Is Lawrence University test optional?

We haven't confirmed Lawrence University's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Lawrence University's acceptance rate?

64% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 2,091 of 3,270 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 8%, from 3,014 in 2015 to 3,270 in 2024, and Lawrence University's admit rate went from 68% to 64%.

What ACT score do you need for Lawrence University?

First-year students who sent an ACT scored 24–31, with a median of 29. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1240–1420 works out to about 26–32.

What GPA do you need for Lawrence University?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.47 high school GPA, per the Common Data Set 2024–25. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

Does applying early decision help at Lawrence University?

73% of early decision applicants were admitted (45 of 62), against 64% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at Lawrence University?

2 of the 2 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 100%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Lawrence University? (Middle 50%: 1240–1420)

First-year students at Lawrence University who sent an SAT scored 1240–1420, with a median of 1340 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Lawrence University admits 64% of applicants.

Lawrence University · Appleton, WI

Where your score lands at Lawrence University

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1240–1420, median 1340

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Lawrence University by the numbers

Admit rate: 64%
Middle 50% SAT: 1240–1420
Median SAT: 1340
About on the ACT: 26–32

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Lawrence University admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 8%, from 3,014 in 2015 to 3,270 in 2024, and Lawrence University's admit rate went from 68% to 64%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	3,270	2,091	64%
2023	3,489	2,199	63%
2022	2,943	2,127	72%
2021	2,907	2,179	75%
2020	3,028	2,087	69%
2019	3,463	2,150	62%
2018	3,502	2,188	62%
2017	3,612	2,216	61%
2016	3,579	2,254	63%
2015	3,014	2,057	68%

In fall 2024, 351 of the 2,091 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Lawrence University

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1190Far reachHold
1190–1230ReachHold
1240–1330TargetHold
1340–1410TargetSend
1420 and upLikelySend

1000110012001300140015001600

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Lawrence University SAT sections, ACT and GPA

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	590	670	710
SAT Reading and Writing	610	680	710
SAT total	1240	1340	1420
ACT composite	24	29	31

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Average high school GPA: 3.47

Lawrence University early decision and waitlist

Early decision

45 of 62 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision73%
All applicants64%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

2 applicants were offered a spot, 2 took it, and 2 were admitted from it.

100%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Lawrence University cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $23,401; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 77%
Median earnings: $55,789; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 1,491

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Lawrence University

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

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Sources

Lawrence University Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Lawrence University website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1240–1420, and the median was 1340. At 1340 or higher you're above half of them. Lawrence University admits 64% of applicants.

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