Lawrence University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Lawrence University was founded in 1847 by William Harkness Sampson. The university is a private institution of liberal arts and is located in Appleton, Wisconsin. It was the second co-educational college in the United States. The campus of Lawrence University encompasses 425 acres of land. The student body has a significant enrollment of students from over 45 states in the U.S and international students representing more than 50 countries around the world.

Lawrence University maintains an active student life and is home to several student run clubs and organizations. Some of these are Boosting Alcohol Consciousness Concerning the Health of University Students, also known as BACCHUS, Biofuels at Lawrence University, Black Organization of Students, and Electronic Music Club among others.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in music, science, mathematics, art studies, drama and performing arts, liberal arts, and fine arts.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Trimester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,496 in 2009-2010 (1,535 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 99% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Lawrence provides on-campus housing for 1,345 of its 1,535 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Midwest Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (12 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (8 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (7 awarded)

• Music Teacher Education

FINE ARTS (7 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (125 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Russian Studies
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MUSIC (44 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (10 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (70 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (24 awarded)

• Psychology