School Overview
1847 The year we were founded
(as Lawrence Scientific School).
Our Dean is David Parkes.
Academic Programs
7 Undergraduate
concentrations
(majors)
12 Graduate degrees
4 Masters
8 PhD
Faculty, Research, and Staff
157 Faculty members
(ladder + non-ladder) as of fall 2025
819 Appointed Reseachers
(including 189 postdoctoral fellows)
as of fall 2025
253 Staff
as of fall 2025
Students
1,307 Undergraduate students
as of fall 2025
789 Graduate students
as of fall 2025
9,000+ Alumni
Our Campus
600,000 square feet of interconnected labs, classrooms, clusters, and offices among buildings housing Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Mathematics, and Physics departments