Cardinal Stritch University vs Lawrence University

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	Cardinal Stritch University	Lawrence University
Overview
Location	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Appleton, Wisconsin
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Trimester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	70.0%	89.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation	Catholic

Admission
Acceptance rate	88.9%	75.0%
Application fees
SAT range	1010 - 1220	1230 - 1460
ACT range	18 - 21	27 - 32
Students submitting SAT score	17.0%	24.0%
Students submitting ACT score	34.0%	37.0%
Total number of applicants	586	2,907
Total number of admissions given out	521	2,179
Admitted students who chose to enroll	112	402
Yield rate	21.5%	18.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$48,194	$65,445
Average net price	$17,555	$24,804
Tuition	$34,062	$52,101
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $3,096 Meal plan: $6,670	Room/dormitory: $5,814 Meal plan: $5,370
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	97.0% Average amount $27,615	100.0% Average amount $39,841
Students receiving federal student loan	66.0% Average amount $6,655	57.0% Average amount $5,053
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $14,316	6.0% Average amount $16,464

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	877 Men 31.7% Women 68.3%	1,483 Men 45.8% Women 54.2%
Graduate students	488 Men 27.0% Women 73.0%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	17.3%	73.1%
International students	10.9%	12.3%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	387	1,460
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Wisconsin Illinois California Michigan	Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota Texas California

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Business Health Professions Psychology Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Biological and Biomedical Sciences Visual & Performing Arts Social Sciences History Foreign Languages and Literatures
Students to faculty ratio	6:1	8:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	53.8%	80.5%
Dropout rate	18.8%	19.0%
Transferred out	26.9%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,299 Year 2: $66,461 Year 3: $73,602 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $59,124 Year 3: $63,804 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,683 Year 2: $58,823 Year 3: $62,533 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,655 Year 2: $55,873 Year 3: $59,048 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $43,799 Year 2: $46,673 Year 3: $48,913 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,849 Year 2: $43,240 Year 3: $48,801 Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $36,134 Year 3: $42,462 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,310 Year 2: $37,928 Year 3: $42,001 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $36,668 Year 3: $39,747 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $34,704 Year 3: N/A	Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $54,035 Year 3: $51,421 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $28,019 Year 3: $35,410 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $22,329 Year 3: $32,588 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $22,667 Year 3: $31,648 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $27,840 Music (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: $27,395 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $24,417 Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $20,533 Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $28,960 Year 3: N/A Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $23,113 Year 3: N/A

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