Study in Lawrenceville, The United States

About Lawrenceville

Lawrenceville is a community in Lawrence Township, in Mercer County in the centre of the state of New Jersey, on the east coast of the United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the township's population at 32,388 in 2024, within a county of 392,138 people. According to the township, Lawrence was founded in 1697 and lies at an equal distance from Philadelphia and New York.

Lawrenceville is a destination for secondary school rather than university. Families look at it for the last four years of American high school, grades 9 to 12, either as boarders or as day students. Teaching is in English.

Studying in Lawrenceville

Our directory lists two secondary schools in Lawrenceville. Both are college preparatory schools, which means that they prepare students for university admission.

The Lawrenceville School is a co-educational boarding and day school for grades 9 to 12, at 2500 Main Street. Student life is organised around Houses, and classes follow the Harkness method, in which students and teachers work in discussion around a table. Applications go through the Gateway to Prep Schools platform. The application deadline is 15 January, admission decisions are announced on 10 March, and families confirm enrolment by 10 April. Candidates for 9th grade submit SSAT or ISEE scores, international applicants must translate their grade reports into English, and TOEFL and IELTS scores are optional.

Notre Dame High School is a co-educational Catholic day school for grades 9 to 12 and a ministry of the Catholic Diocese of Trenton. It was founded in 1957 and has a campus of 100 acres at 601 Lawrence Road. The school lists 32 Advanced Placement courses, 41 Honors courses and 26 dual enrolment courses with local colleges, as well as academic pathways in Biomedical Science, International Business, Multimedia Communications and Political Science. Its students come from counties in New Jersey and neighbouring Pennsylvania.

Students from other countries need a student visa. EducationUSA explains that a student must first be accepted by a school certified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), and that the J exchange visa covers exchange programmes that include high school study. Ask each school's admission office which visa applies and whether it can issue the documents.

Costs for students

At The Lawrenceville School, comprehensive tuition for the 2026-27 school year is $82,710 for boarding students and $68,060 for day students. Boarding tuition covers living on campus, so there is no separate rent. Other expenses include a laptop, a mobile phone, books and supplies. International students must buy the school's health insurance, which costs $2,895 for a 12-month plan or $2,595 for a 10-month plan. The application fee is $100 for international applicants. The school states that more than 30% of its current families receive need-based grants, and it describes this financial aid as open to domestic applicants.

At Notre Dame High School, tuition for the class of 2030, the students who start 9th grade in 2026, is $21,890. The school locks the tuition rate of each incoming class for four years. There is also an application fee of $50 and a registration fee of $250, and students bring their own laptop.

Getting around and daily life

The Lawrenceville School names five airports for travel to campus: Philadelphia (PHL), Newark Liberty (EWR), LaGuardia (LGA) and John F. Kennedy (JFK), plus Trenton-Mercer (TTN) for domestic flights. The nearest railway stations are Trenton Transit Center and Princeton Junction, and the school points to NJ Transit and SEPTA services. NJ Transit prices its buses by the number of zones travelled, with one-way fares from $1.90 in 2026.

Boarding students live on campus in their House. Day students at Notre Dame High School usually travel by school bus or car: several public school districts, including Lawrence, Princeton, Hamilton and Ewing, provide transport to the school.

Central New Jersey has cold winters and warm summers. NOAA's 1991-2020 normals for Trenton Mercer County Airport, the nearest station, give an average temperature of 32.0 °F (0 °C) in January and 76.3 °F (about 24.5 °C) in July.

Frequently asked questions

Which Lawrenceville is this page about?

Lawrenceville in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, between Philadelphia and New York. Towns called Lawrenceville in other U.S. states have their own pages.

Is there a university in Lawrenceville?

Our directory lists no university here. The two schools listed, The Lawrenceville School and Notre Dame High School, teach grades 9 to 12 and prepare students for university.

How much does a year at The Lawrenceville School cost?

For 2026-27, comprehensive tuition is $82,710 for boarding students and $68,060 for day students. International students also pay for the school's health insurance, $2,895 for a 12-month plan.

When do I have to apply to The Lawrenceville School?

The application deadline is 15 January. Decisions are announced on 10 March and families confirm enrolment by 10 April.