Physics at Lawrence University

If you are interested in studying physics, you may want to check out the program at Lawrence University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lawrence U is located in Appleton, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 1,430. Of the 352 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lawrence University in 2021, 11 of them were physics majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Lawrence U Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Lawrence U Physics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physics programs across the country. The following shows how Lawrence U performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Lawrence U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Most Focused Physics Schools	26
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	212
Most Popular Physics Schools	310

Physics Student Demographics at Lawrence U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Lawrence University.

Lawrence U Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physics from Lawrence U in 2021, 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Lawrence U since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Lawrence U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lawrence University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Lawrence U also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Chemistry

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for Lawrence University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
Natural Sciences Managers	610	$106,110
Physics Postsecondary Professors	280	$84,200
Physicists	90	$150,670

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ross P. Robinson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.