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About Us

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

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Faculty, Research, and Staff

157 Faculty members
(ladder + non-ladder) reported for AY 2024/25

819 Appointed Reseachers
(including 189 postdoctoral fellows)
reported for AY 2024/25

253 Staff
reported for AY 2024/25

Our faculty have received the MacArthur Fellowship, the Turing Award, the Guggenheim Fellowship, election to the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, and more

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Students

1,307 Undergraduate students
reported for AY 2024/25

789 Graduate students
reported for AY 2024/25

9,000+ Alumni

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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

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