Lawrence University - Admission Criteria

• Academic ranking criteria for this college is listed below. Academic criteria are ranked in order of importance from 1 (Most important) through 5 (Least important) or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  1	Secondary School Record
  2	Class Rank
  5	School's Recommendation
  4	Standardized Test Scores
  3	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  I	Character and Personality
  C	Extracurricular participation
  E	Particular talent or ability
  C	Geographical distribution
  I	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• The average high school/secondary school Grade Point Average for freshmen stood at 3.55.
• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top fifth	66%
  Second fifth	24%
  Third fifth	7%
  Fourth fifth	2%
  Bottom fifth	1%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below use the new scoring system.
• 35% of accepted applicants submitted an SAT I score and 69% of accepted applicants submitted an ACT score.
• The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy: Contact the school directly.
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the SAT I:
  SAT verbal scores over 500 91%, SAT math scores over 500 98%, ACT scores over 18 99%, SAT verbal scores over 600 63%, SAT math scores over 600 66%, ACT scores over 24 85%, SAT verbal scores over 700 30%, SAT math scores over 700 27%, ACT scores over 30 30%
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the ACT:

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  30-36	24%	23%	29%
  24-29	54%	51%	53%
  18-23	20%	23%	17%
  Below 18	2%	3%	1%