College of the Week: Lawrence University

Lawrence University, based in Appleton, Wisconsin, is a liberal arts school with a conservatory of music. About a quarter of the student body completes degrees at the conservatory. All students – freshmen through seniors – must live on campus, whether in dorms, suites, quads or university-owned houses.

The student-faculty ratio at Lawrence University is 8:1, and the school has 79.5% of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Lawrence University include: Visual and Performing Arts; Social Sciences; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Psychology; Natural Resources and Conservation; Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics; English Language and Literature/Letters; Physical Sciences; History; and Philosophy and Religious Studies. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 88%. (https://www.usnews.com/best.../lawrence-university-3856)

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