unitid 239017 · Appleton, WI · private nonprofit 4-year · city (small)
Lawrence University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,530
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
64%
34th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,396
63rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
22%
undergrads on Pell grants
24th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
77%
finish within 150% time
84th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$69,849
85th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$23,401
after aid, aided students
57th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$55,789
after entry, Title IV students
59th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$26,000
71st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $10,419 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $83,776
- First-generation students
- 17%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $56,982
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.1× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music. | 59 | $32,725 | $19,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 43 | $39,248 | $15,000 |
| Biology, General. | 36 | $45,689 | $13,096 |
| Political Science and Government. | 28 | $57,718 | — |
| Economics. | 21 | $80,210 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 18 | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 18 | $47,453 | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 17 | — | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 16 | — | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 15 | — | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 15 | $24,014 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 12 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.