Cost & aid
What it costs
In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $27,161 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $2.9K more than the national median. The 100% who received grants paid $27,161 on average; the other 0% paid the full sticker price of $69,849.
- Full price
- $69,849 a year
- tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
- Need-based aid
- Published data end at $110K
- use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
- Merit aid
- 31% · avg $37K
- of first-years without need got merit aid
Cost by family income
Per year for a typical family of four with one child in college. Up to $110K it is the average price federal aid recipients paid (2023–24).
Hover, tap, or use the arrow keys to read the price at an income.
- Published federal figures
- With an average merit award: $33K · 31% got one. A possibility, not a promise
View as a table
| Family income | Price per year |
|---|---|
| $0–30K | $10K a year |
| $30–48K | $13K a year |
| $48–75K | $15K a year |
| $75–110K | $20K a year |
| $150K | Published data end at $110K |
| $200K | Published data end at $110K |
| $250K | Published data end at $110K |
| $300K | Published data end at $110K |
| $350K | Published data end at $110K |
| $400K and above | Published data end at $110K |
At $150K: Published data end at $110K
Published data end at $110K; use the college's net price calculator for a number.
Your own number depends on the details below, so use the college's calculator for it.
What can change this
- Savings and investments above a typical amount raise the price. The curve assumes typical assets.
- Home equity: some colleges that use the CSS Profile count it. Check this college's own aid page or calculator.
- Divorced or separated parents: colleges with their own formula usually ask for both parents' finances.
$27,161
Tuition, housing, food, books & other expenses, after grants · 2023–24
100% got grants averaging $42,688; 0% got none.
Who pays what
Share of first-year students, 2023–24.
Housing and food use the college's on-campus rates, so the estimate runs high where many students live at home. “Other expenses” is the college's estimate of personal and transportation costs. Loans aren't subtracted because they're repaid.
$26K
≈ $276/month for 10 years
1.9 yrs
of median salary to cover 4 years of net price
About 1 in 2 undergrads borrows federally.
Everyone who borrowed and left, whether or not they graduated.
Three years into repayment
Where former undergraduates stand on their federal loans.
- Paid in full21–22%
- Paying it down27–28%
- Payments paused24–26%
- Not paying it down21–22%
- Behind or in default3–6%
- Forgiven or discharged0–2%
Some shares are published as a small range to protect privacy.
Who actually gets aid
Aid generosity
Very generousGrants cover 61% of the $69,849 full price on average across all first-years (very generous), more than at 96% of colleges. The sticker price overstates what most students here actually pay.
$42,688 in grants per first-year ÷ $69,849 full price.
Who gets grants and scholarships
Full-time first-year students (335), 2023–24
Where the aid comes from
Share of first-year students receiving each; averages are per recipient.
Aid by family income
The whole first-year class (335)
- Federal aid + grants214avg grant $46.7K
- Grants, no federal aid121avg grant $35.7K
- No grants0pay full price
Students with grants but no federal aid usually got the college's own need-based aid (without federal loans or Pell) or merit aid.
By family income: only students who received federal aid (215 of 335), because income is only reported for them.
From Lawrence University's Common Data Set
First-years and all full-time undergraduates, 2024–25 (estimated).
| First-years | All full-time | |
|---|---|---|
| Have financial need | 68%239 students | 64%886 students |
| Need fully met | 55% | 61% |
| Average aid package | $53,020 | $50,883 |
| Average need-based grant | $47,410 | $44,104 |
| Average need-based loan | $3,434 | $4,388 |
| Merit aid without need | 31%average $37,342 | 34%average $34,399 |
35% of the college's own grant dollars were awarded without regard to need.
Each college decides what a family needs, so “100% of need met” can mean different prices at different colleges. Merit awards that went toward a student's need count as need-based here.
Applying for aid
For fall 2025 entrants.
If your parents are divorced or separated, the other parent also files the .
Priority date: December 1 · Aid offers: about December 1 · Reply by: May 1
Dates for fall 2025 entrants; the next cycle's are usually similar.
What the college's own scholarships consider
| Academics | ✓ | ✓ |
|---|---|---|
| Alumni connection | ✓ | not marked |
| Leadership | ✓ | not marked |
| Music or drama | ✓ | ✓ |
A blank means the college didn't mark it, not that it never counts.
In the college's words:
“Lawrence will fully meet the demonstrated institutional need of students from Wisconsin and Illinois admitted as a first-year or transfer student for fall 2023 or thereafter. More information is available here: https://www.lawrence.edu/admissions-aid/aid-affordability/lawrence-advantage”Lawrence University Common Data Set
International students
Need-based and merit aid offered.
International applicants file: the college's own form.
Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;College Scorecard, most recent release;Lawrence University Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25 (estimated);Lawrence University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2025 entrants;Lawrence University Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)