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Lawrence Technological University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Southfield, MI
Population 3,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,701
Men / Women 66% / 34%
White 55%
Black 17%
International 10%
Asian 4%
Hispanic 3%
Native American 2%
Mixed 2%
From State 86%
From Region 4%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering 48%
Arts 26%
Computer Science 8%
Business & Economics 6%
Humanities & Social Sciences 6%
Professional 3%
Health Sciences 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,760
Est. Cost of Attendance $58,166
10-Year ROI $155,000
ROI Percentile 57th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 30%
6-Year Graduation Rate 61%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,435 (28%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (20%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 81%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #310
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #527
Life & Natural Sciences $0M #560

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Lawrence Technological University 327 72% / 28% 17% $83,530 98%
Biomedical Engineering 15 60% / 40% 0% $79,318 83 96%
Civil Engineering 20 75% / 25% 0% $81,625 85 100%
Computer Engineering 13 100% / 0% 69% $89,869 91
Electrical Engineering 45 91% / 9% 67% $95,581 94 100%
Industrial Engineering 1 0% / 100% 0% $87,008 89
Mechanical Engineering 53 81% / 19% 8% $94,853 94 98%
Robotics Engineering 10 80% / 20% 20% $86,251 88
Computer Science 18 100% / 0% 0% $94,043 93 94%
Computer Software Engineering $88,468 90
Information Technology 5 40% / 60% 0% $85,766 88
Telecommunications Technology 4 75% / 25% 0% $85,035 88
Nursing 8 25% / 75% 0% $87,024 89
Accounting 2 50% / 50% 0% $90,906 91
Business Administration 9 100% / 0% 22% $110,605 98 98%
Finance 2 100% / 0% 0% $90,584 91
Management Information Systems 2 50% / 50% 0% $90,000 91
Marketing Research 4 75% / 25% 0% $86,163 88
Communication 4 75% / 25% 0% $56,357 37
Communication Studies $55,503 35
Digital Communication 7 43% / 57% 0% $55,347 34
Humanities 2 0% / 100% 0% $54,506 32
Psychology 6 50% / 50% 0% $52,859 27
Animation 11 73% / 27% 0% $60,629 50
Architecture 50 58% / 42% 20% $70,755 72
Industrial Design 7 57% / 43% 0% $72,639 75 96%
Interior Architecture 2 0% / 100% 0% $68,249 67
Interior Design 10 30% / 70% 0% $72,639 75 96%
Visual Communication Design 6 83% / 17% 0% $72,639 75 96%
Construction Management 5 80% / 20% 0% $89,254 90
Engineering Technologies 6 83% / 17% 0% $84,656 87