Isabella Ruiz

Isabella Ruiz

College of the Week: Lawrence University

Lawrence University, based in Appleton, Wisconsin, is a liberal arts school with a conservatory of music. About a quarter of the student body completes degrees at the conservatory. All students – freshmen through seniors – must live on campus, whether in dorms, suites, quads or university-owned houses.

The student-faculty ratio at Lawrence University is 8:1, and the school has 79.5% of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Lawrence University include: Visual and Performing Arts; Social Sciences; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Psychology; Natural Resources and Conservation; Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics; English Language and Literature/Letters; Physical Sciences; History; and Philosophy and Religious Studies. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 88%. (https://www.usnews.com/best.../lawrence-university-3856)

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College of the Week: Kalamazoo College

The hilltop campus of Kalamazoo College is located in southwest Michigan, about 140 miles from both Detroit and Chicago. Students at Kalamazoo College can study in more than 25 undergraduate liberal arts fields and often learn through immersive, career-related programs. Through the Discovery Externship Program, freshmen and sophomores spend about two weeks living and working with alumni who work in the students' areas of study.

The student-faculty ratio at Kalamazoo College is 11:1, and the school has 71.5% of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Kalamazoo College include: Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Social Sciences; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Physical Sciences; Psychology; Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics; English Language and Literature/Letters; Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services; Visual and Performing Arts; and Philosophy and Religious Studies. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 86%. (https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/kalamazoo-college-2275)

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