Out of the 1 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on East Asian Studies Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Appleton, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s East Asian studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.