- The Inkwell
- Michigan
- Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MICity: smallZIP 48075Founded 1932
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1932
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1978
- Website
- www.ltu.edu
MichiganPrivate nonprofit
Lawrence Technological University
Lawrence Technological University is a private nonprofit university in Southfield, Michigan, with 1,668 undergraduates. It admits 56% of applicants, graduates 60% within six years and costs $33,466 a year after aid.
60%graduate
Admission rate56%
Retention78%
4-year graduation32%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans36%
$33,466net price / year
56%admission rate
—average SAT
60%graduate in 6 years
$78,800median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#223 of 1,704 for earnings#1,555 of 1,739 for lowest net price#685 of 1,738 for graduation rate#305 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $61,454tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $45,840
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $45,840
- Average net price
- $33,466national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$30,378
$30,001–48,000$27,711
$48,001–75,000$31,976
$75,001–110,000$32,233
$110,001+$39,219
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 56%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college56%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college60%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 60%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 32%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 60%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $62,986
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $78,800middle 50%: $48,850–$107,591
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$107,591
Median, Lawrence Technological University$78,800
Lower quarter$48,850
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,668
- Part-time
- 7.9%
- Women / men
- 34% / 66%
- Average age at entry
- 21.1
- First-generation students
- 22%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 36%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,215 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,614
- Endowment, end of year
- $54,334,838
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White63%
Hispanic4.6%
Black12%
Asian3.1%
Two or more races2.6%
U.S. nonresident10%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown4.4%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering39%
Architecture14%
Visual & performing arts9.2%
Business & management9.2%
Computer & information sciences9.0%
Communication & journalism4.1%
Engineering technologies3.6%
Liberal arts & humanities3.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 170675. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6504630.