LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY L-11

PO Box 599
Appleton, WI 54912-0599
Tel: (920)832-7000
Free: 800-227-0982
Admissions: (920)832-6500
Fax: (920)832-6606
Web Site: http://www.lawrence.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1847. Setting: 84-acre small town campus. Endowment: $182.3 million. Research spending 2003-04: $722,677. Educational spending 2003-04: $9821 per student. Total enrollment: 1,380. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 11:1. 1,970 applied, 66% were admitted. 36% from top 10% of their high school class, 75% from top quarter, 96% from top half. 10 National Merit Scholars, 12 valedictorians. Full-time: 1,324 students, 55% women, 45% men. Part-time: 56 students, 41% women, 59% men. Students come from 49 states and territories, 51 other countries, 58% from out-of-state, 0.1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 2% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 10% international, 3% 25 or older, 98% live on campus, 2% transferred in. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: visual/performing arts; social sciences and history; interdisciplinary studies. Core. Calendar: trimesters. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, independent study, double major, internships. Off campus study at Associated Colleges of the Midwest, Great Lakes Colleges Association. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early decision, early action, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations, audition for music program, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 3.0 high school GPA, interview. Entrance: very difficult. Application deadlines: 1/15, 11/15 for early decision, 12/1 for early action. Notification: 4/1, 12/1 for early decision, 1/15 for early action.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $40. Comprehensive fee: $33,824 includes full-time tuition ($27,714), mandatory fees ($210), and college room and board ($5900). Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 130 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 24% of eligible men and 11% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Lawrence Swing Dancers, Lawrence International, Outdoor Recreation Club, Lawrence Christian Fellowship, Lambda Sigma. Major annual events: Fall Festival, Jazz Celebration Weekend, Midwest Trivia Contest. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, evening patrols by trained security personnel. 1,400 college housing spaces available; 1,360 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Seeley G. Mudd Library with 389,262 books, 104,081 microform titles, 1,744 serials, 19,598 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $1.7 million. 175 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Appleton is a thriving and dynamic small city (pop. 65,000), located in the papermaking center of the country and rated among the best communities in the United States for quality of life. The city is accessible by car, bus, and plane.