The Lawrenceville School
Overview
Through House and Harkness Lawrenceville challenges a diverse community of promising young people to leave lives of learning integrity and high purpose. Our mission is to inspire the best in each to seek the best for all.
Academics
Summary: A Lawrenceville education builds on a tradition of intellectual and civic engagement and prepares students to be responsible leaders in the 21st century. Ever since James Cameron Mackenzie championed the house system in the 1890s and Edward Harkness and Allan Heely implemented discussion based, Harkness teaching in the 1930s, a Lawrenceville education has been marked by close faculty-student interactions and deep intellectual engagement. Lawrenceville faculty members are expert in their disciplines and committed to teaching well. They work closely with students to help them discover and develop their intellectual passions and think critically and creatively about the world around them and about the challenges and opportunities before them.
Department Director David Laws
Student/Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Average Class Size: 12
Summer Programs: Offered
Full Time Teachers: 110
Number of AP Courses Offered: 0
Teachers Holding Advanced Degrees: 68%
Number of IB Courses Offered: 0
Learning Support
- Evening Study Assistance
- Learning Differences Support
- Study Skills Assistance
- Subject Tutoring
- Technology Center
English
- Classics
- Creative Writing
- Honors
- Literature
- Playwriting
- Poetry
History
- Classical History
- European History
- United States History
- World History
Foreign Languages
Religion / Philosophy
- Ethics
- Faith
- Moral Philosophy
- Philosophy
- Religious Studies
- Social Justice
- The Bible
- Theology
- World Religions
Humanities / Social Sciences
- Anthropology
- Economics
Sciences
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Earth Science
- Ecology
- Environmental Science
- Physical Science
- Physics
- Physiology
Math
Computer Studies
- Computer Applications
- Multimedia
- Computer Programming
- Computer Science
- Web Design
Music
- Band
- Choral Music
- Composition
- Electronic Music
- History of Jazz
- Individual Instructions
- Music History
- Music Theory
- Orchestra
- Principles of Arranging
- Recording
- Voice
Performing / Visual Arts
Special Programs
- Study Abroad
- Community Service
- Exchange Programs
- Independent Study
- Internships
- Leadership
- Outdoor Education
Campus Life
Dorm Life
Number of Dorms: 20
Average Students Per Dorm: 0
Number of Girls Dorms: 9
Number of Boys Dorms: 11
Dorm Amenities
Other Dorm Amenities
Student Life
A Lawrenceville student finds the hours of the day crowded with academic, social, athletic, and community activities. The challenge and goal of a Lawrenceville education is to learn to enjoy the many opportunities available here while managing time in a healthy way. Students are encouraged to choose from a wide range of activities outside their academic requirements, and the daily life of the residential school continues well into the evening as academics and athletics give way to club activities, quiet study, and the many friendships of house life.
Facilities
- All-Weather Track
- Baseball Field
- Basketball Court
- Fitness Center
- Football Field
- Indoor Basketball Court
- Indoor Pool
- Pool
- Technology Center
- Volleyball Court
Other Facilities
- Squash Courts
- Golf Course
Clubs & Organizations
- Amnesty International
- Asian Club
- Chess Club
- Classics Club
- Community Service
- Computer Club
- Debate Club
- Diversity Club
- Dorm Proctors
- Drama Club
- Environmental Club
- Fencing Club
- Food Council
- Foreign Language Clubs
- Free Tibet
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Habitat for Humanity
- Honor Council
- International Club
- Investment Club
- Jewish Student Organization
- Literary Magazine
- Math Club
- Mock Trial
- Model UN
- Newspaper
- Outing Club
- Peer Tutoring
- Photography Club
- Quiz Bowl
- SADD
- Science Bowl
- Sexualities Club
- Student Activities
- Student Government
- Student Publications
- Theater Club
- Woodworking Club
- Yearbook
- Young Democrats
- Young Republicans
Arts & Athletics
Summary: ATHLETICS Lawrenceville regards athletics as yet another educational opportunity for students and a necessary and valuable complement to our rigorous academic expectations. The importance of commitment; the satisfaction of selfless teamwork; the hard lessons of failure; the courage to surmount pain, fatigue, and frustration for a common goal; the virtue of physical conditioning; the imperatives of sportsmanship; and the sheer joy of healthy competition are values that our athletic program is uniquely suited to teach. PERFORMING ARTS We explore education through doing by offering courses that challenge students to apply the theory they learn in the classroom, to the practice of art in performance. This requires them to find creative solutions to real-life problems, to develop sophisticated communicative skills in order to convey their ideas effectively, and to work among themselves in close collaboration.
Arts Department Director: Derrick Wilder
Athletics Department Director: Tripp Welborne
Arts
Interscholastic Sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Crew
- Cross Country Running
- Dance
- Fencing
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Squash
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
Recreational Sports
Graduates
Summary: The goal of the College Counseling Office is to support, inform and encourage students and their families as they navigate the exciting, complex and ever-changing process of college admissions. The counselors educate students and families about the nuances of admissions, advise students about appropriate and interesting college options that best suit their individual needs, and support and encourage students as they successfully complete the application process.
College Information
Percentage of graduates who attend college: 100%
Middle Percentile of SAT Scores | Reading | Math | Writing |
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25th percentile | |||
75th percentile |
Notable Alumni
Bobby Sanguinetti
Class of 2006
NHL player New York Rangers
Michael Eisner
Class of 1960
Former CEO The Walt Disney Company
Meredith Whitney
Class of 1988
Founder Meredith Whitney Advisory Group LLC
Huey Lewis
Class of 1967
Musician/singer
Horace Porter
Class of 1854
Brigadier General in Civil War Medal of Honor Winner Grant's White House Secretary
Dierks Bentley
Class of 1993
Country singer
Jay Carney
Class of 1983
White House Press Secretary
Fox Butterfield
Class of 1957
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist The New York Times
Joakim Noah
Class of 2004
NBA player Chicago Bull
Vital Information
Student Body Type: Coed
Total Boarding: 566
Total Day: 266
Total Enrollment: 832
Boys: 439
Girls: 393
Boarding Grades Offered: 9-12
Day Grades Offered: 9-12
School Type: High School, Post-grad
Dress Code: Other
Applications Accepted: SAO, Gateway to Prep
Application Deadline: January 15th
Tuition & Financial Aid
7-Day Boarding: $69,420
5-Day Boarding: N/A
Day Tuition Fee: $57,140
Need-Based Aid: Offered
Payment Plans: Offered
Students Receiving Aid: 31%
Average Awarded: $52,434
School Finances
Merit Scholarships: Not Offered
Students Receiving Merit Scholarships: %
Average Merit Scholarship: $
Current Endowment Amount: $459,800,000
Contact
Director of Admissions: Gregory Buckles
Admissions Phone: 609 895 2030
Fax: 609 895 2217
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.lawrenceville.org
Nearby Schools
- The Pennington School - 4mi / 6 km
- The Hun School Of Princeton - 4mi / 7 km
- Peddie School - 11mi / 18 km
- George School - 12mi / 19 km
- Solebury School - 15mi / 24 km
- Perkiomen School - 41mi / 66 km
