Enrollment Trends at Lawrence

-140

Total Enrollment

-20

Men

-120

Women

The student population at Lawrence University is 1,417 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 140 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.07 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Lawrence University does not offer online degree/certificate program).

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,462 where 1,417 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.07 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Lawrence.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lawrence University since 2015.

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-161,557703854
2016-171,528
-29
704
1
824
-30
2017-181,467
-61
681
-23
786
-38
2018-191,463
-4
680
-1
783
-3
2019-201,442
-21
664
-16
778
-5
2020-211,430
-12
643
-21
787
9
2021-221,483
53
679
36
804
17
2022-231,426
-57
658
-21
768
-36
2023-241,410
-16
655
-3
755
-13
2024-251,417
7
683
28
734
-21
Average1,462675787
Lawrence University Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 59.49%. The percentage was 68.91% 10 years ago and Lawrence still has a high percentage of white students. 3.67% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.52% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.21% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 68.91% to 59.49%. Asian enrollment declined from 4.95% to 3.67%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.28% to 4.52%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.55% to 12.21%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6249 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5160 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lawrence University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-167775110211,07356
2016-174825711721,02648
2017-1837771129193852
2018-1957375139291052
2019-2058686147287256
2020-2168884163185062
2021-2248171181288573
2022-2367856159085974
2023-2446951156185276
2024-2525264173084376
Average57667147191163
Lawrence University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Lawrence University does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.


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