduates: 1,410
  • Postgraduates: 0
  • Administrative Staff: Around 650 faculty and staff

Notable Alumni

  • Thomas A. Steitz
  • David C. Mulford
  • Jennifer Baumgardner
  • Bruce Iglauer
  • Walter Samuel Goodland

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Students talk about this school

Good reviews
Overall 4.7
Small town, nice school. 99 percent faculty are nice, the rest are messed up in the head
Overall 4.6
I loved Lawrence - It gave me a ton of opportunities I wouldn't have gotten elsewhere.
Overall 4.6
Lawrence is way better than you'd expected it to be for a little college in the paper belt. I feel at home here.
Overall 4.5
The university is awesome but the people are even better. The community is great and very accepting. Food is meh but some days it’s fantastic. This college is great.
Overall 4.5
I love Lawrence University! Its a community here! Professors care, you aren't just another face or number. The students all know each other. Theres plenty to do on and off campus, including the PAC which brings in Broadway shows. Classes are small, discussion based. I really do feel like I'm learning. Campus is beautiful and peaceful. I'm happy.
Overall 4.5
Not Specified.
Overall 4.4
I have loved my almost four years at Lawrence. Yeah there were things that irked me and I would like changed, but overall, I think it was worth my time and money. I have made lifetime friends, learned from incredible professors, and made permanent memories. Were Lawrence in any other more accessible town or state, it would be more known.
Overall 4.4
Beautiful campus with everything in walking distance. As an older student (25) I feel welcome even as a commuter. My classmates are intelligent and generally well-prepared and the faculty are downright brilliant. I'm glad to be here.
Overall 4.4
Great school with great learning environment. the classes might be tough--the professors here encourage you to put your fullest effort in everything and if you don't, you're just gonna end up with mediocrepoor grade.
Overall 4.4
Awesome school, go here.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.6
None.