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How to spot a Lawrentian:
They’re
the ones making a difference.
A Lawrence education fuses liberal arts with contemporary subjects in business and science—alongside one of the world’s leading conservatories— to create students so well-rounded, they roll. Get ready to meet history majors with a passion for data, pre-med cellists, and linguists studying innovation. You too will develop unique talents, with the drive and interpersonal skills to adapt, contribute, and succeed anywhere.
IMMANUEL “MANU” REDAH JUNIOR, BIOLOGY
Wizardry on the court. Community off it.
When I came for my visit, I instantly fell in love with the school and the community. I felt welcome. The school offered me a life to live and discover new things outside of athletics, which was something I was really looking for.
My coaches and teammates help me feel like I belong. I’m one of the few guys on the team who’s in a STEM field. I’m studying to be a dentist—the combination of science and relationship-building. Lawrence taught me the importance of relationships and I want to be someone whom patients can rely on.
WE THELAWRE N TIANS
A Lawrentian is a student, graduate, faculty, or staff member of Lawrence University. But as every Lawrentian knows, it’s more than who you are; it’s what you are. It’s what you do. Because at Lawrence, you’ll do the incredible.
That’s. So. Lawrentian.
SO MANY WAYS TO BE A LAWRENTIAN.
The opportunity to major in trumpet and minor in biochemistry? Classically Lawrentian.
Riverside study sessions? Textbook Lawrentian.
Meeting friends for a refreshing mocktail in the Viking Room? Super Lawrentian.
Cheese curds as study fuel? Off-the-charts Lawrentian.
A softball pitcher with perfect pitch? Boss-level Lawrentian.
Studying French in Senegal? Très Lawrentian.
Brats and bassoons? So Lawrentian. No notes.
Research opportunities as an undergrad? Big-time Lawrentian.
Weekend at Björklunden? Lawrentian x 100.
Track stars who love slow autumn walks across Main Hall Green? Postcard-perfect Lawrentian.
Having a favorite on-campus fireplace? Mega-Lawrentian.
Basketball players who are ballers in biology? ALL CAPS LAWRENTIAN.
Rocking out next to your Econ professor at LUaroo? Crazy Lawrentian.
Designing your own ice cream cookie at Kaplan’s Café? Deliciously Lawrentian.
Adding your own thing to this list? The most Lawrentian thing EVER.
Turning first-years into Lawrentians.
Learn from professors who have researched coral reefs and amassed tens of millions of streams of their music. Small classes and a perfect student-faculty ratio (8:1) let you form real, lasting relationships with your instructors.
ALLISON FLESHMAN, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY
The Sound of Science.
One of the things that make students here unique is that they come in with varying interests. They’ll want to do music, science, business, or art. Those students can succeed here. We want you to be well-rounded and engage in something that’s not exactly your major. That’s the liberal arts. We offer so many different opportunities that can align to one final Lawrence experience.
I’m a chemistry professor, and yet I picked up cello when I was in high school and college. I wouldn’t necessarily play in front of people, but it brings me so much joy. So here at Lawrence, faculty have so much freedom to really experience, study, and engage with the things that interest them. We don’t stay in our lanes.
A CROWD YOU’LL NEVER GET L O S T IN
The intimate size of our university provides Lawrentians with huge opportunities. Here, you will think deeply and creatively, and you will be valued for it. Your sense of self will develop even as you learn new ways to play as a team, improvise as a quartet, and present your findings as a group. In the process, you will find best friends, indelible memories, and your path in life.
MAJORS, MINORS, AND MORE.
With 65+ majors, minors, and programs, and 50+ creative studios and ensembles, Lawrentians are free to explore their interests and develop a unique set of skills.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES
Anthropology
Art Art History
Biochemistry Biology
Biomedical Ethics*
Business & Entrepreneurship
Chemistry
Chinese & Japanese Classics*
Cognitive Science*
Computer Science Dance
East Asian Studies
Economics Education Studies*
English: Creative Writing
English: Literature Environmen-
tal Science
Environmental Studies Ethnic Studies
Film Studies
French & Francophone Studies
Gender Studies Geosciences
German
Global Studies
Government
Health and Society*
History
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
International Relations Japanese*
Latin American Studies*
Linguistics Mathematics
Museum Studies
Music
Natural Sciences Neuroscience
Philosophy Physics
Pre-Health Professions
Pre-Law
Psychology Religious Studies
Russian
Spanish
Statistics & Data Science*
Teacher Certification
Theater Arts
COOPERATIVE DEGREE PROGRAMS:
Engineering
Forestry & Environmental Studies
Occupational Therapy
Public Health
CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
Composition
Collaborative Piano
Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation
Jazz & Improvisational Music
Music Education
Pedagogy* Performance Theory
CONSERVATORY STUDIOS:
Bass
Bassoon
Cello
Clarinet
Flute Guitar
Horn Oboe
Organ
Percussion
Piano
Saxophone
Trombone
Trumpet
Tuba & Euphonium
Viola
Violin
Voice
*Minor Only
Midwest Nice.
OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD SMART.
Always rigorous, never cutthroat—you and your big ideas will always be welcome here. Individuality and independent thought are celebrated and strengthened by a strong emotional and academic support system including faculty advisors and peer tutors for every student.
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
The Trimester System
Three ten-week trimesters mean greater flexibility and fewer classes per term. You’ll have ample time and space to dive deep and explore big ideas.
First-Year Studies
A Lawrentian tradition, in which you and your fellow first-years will explore liberal arts and share your ideas with the entire first-year class and larger Appleton community.
STEM
With majors like biochemistry, computer science, and neuroscience, it’s no surprise Lawrence is a top-20 school for sending students to STEM graduate programs.
Study Abroad
Follow your academic passions with 50+ study abroad programs in more than 30 countries, including Japan, Austria, and Ecuador.
Chandler Senior Experience
Express what you’ve learned through an independent project rooted in your major. Work independently or study alongside faculty scholars with the potential to be published.
Student Research
On campus or across the world, you will find ample opportunity to spend a summer or an entire school year conducting your own research.
Key We IN THE OF
Conservatory of Music
No other school in the country can boast a world-renowned conservatory within a world-class liberal arts university within a fast-growing city. Since 1847, Lawrentians have graced the most revered stages around the world and have led music departments at colleges across the country.
But the conservatory is more than a musical springboard to success, it’s a buzzing creative community. Join us and help share this joy of music throughout northeast Wisconsin and beyond. Because music, after all, is meant to be shared.
A FEW OF OUR HIGH NOTES
OPPORTUNITY
An undergrad-only student body, 8:1 student-toinstructor ratio, 50+ studios and ensembles, and 4 degree options.
MUSICAL GROWTH
Private lessons, ensembles, music theory, musicology, and keyboard skills.
HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE
Internships and partnerships with the nation’s leading musical organizations and companies.
MULTI-MUSICALITY
Versatility and cultural awareness born from a variety of musical styles.
A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION
Combine deep intellectual exploration with creative drive.
COMMUNITY
Bringing music to the people brings positive change.
ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET
Learning from those who combine creativity and business to shape the future of music.
THE ART OF PRODUCTION
Access to multiple studios to further your own musical vision.
CREATIVE IMPULSE
Follow your muse across the evolving music industry with an adaptable curriculum.
Embrace your new home through places and spaces that let you be yourself and do your thing.
LIVING
Choose from three on-campus housing options for first-year students: Colman Hall, Kohler Hall, and Trever Hall. Each offers single and double occupancy rooms. Upper-year students have access to suite-style rooms and off-campus housing, including the apartment style living at the new Fox Commons, a 180,000-squarefoot health care, housing, retail, and mixed-use community hub.
DINING
Never study on an empty stomach. No matter your tastes and dietary needs, you can feast on everything from grab-n-go snacks to madefrom-scratch, sit-down meals to enjoy with your classmates.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Find your balance. Wellness services like health counseling, on-call nursing service, plus meds, lab tests, and immunizations are available to all students. We also offer group exercise, mindfulness activities, massages, pet therapy, intramural sports, and a dedicated Esports lounge.
GET A BETTER SENSE OF OUR LIVING, DINING, AND FITNESS OFFERINGS.
THE LAWRENCE HONOR CODE FITNESS
Embrace the freedom that comes with ethical living. At Lawrence, even the Honor Code is unique in that it’s overseen by an Honor Council composed entirely of students.
Staying active year-round is easy at Lawrence. The Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Center is open to students seven days a week in the heart of campus and offers:
Cardiovascular exercise room
Two weight rooms Gymnasium with an elevated, four-lane jogging track 25-meter swimming pool Locker rooms Sauna
YEAR ROUND WARM V IBES
Every class, club, and organization is an opportunity to create community.
Some of the best parts about being a Lawrentian happen outside of class. Our campus is home to 1,500 brilliant, talented, and engaged students eager to collaborate on ideas, causes, and musical pieces.
BAILEY GRIFFIS, SENIOR GOVERNMENT & BUSINESS
Want to know what’s possible at Lawrence? Just ask Bailey.
Lawrence just felt right to me. I could pursue my sport, my major, and have a beautiful campus that I enjoyed. I am a varsity athlete and a double major in government and business with a minor in studio art. I found community in other places too. I ended up joining a sorority and becoming president. That wasn’t necessarily the goal, but I'm grateful for it.
A Lawrentian embodies every aspect of what a liberal arts education can provide. Whether it's academics, clubs and organizations, or campus events—the opportunities are there for you.
It's not exclusive to athletics or to the conservatory. These are the things that unify our campus—we're all willing to explore the things that we care about.
FIND YOUR LAWRENTIANS.
Student programs and organizations are the beating heart of our university community.
Join or even start up and run your own university activities. Just like our student body, Lawrence programs are equal parts intellectually ambitious, culturally respectful, creatively driven, and fun.
PROGRAMS:
Student Life Events
Student Leadership Summit
Student Engagement & Wellness Fair
Blue & White Homecoming Weekend
Winter Carnival
President’s Ball
LU Zoo Days
LUaroo
Residence Hall Activities
Student Organizations
The Lawrentian Campus Newspaper
Center for Community Engagement & Social Change
Student Jobs
Student Government
Nobody does comfy and cozy like we do.
One of the first things you might notice around campus are all the fireplaces. Lawrentians know how to enjoy life’s simple pleasures, be present, and feel gratitude. Pro tip: try by relaxing with friends and good food and drink at Winter Carnival.
Vikings
Lawrence Vikings compete across 24 intercollegiate sports and three athletic conferences. In fact, more than one-third of all Lawrentians are varsity athletes. They’re a vital part of our community, where their teamfirst mentality fits in perfectly.
We seek out athletes from diverse backgrounds who will thrive as Lawrentians. Our coaches are educators, helping scholar-athletes develop personally as well as athletically. We recently completed a $5M renovation of our track, baseball and softball fields, and team complex at the Banta Bowl, providing our athletes with first-class facilities.
ACROSS THE Lawrentians CHEST,
Lawrence Varsity Teams
Basketball
Cross-Country
Fencing Ice Hockey
Lacrosse Soccer
Softball Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field Volleyball
Baseball Basketball
Cross-Country
Fencing Football Ice
Hockey Lacrosse
Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field
DIRECT FLIGHTS FROM:
Atlanta, GA Las Vegas, NV
Charlotte, NC Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Chicago, IL Nashville, TN
Dallas, TX Newark, NJ
Denver, CO Orlando, FL
Detroit, MI Phoenix, AZ
Ft. Myers, FL Tampa/St. Pete, FL
WELCOME TOAPPL ETON
Make your new home on Wisconsin’s Fox River, not far from Lake Michigan, Lake Winnebago, and the Great North Woods. Appleton is a jewel of a city— where all are welcome to be themselves. Our energetic, eclectic downtown is steps from campus and full of thrift shops, boutiques, record stores, and enough restaurants to keep you full until grad school.
Wherever your passions lead you, we can help you get there.
Welcome to the Lawrentian Age, where, across industries, all over the world, Lawrentians are making big things happen. It’s hardly a surprise that a school with such a unique collection of disciplines produces such singularly qualified graduates.
Spend your next four years at a university that’s reinventing how and where we learn, with spaces like Fox Commons.
IT’S A Time Great
TO BE A
Lawrentian.
Lawrentian.
Collaborative workspace in Fox Commons, the new mixed-use complex that combines learning and work space for Business & Entrepreneurship and Pre-health students and modern apartment-style housing for Lawrence upperclassmen.
From Lake Michigan to the South Pacific, a Lawrence
education is global.
As a Lawrentian, you have the opportunity to immerse yourself in more than 50 off-campus study programs in 30 countries. Student groups are welcome to spend weekends at Björklunden, Lawrence’s beautiful North Campus on Lake Michigan in picturesque Door County, Wisconsin. Farther from home, you can study at Lawrence University London Centre, spend a semester with The Francophone Seminar in Dakar, Senegal, or even travel to the Caribbean island of Bonaire for “Marine Term.”
NATALIE LINEBARGER, SENIOR BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY Finding your wings.
When I first came in, I knew that I wanted to pursue veterinary work, but I didn’t really know which part. After taking wildlife ecology at Lawrence, I really fell in love with birds. I’d never been a bird person before, so this was kind of unexpected. That’s something I’ve definitely noticed here—Lawrentians are always looking to learn something new.
And then I went to New Zealand. I could have never imagined what study abroad was going to be like, but it was perfect for me because I just got to see a ton of bird life.
Now as a senior, I know that I love conservation and rehabilitation. My dream is to pursue a veterinary path where I can do field work that serves my ecology and environmental interests.
I really think if I hadn’t come to Lawrence, I don’t know if I would have gone to New Zealand. And if I hadn’t gone to New Zealand, I really don’t know where my path would be.
HEAR ABOUT LAWRENCE FROM LAWRENTIANS.
Your admission to Lawrence is based on who you are, not what you can pay.
We’re here so you can get here. Our experienced financial aid team (itself made up of musicians, former varsity athletes, first-generation scholars, and Lawrentians) assesses each student applicant and their family as individuals. We listen, ask the right questions, and remove the hurdles in the scholarship and financial aid process.
We invest in students who are ready to grow, and the return is profound. The world is better for it. Our most exceptional applicants are often awarded full-tuition scholarships, and every admitted student receives thoughtful consideration to put Lawrence within reach.
The value of a Lawrence education can’t be found on a transcript.
By the time you graduate from Lawrence, you will be a better learner, a braver artist, a more mindful citizen, a kinder soul. You will be a little bit older and a whole lot wiser. You will be a Lawrentian.
100% OF OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE AN ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP
75% OF OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE NEED-BASED AID
TOTAL LAWRENCE GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED IN 2024-25: $58.2M
AVERAGE FINANCIAL AID OFFER: $50.9K
AVERAGE ON-CAMPUS STUDENT EARNINGS/ YEAR: $2.4K
GET CLARITY AROUND THE COST OF A LAWRENCE EDUCATION.
YOU, THE
Apply to Lawrence University today.
When you’re one of us, you are part of a rollicking band of high achievers, deep thinkers, decorated athletes, and at least half a dozen tuba players. Each embarking on a journey that can only happen here, where ideas, talent, and a world-renowned conservatory converge.
We hope you can see yourself at Lawrence. We certainly can.
Apply, audition, visit campus, or speak with our admissions staff.
Dates to know:
Early Decision (binding)
Early Action 1 Early Ac-
tion 2 Regular Decision
15
1 Dec. 15
1 Dec. 1 Jan. 25 May 1 Jan. 15 April 1 May 1
Lawrence continues to accept applications after January 15.
Free to apply!