Lawrence University vs Duke University

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	Duke University	Lawrence University
Overview
Location	Durham, North Carolina	Appleton, Wisconsin
Campus setting	City: 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	98.0%	89.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation	Methodism

Admission
Acceptance rate	5.9%	75.0%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $85 Graduate: $95
SAT range	1468 - 1558	1230 - 1460
ACT range	33 - 35	27 - 32
Students submitting SAT score	47.0%	24.0%
Students submitting ACT score	46.0%	37.0%
Total number of applicants	49,703	2,907
Total number of admissions given out	2,927	2,179
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,744	402
Yield rate	59.6%	18.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$79,860	$65,445
Average net price	$27,297	$24,804
Tuition	$58,085	$52,101
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $9,164 Meal plan: $6,862	Room/dormitory: $5,814 Meal plan: $5,370
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	46.0% Average amount $50,731	100.0% Average amount $39,841
Students receiving federal student loan	20.0% Average amount $4,537	57.0% Average amount $5,053
Students taking out private loans	3.0% Average amount $22,957	6.0% Average amount $16,464

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	6,883 Men 48.4% Women 51.6%	1,483 Men 45.8% Women 54.2%
Graduate students	10,737 Men 45.5% Women 54.5%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	73.1%
International students	21.4%	12.3%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	5,718	1,460
First year students are required to live on campus?	Yes	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota Texas California

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Health Professions Engineering Legal Profession Social Sciences	Biological and Biomedical Sciences Visual & Performing Arts Social Sciences History Foreign Languages and Literatures
Students to faculty ratio	6:1	8:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	95.9%	80.5%
Dropout rate	4.0%	19.0%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	International Business (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $151,472 Year 2: $213,978 Year 3: $201,782 Law (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $155,031 Year 2: $168,098 Year 3: $200,300 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $143,622 Year 2: $148,189 Year 3: $163,560 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $163,977 Year 2: $138,342 Year 3: $159,598 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $115,135 Year 2: $106,898 Year 3: $134,542 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $123,138 Year 2: $116,541 Year 3: $124,406 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $108,817 Year 2: $97,071 Year 3: $117,262 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $94,699 Year 2: $90,856 Year 3: $112,646 Engineering-Related Fields (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $97,661 Year 2: $91,078 Year 3: $108,736 Economics (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $104,348	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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