lawrence university is a four-year college in appleton, wisconsin, united states. it was founded in 1847. it is a private school not affiliated with any church. in addition to the men's and women's liberal arts colleges, lawrence has a conservatory of music. in 2018 there were 1,472 students in the university. of these, 13% were foreign students from over 45 countries. there were 405 faculty members (76% were full time).